TY - GEN
T1 - Quantitative evaluation of skin aging with photoacoustic microscopy
AU - Murata, Yuya
AU - Namita, Takeshi
AU - Kondo, Kengo
AU - Yamakawa, Makoto
AU - Shiina, Tsuyoshi
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2017 IEEE.
PY - 2017/10/31
Y1 - 2017/10/31
N2 - Skin aging as a consequence of damage caused by ultraviolet light has attracted attention in the fields of beauty and health care because photoaging accelerates skin aging. However, few practical techniques exist for the quantitative evaluation of such aging. Photoacoustic imaging, a novel modality, can portray differences of tissue characteristics. In this work, to ascertain the appropriate wavelength for skin imaging and effects of the skin aging process on photoacoustic signal intensity, we measured signals from both sectioned and nonsectioned porcine skin tissue samples using photoacoustic microscopy at 440-520 nm wavelengths. Results show higher signal intensity for light of shorter wavelengths in the measurement region and increasing signal intensity with photoaging progress. According to these results, signal intensity reflects the degree of photoaging well. Through these analyses, we demonstrated the feasibility of quantitative skin aging evaluation with a photoacoustic imaging system.
AB - Skin aging as a consequence of damage caused by ultraviolet light has attracted attention in the fields of beauty and health care because photoaging accelerates skin aging. However, few practical techniques exist for the quantitative evaluation of such aging. Photoacoustic imaging, a novel modality, can portray differences of tissue characteristics. In this work, to ascertain the appropriate wavelength for skin imaging and effects of the skin aging process on photoacoustic signal intensity, we measured signals from both sectioned and nonsectioned porcine skin tissue samples using photoacoustic microscopy at 440-520 nm wavelengths. Results show higher signal intensity for light of shorter wavelengths in the measurement region and increasing signal intensity with photoaging progress. According to these results, signal intensity reflects the degree of photoaging well. Through these analyses, we demonstrated the feasibility of quantitative skin aging evaluation with a photoacoustic imaging system.
KW - Dermis
KW - Epidermis
KW - Multi-wavelength
KW - Optoacoustic
KW - Photoaging
KW - Spectrum analysis
KW - Tissue characterization
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U2 - 10.1109/ULTSYM.2017.8092271
DO - 10.1109/ULTSYM.2017.8092271
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:85039451196
T3 - IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium, IUS
BT - 2017 IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium, IUS 2017
PB - IEEE Computer Society
T2 - 2017 IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium, IUS 2017
Y2 - 6 September 2017 through 9 September 2017
ER -