Programmable Real-time Clinical Photoacoustic and Ultrasound Imaging System

Photoacoustic imaging has attracted interest for its capacity to capture functional spectral information with high spatial and temporal resolution in biological tissues. Several photoacoustic imaging systems have been commercialized recently, but they are variously limited by non-clinically relevant...

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Published in:Scientific reports 2016-10, Vol.6 (1), p.35137-35137, Article 35137
Main Authors: Kim, Jeesu, Park, Sara, Jung, Yuhan, Chang, Sunyeob, Park, Jinyong, Zhang, Yumiao, Lovell, Jonathan F., Kim, Chulhong
Format: Article
Language:English
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Animals
Blood Vessels - diagnostic imaging
Chickens
Computer Systems
Contrast Media
Equipment Design
Female
Gastrointestinal Tract - diagnostic imaging
Humanities and Social Sciences
Humans
Interfaces
Lasers, Solid-State
multidisciplinary
Nanostructures
Phantoms, Imaging
Photoacoustic Techniques - instrumentation
Probes
Rats
Rats, Sprague-Dawley
Science
Software
Transducers
Ultrasonic imaging
Ultrasonography - instrumentation
Ultrasound
User-Computer Interface
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Summary:Photoacoustic imaging has attracted interest for its capacity to capture functional spectral information with high spatial and temporal resolution in biological tissues. Several photoacoustic imaging systems have been commercialized recently, but they are variously limited by non-clinically relevant designs, immobility, single anatomical utility (e.g., breast only), or non-programmable interfaces. Here, we present a real-time clinical photoacoustic and ultrasound imaging system which consists of an FDA-approved clinical ultrasound system integrated with a portable laser. The system is completely programmable, has an intuitive user interface, and can be adapted for different applications by switching handheld imaging probes with various transducer types. The customizable photoacoustic and ultrasound imaging system is intended to meet the diverse needs of medical researchers performing both clinical and preclinical photoacoustic studies.
ISSN:2045-2322
2045-2322
DOI:10.1038/srep35137