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Real-time in vivo photoacoustic and ultrasound imaging

2008; SPIE; Volume: 13; Issue: 05 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1117/1.3005421

1560-2281

Roy G. M. Kolkman, Peter J. Brands, Wiendelt Steenbergen, Ton G. van Leeuwen,

Ultrasound and Hyperthermia Applications

A real-time photoacoustic imaging system is designed and built. This system is based on a commercially available ultrasound imaging system. It can achieve a frame rate of 8 frames/sec. Vasculature in the hand of a human volunteer is imaged, and the resulting photoacoustic image is combined with the ultrasound image. The real-time photo acoustic imaging system with a hybrid ultrasound probe is demonstrated by imaging the branching of subcutaneous blood vessels in the hand.