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Ultrasound-induced gas bubbles in tissue can temporarily minimize optical scattering, enabling laser light to be focused at greater depth for higher-resolution imaging.

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Fig. 1: Principles of ultrasound-induced optical clearing microscopy (US-OCM).

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  1. Department of Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering, University College, London, UK

    Paul Beard

  2. Wellcome/EPSRC Centre for Interventional and Surgical Sciences, University College, London, UK

    Paul Beard

  3. School of Biological Sciences, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

    Kishan Dholakia

  4. SUPA, School of Physics & Astronomy, University of St Andrews, St Andrews, UK

    Kishan Dholakia

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Beard, P., Dholakia, K. Bubbles clear the way for imaging. Nat. Photon. 16, 747–748 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41566-022-01091-y

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