In vivo photoacoustic imaging of blood vessels with a pulsed laser diode

Kolkman, Roy G.M. and Steenbergen, Wiendelt and Leeuwen van, Ton G. (2006) In vivo photoacoustic imaging of blood vessels with a pulsed laser diode. Lasers in Medical Science, 21 (3). pp. 134-139. ISSN 0268-8921

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Abstract:	Photoacoustic imaging is a hybrid imaging modality that is based on the detection of acoustic waves generated by absorption of pulsed light by tissue chromophores such as hemoglobin in blood. For this technique, usually large and costly Q-switched Nd:YAG lasers are used. These lasers provide a pulse energy of at least several milliJoules. In search of alternative light sources, we investigated the use of a small and compact pulsed laser diode to image blood vessels. We proved that a pulsed laser diode can be applied for imaging blood vessels in vivo.
Item Type:	Article
Copyright:	© Springer
Faculty:	Science and Technology (TNW)
Research Group:	Biomedical Photonic Imaging (BMPI)
Link to this item:	http://purl.utwente.nl/publications/76436
Official URL:	http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10103-006-0384-z
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