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ArticlePhotoacoustics2021

Precision of handheld multispectral optoacoustic tomography for muscle imaging.

Alexandra L Wagner, Vera Danko, Anna Federle, Daniel Klett, David Simon, Rafael Heiss, Jörg Jüngert, Michael Uder, Georg Schett, Markus F Neurath and 5 more

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Article in Photoacoustics, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT03979157 (Non-invasive Molecular Imaging to Determine Hemoglobin and Collagen Levels in Muscles Before and After Exercise, and Over Time), which is not on this map. Cited by 25 papers.

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25citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT03979157 nacompletednot on this map

Non-invasive Molecular Imaging to Determine Hemoglobin and Collagen Levels in Muscles Before and After Exercise, and Over Time

TypeinterventionalSponsorUniversity of Erlangen-Nürnberg Medical SchoolRan2019 to 2020Enrolled10ConditionsMuscular DiseasesArmsMultispectral Optoacoustic Tomography
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

25 citing papers in PubMed.

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  2. Optoacoustic muscle imaging.Journal of neuromuscular diseases · 2026
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  8. Shortcut learning leads to sex bias in deep learning models for photoacoustic tomography.International journal of computer assisted radiology and surgery · 2025
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  15. Imaging in psoriatic arthritis: established methods and emerging techniques.Therapeutic advances in musculoskeletal disease · 2024
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

15 authors.

Alexandra L WagnerDepartment of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, University Hospital Erlangen, Friedrich-Alexander-University (FAU) Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany.
Vera DankoDepartment of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, University Hospital Erlangen, Friedrich-Alexander-University (FAU) Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany.
Anna FederleDepartment of Medicine 1, University Hospital Erlangen, Friedrich-Alexander-University (FAU) Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany.
Daniel KlettDepartment of Medicine 1, University Hospital Erlangen, Friedrich-Alexander-University (FAU) Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany.
David SimonDepartment of Medicine 3, University Hospital Erlangen, Friedrich-Alexander-University (FAU) Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany.
Rafael HeissInstitute of Radiology, University Hospital Erlangen, Friedrich-Alexander-University (FAU) Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany.
Jörg JüngertDepartment of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, University Hospital Erlangen, Friedrich-Alexander-University (FAU) Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany.
Michael UderInstitute of Radiology, University Hospital Erlangen, Friedrich-Alexander-University (FAU) Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany.
Georg SchettDepartment of Medicine 3, University Hospital Erlangen, Friedrich-Alexander-University (FAU) Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany.
Markus F NeurathDepartment of Medicine 1, University Hospital Erlangen, Friedrich-Alexander-University (FAU) Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany.
Joachim WoelfleDepartment of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, University Hospital Erlangen, Friedrich-Alexander-University (FAU) Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany.
Maximilian J WaldnerDepartment of Medicine 1, University Hospital Erlangen, Friedrich-Alexander-University (FAU) Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany.
Regina TrollmannDepartment of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, University Hospital Erlangen, Friedrich-Alexander-University (FAU) Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany.
Adrian P RegensburgerDepartment of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, University Hospital Erlangen, Friedrich-Alexander-University (FAU) Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany.
Ferdinand KnielingDepartment of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, University Hospital Erlangen, Friedrich-Alexander-University (FAU) Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Photo-or optoacoustic imaging (OAI) allows quantitative imaging of target tissues. Using multi-wavelength illumination with subsequent ultrasound detection, it may visualize a variety of different chromophores at centimeter depth. Despite its non-invasive, label-free advantages, the precision of repeated measurements for clinical applications is still elusive. We present a multilayer analysis of n = 1920 imaging datasets obtained from a prospective clinical trial (NCT03979157) in n = 10 healthy adult volunteers. All datasets were analyzed for 13 single wavelengths (SWL) between 660 nm-1210 nm and five MSOT-parameters (deoxygenated/oxygenated/total hemoglobin, collagen and lipid) by a semi-automated batch mode software. Intraclass correlation coefficients (ICC) were good to excellent for intrarater (SWL: 0.82-0.92; MSOT-parameter: 0.72-0.92) and interrater reproducibility (SWL: 0.79-0.87; MSOT-parameter: 0.78-0.86), with the exception for MSOT-parameter lipid (interrater ICC: 0.56). Results were stable over time, but exercise-related effects as well as inter-and intramuscular variability were observed. The findings of this study provide a framework for further clinical OAI implementation.

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MSOTMultispectral optoacoustic tomographyMuscle imagingOptoacousticsPhotoacoustics

Identifiers

PMID33318928
PMCPMC7723806

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