Opto-acoustic imaging devices and methods

JM Schmitt, C Peterson, T Ohashi… - US Patent …, 2011 - Google Patents
In one aspect, the invention relates to a probe. The probe includes a sheath, a flexible, bi-
directionally rotatable, optical subsystem positioned within the sheath, the optical subsystem …

Opto-acoustic imaging devices and methods

CL Petersen, JM Schmitt - US Patent 8,449,468, 2013 - Google Patents
In one aspect, the invention relates to a probe. The probe includes a sheath, a flexible, bi-
directionally rotatable, optical subsystem positioned within the sheath, the optical subsystem …

Opto-acoustic imaging devices and methods

JM Schmitt, C Petersen, T Ohasi… - US Patent 8,753,281, 2014 - Google Patents
In one aspect, the invention relates to a probe. The probe includes a sheath, a flexible, bi-
directionally rotatable, optical subsystem positioned within the sheath, the optical sub …

Opto-Acoustic Imaging Devices and Methods

CL Petersen, JM Schmitt - US Patent App. 13/841,399, 2014 - Google Patents
In one aspect, the invention relates to a probe. The probe includes a sheath, a flexible, bi-
directionally rotatable, optical subsystem positioned within the sheath, the optical sub …

Photoacoustic imaging devices and methods of imaging

J Chen - US Patent 8,529,454, 2013 - Google Patents
(57) ABSTRACT A photoacoustic medical imaging device may include a Sub strate, an array
of ultrasonic transducers on the Substrate, at least one groove etched on the Substrate, at …

Combined 2D Pulse-Echo Ultrasound And Optoacoustic Signal

A Bruck, S Trebukox, O Gayer, A Avner… - US Patent App. 11 …, 2008 - Google Patents
The present invention provides an adjunct apparatus to conventional ultrasound systems
and method for combining ultrasound images that reflect pulse echo ultrasound prop erties …

Optoacoustic imaging system

EC Unger, Y Wu - US Patent 5,977,538, 1999 - Google Patents
An optoacoustic system comprises an optoacoustic transducer including a first array of
acoustic transducers and a second array of optical fibers; an acoustic subsystem for …

Ultrasonic/photoacoustic imaging devices and methods

RS Witte, LG Montilla, R Olafsson, CM Ingram… - US Patent …, 2014 - Google Patents
Devices are disclosed for obtaining data of a sample, particularly data capable of being
processed to produce an image of a region of the sample. An exemplary device includes a …

photoacoustic imaging device

MM Thornton, RA Kruger - US Patent App. 13/063,259, 2011 - Google Patents
The invention features a system for imaging tissue including (i) a source of electromagnetic
radiation;(ii) an encasement ha plurality of acoustic transducers (eg, at least 128);(iii) a …

Method and apparatus for medical imaging using near-infrared optical tomography combined with photoacoustic and ultrasound guidance

Q Zhu, J Gamelin - US Patent App. 12/578,799, 2010 - Google Patents
Disclosed herein is an apparatus for biological imaging com prising a probe comprising an
emitter and a detector, a source circuit connected in operational communication to the emit …