Vessel orientation-dependent sensitivity of optoacoustic imaging using a linear array transducer

Journal of Biomedical Optics

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2013, Pages

  Preisser, Stefan ^a   Bush, Nigel L ^b,c   Gertsch Grover, Andreas G ^b   Peeters, Sara ^a   Bailey, Arthur E ^d   Bamber, Jeffrey C ^b,c   Frenz, Martin ^a   Jaeger, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^b INSTITUTE OF CANCER RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^c INSTITUTE OF CANCER RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^d Scitech Instruments   (Canada)

Author keywords

Free hand; Imaging plane; In vivo; Limited view; Linear array; Photoacoustic imaging; Real time; Ultrasound imaging; Vascular imaging

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL; COMPUTER SIMULATION; COMPUTER SYSTEM; ECHOGRAPHY; EQUIPMENT; FEMALE; FLUORESCENCE IMAGING; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; IMAGE PROCESSING; IMAGE QUALITY; LIGHT RELATED PHENOMENA; MOUSE; NUDE MOUSE; OPTICAL INSTRUMENTATION; PHOTOACOUSTICS; STATISTICS; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; TRANSDUCER;

ANIMALS; BLOOD VESSELS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; COMPUTER SYSTEMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; MICE; MICE, NUDE; OPTICAL DEVICES; OPTICAL IMAGING; OPTICAL PHENOMENA; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; PHOTOACOUSTIC TECHNIQUES; TRANSDUCERS;

EID: 84883572390     PISSN: 10833668     EISSN: 15602281     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1117/1.JBO.18.2.026011     Document Type: Article

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