Open AccessSimultaneous photoacoustic and optically mediated ultrasound microscopy: an in vivo study
Author(s) -
Pavel Subochev,
Anna Orlova,
Marina V. Shirmanova,
А. С. Постникова,
Ilya V. Turchin
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
biomedical optics express
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.362
H-Index - 86
ISSN - 2156-7085
DOI - 10.1364/boe.6.000631
Subject(s) - materials science , optics , detector , bundle , microscope , microscopy , optical fiber , transducer , thermoelastic damping , ultrasonic sensor , biomedical engineering , laser , physics , acoustics , medicine , thermal , meteorology , composite material
We propose the use of thermoelastic (TE) excitation of an ultrasonic (US) detector by backscattered laser radiation as a means of upgrading a single-modality photoacoustic (PA) microscope to dual-modality PA/US imaging at minimal cost. The upgraded scanning head of our dual-modality microscope consists of a fiber bundle with 14 output arms and a 32MHz polyvinylidene difluoride (PVDF) detector with a 34 MHz bandwidth (-6 dB level), 12.7 mm focal length, and a 0.25 numerical aperture. A single optical pulse delivered through the fiber bundle to the biotissue being investigated, in combination with a metalized surface on the PVDF detector allows us to obtain both PA and US A-scans. To demonstrate the in vivo capabilities of the proposed method we present the results of bimodal imaging of the brain of a newborn rat, a mouse tail and a mouse tumor.