Feasibility of noncontact piezoelectric detection of photoacoustic signals in tissue-mimicking phantoms

Kolkman, Roy G.M. and Blomme, Erik and Cool, Tijl and Bilcke, Mattias and Leeuwen van, Ton G. and Steenbergen, Wiendelt and Grimbergen, Kees A. and Heeten den, Gerard J. (2010) Feasibility of noncontact piezoelectric detection of photoacoustic signals in tissue-mimicking phantoms. Journal of Biomedical Optics, 15 (5). 055011. ISSN 1083-3668

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Abstract:	The feasibility of air-coupled ultrasound transducers to detect laser-induced ultrasound from artificial blood vessels embedded in an optically scattering phantom is demonstrated. These air-coupled transducers allow new applications in biomedical photoacoustic imaging where contact with tissue is not preferred. One promising application of such transducers is the addition of photoacoustic imaging to the regular x-ray mammographic screening procedure.
Item Type:	Article
Copyright:	©2010 Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers
Faculty:	Science and Technology (TNW)
Research Group:	Biomedical Photonic Imaging (BMPI)
Link to this item:	http://purl.utwente.nl/publications/73191
Official URL:	http://dx.doi.org/10.1117/1.3491113
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