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Table 1.

Summary of typical PA system characteristics.

Modality	Lateral resolution ( $μ m$ )	Axial resolution ( $μ m$ )	Imaging depth (mm)
Subwavelength OR-PAM⁷⁶	0.22	15	0.1^a
Second generation OR-PAM³¹	2.5	15	1.2^a
Dark-field AR-PAM³⁴	45	15	3^a
Bright-field AR-PAM⁷⁷	44	15	4.8^a
Spherical-view PACT⁴⁶	420	420	53^b
Cylindrical-view PACT⁴⁸	100–250	100	10^a
FPI PACT⁶²	120	27	10^a
Clinical linear array PACT¹¹^,⁷⁸	720	640	70^b

Note: FPI: Fabry–Perot interferometer.

Based on in vivo data.

Based on phantom data.