Three-dimensional photoacoustic imaging of blood vessels in tissue
Three-dimensional photoacoustic imaging of blood vessels in tissue
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DOI:
10.1364/ol.23.000648
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发表时间:
1998-04-15
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影响因子:
3.6
通讯作者:
Dekker, A
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作者:
Hoelen, CGA;de Mul, FFM;Dekker, A
We applied photoacoustics as a tissue tomography technique for the detection of blood concentrations, e.g., angiogenesis around tumors. We imaged blood vessels in highly scattering samples, using 532-nm light, to depths of similar to 1 cm. The samples were real tissue (chicken breast) or 10% dilutions of Intralipid-10%. The blood flowed through nylon capillaries. Polyvinylidene difluoride (PVdF) piezoelectric detectors were used in a surface-scanning mode. We demonstrate the sensitivity of the technique by photoacoustic detection of single red blood cells upon a glass plate. Lateral resolution is limited by the detector diameter (200 mu m). The depth resolution is similar to 10 mu m. (C) 1998 Optical Society of America.