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Improving the image quality of photoacoustic tomography (PAT) by using a negative acoustic lens

Li, Changhui and Ku, Geng and Wang, Lihong V. (2008) Improving the image quality of photoacoustic tomography (PAT) by using a negative acoustic lens. In: Photons Plus Ultrasound: Imaging and Sensing 2008: The Ninth Conference on Biomedical Thermoacoustics, Optoacoustics, and Acousto-optics. Proceedings of SPIE. No.6856. Society of Photo-optical Instrumentation Engineers (SPIE) , Bellingham, WA, Art. No. 685623. ISBN 9780819470317. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechAUTHORS:20180921-100904170

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Abstract

Although a small point ultrasound transducer has a wide acceptance angle, its signal-to-noise (SNR) is low due to the high thermal-noise-induced electric voltages in the transducer, which is a result of its small active area. By contrast, a finite size flat transducer has high sensitivity (good SNR), but the acceptance angle is generally small, which limits its application in reconstruction-based photoacoustic tomography (PAT). In this paper, we report a negative lens concept to increase the acceptance angle for a flat transducer. We also provide phantom experiments that demonstrate this concept can greatly increase the detection region for PAT and without losing sensitivity.


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Wang, Lihong V.0000-0001-9783-4383
Additional Information:© 2008 Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers (SPIE). This project was sponsored in part by National Institutes of Health Grant Nos. R01 NS46214 and R01 EB000712.
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NIHR01 NS46214
NIHR01 EB000712
Subject Keywords:photoacoustic tomography, negative lens, directivity
Series Name:Proceedings of SPIE
Issue or Number:6856
DOI:10.1117/12.763533
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Official Citation:Changhui Li, Changhui Li, Geng Ku, Geng Ku, Lihong V. Wang, Lihong V. Wang, } "Improving the image quality of photoacoustic tomography (PAT) by using a negative acoustic lens", Proc. SPIE 6856, Photons Plus Ultrasound: Imaging and Sensing 2008: The Ninth Conference on Biomedical Thermoacoustics, Optoacoustics, and Acousto-optics, 685623 (28 February 2008); doi: 10.1117/12.763533; https://doi.org/10.1117/12.763533
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