Hacker, Lina http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5160-0952
Wabnitz, Heidrun http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3846-8659
Pifferi, Antonio
Pfefer, T. Joshua
Pogue, Brian W. http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9887-670X
Bohndiek, Sarah E. http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0371-8635
Article History
Received: 22 November 2020
Accepted: 7 February 2022
First Online: 27 May 2022
Competing interests
: S.E.B. has received research support from iThera Medical GmbH and PreXion Corporation, the photoacoustic imaging division of which was later acquired by CYBERDYNE Inc; both companies are vendors of photoacoustic imaging instruments. B.W.P. is financially involved as co-founder and president of DoseOptics, LLC, which develops Cherenkov imaging in radiation therapy, and QUEL Imaging, LLC, which develops fluorescence-imaging tools for surgery and photodynamic therapy. A.P. is a co-founder of PIONIRS srl, which develops time-domain tissue oximeters. The mention of commercial products, their sources or their use in connection with material reported in this Perspective is not to be construed as either an actual or implied endorsement of such products by the United States Department of Health and Human Services. This Perspective reflects the views of the authors and should not be construed to represent views or policies of the United States Food and Drug Administration.