Three-dimensional optoacoustic tomography at video rate

Opt Express. 2012 Sep 24;20(20):22712-9. doi: 10.1364/OE.20.022712.

Abstract

Using optoacoustic excitation, a complete volumetric tomographic data sets from the imaged object can in principle be generated with a single interrogating laser pulse. Thus, optoacoustic imaging intrinsically has the potential for fast three-dimensional imaging. We have developed a system capable of acquiring volumetric optoacoustic data in real time and showcase in this work the undocumented capacity to generate high resolution three-dimensional optoacoustic images at a rate of 10 Hz, currently mainly limited by the pulse repetition rate of the excitation laser.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Equipment Design
  • Equipment Failure Analysis
  • Image Enhancement / instrumentation*
  • Image Interpretation, Computer-Assisted / instrumentation*
  • Imaging, Three-Dimensional / instrumentation*
  • Photoacoustic Techniques / instrumentation*
  • Video Recording / instrumentation*