Photons Plus Ultrasound: Imaging and Sensing 2025

This conference will be dedicated to imaging, sensing, monitoring and spectroscopy based on the combination of light and sound by synergistically utilizing the high optical contrast and the high ultrasonic resolution at large tissue depths. The images based on optical (molecular) contrast are complementary to images based on ultrasonic (mechanical) contrast. The hybrid technology such as optoacoustic/photoacoustic tomography can provide anatomical and functional imaging for comprehensive tissue characterization, based on high-resolution molecular imaging. The areas of interest include methods involving optically and thermally induced acoustic waves and acoustically modulated optical waves and a variety of laser-induced thermal-acoustic phenomena, covering basic research, instrumentation and applications. Biomedical applications include cancer detection and diagnostic differentiation, detection of atherosclerotic plaques and other vascular diseases, angiography and characterization of tissue molecular composition.

Topics that involve a combination of light and sound include:

microscopy

endoscopy

intravascular microscopy

computed tomography

focal scanning imaging

image reconstruction

signal processing

light sources

ultrasonic transducers

optical sensing of pressure or displacement

contrast agents including nanoparticles for diagnostics and therapy

sensing (1D imaging)

spectroscopy

microwave or RF excitation of ultrasonic waves

laser ultrasound

quantitative imaging

functional imaging

molecular imaging

multimodality imaging

small animal imaging

clinical imaging

monitoring of therapy

guiding surgery and biopsy

ultrasonic encoding of light

wavefront engineering

other technological advances.

Best Paper Awards
To qualify for the Award, authors must submit a 2-page extended abstract at the time of Abstract submissionpresent their papers at the conference (oral or poster) and publish a full manuscript in the SPIE Proceedings or one of SPIE Journals. A special session will be organized at the conference dedicated to The Best Paper Awards. A Certificate of The Best Paper will be presented at the Award Ceremony to be held as the last session of the Conference. Typically, 3 best papers will be honored with the awards sponsored by Seno Medical Instruments and TomoWave Laboratories.



All submissions will be reviewed by the Program Committee to determine acceptance. Summaries (2 page) will be used only for the purpose of review and will not be published.

Post-deadline submissions may be accepted contingent upon confirmation of exceptional quality of research as determined by the Program Committee.