Open AccessHighly Sensitive Intravascular Photoacoustic Imaging with a Collinear Catheter Probe
Author(s) -
Yingchun Cao,
Jie Hui,
Ayeeshik Kole,
Pu Wang,
Weibiao Chen,
Michael Sturek,
JiXin Cheng
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
conference on lasers and electro-optics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Conference proceedings
DOI - 10.1364/cleo_at.2016.ath4n.4
Subject(s) - photoacoustic imaging in biomedicine , intravascular ultrasound , lumen (anatomy) , biomedical engineering , catheter , materials science , ultrasonic imaging , medical imaging , radiology , optics , ultrasound , medicine , physics
A collinear catheter for label-free intravascular photoacoustic imaging was developed with a diameter of 1.6 mm. The collinear overlap between optical and acoustic waves enabled photoacoustic imaging of a human coronary artery from lumen to perivascular fat
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