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18 April 2016 Tutorial on photoacoustic tomography
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Abstract
Photoacoustic tomography (PAT) has become one of the fastest growing fields in biomedical optics. Unlike pure optical imaging, such as confocal microscopy and two-photon microscopy, PAT employs acoustic detection to image optical absorption contrast with high-resolution deep into scattering tissue. So far, PAT has been widely used for multiscale anatomical, functional, and molecular imaging of biological tissues. We focus on PAT’s basic principles, major implementations, imaging contrasts, and recent applications.
© 2016 Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers (SPIE)
Yong Zhou, Junjie Yao, and Lihong V. Wang "Tutorial on photoacoustic tomography," Journal of Biomedical Optics 21(6), 061007 (18 April 2016). https://doi.org/10.1117/1.JBO.21.6.061007
Published: 18 April 2016
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KEYWORDS
Photoacoustic tomography

Acquisition tracking and pointing

Transducers

Acoustics

Imaging systems

Tissue optics

Absorption

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