Limited-view scanning microwave-induced thermoacoustic CT using a multi-element linear transducer array

Progress in Biomedical Optics and Imaging - Proceedings of SPIE

Volumn 6534, Issue PART 2, 2007, Pages

  Zeng, Lvming ^a   Xing, Da ^a   Yang, Diwu ^a   Yang, Sihua ^a   Xiang, Liangzhong ^a  

^a SOUTH CHINA NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Limited view scan; Microwave; Multi element; Phase control; Thermoacoustic CT

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC SURFACE WAVE FILTERS; COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; DATA ACQUISITION; MICROWAVES; PHASE CONTROL; PHOTOACOUSTIC EFFECT;

BACK-PROJECTION ALGORITHMS; LIMITED-VIEW SCANS; THERMOACOUSTIC COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY (CT) SYSTEM; THERMOACOUSTIC SIGNALS;

ULTRASONIC TRANSDUCERS;

EID: 35648995820     PISSN: 16057422     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.741450     Document Type: Conference Paper

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