Overview of ultrasound detection technologies for photoacoustic imaging

R Manwar, K Kratkiewicz, K Avanaki - Micromachines, 2020 - mdpi.com
Ultrasound detection is one of the major components of photoacoustic imaging systems.
Advancement in ultrasound transducer technology has a significant impact on the translation …

Applications of capacitive micromachined ultrasonic transducers: A comprehensive review

J Joseph, B Ma, BT Khuri-Yakub - IEEE Transactions on …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Capacitive micromachined ultrasonic transducer (CMUT) was introduced as an alternative to
the piezoelectric thick-film-based transducers in medical imaging applications. Gradually …

Capacitive micromachined ultrasonic transducers for medical imaging and therapy

BT Khuri-Yakub, Ö Oralkan - Journal of micromechanics and …, 2011 - iopscience.iop.org
Capacitive micromachined ultrasonic transducers (CMUTs) have been subject to extensive
research for the last two decades. Although they were initially developed for air-coupled …

Optoacoustic imaging and tomography: reconstruction approaches and outstanding challenges in image performance and quantification

C Lutzweiler, D Razansky - Sensors, 2013 - mdpi.com
This paper comprehensively reviews the emerging topic of optoacoustic imaging from the
image reconstruction and quantification perspective. Optoacoustic imaging combines highly …

[HTML][HTML] Review of cost reduction methods in photoacoustic computed tomography

A Fatima, K Kratkiewicz, R Manwar, M Zafar, R Zhang… - Photoacoustics, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract Photoacoustic Computed Tomography (PACT) is a major configuration of
photoacoustic imaging, a hybrid noninvasive modality for both functional and molecular …

Photoacoustic computed tomography for functional human brain imaging

S Na, LV Wang - Biomedical Optics Express, 2021 - opg.optica.org
The successes of magnetic resonance imaging and modern optical imaging of human brain
function have stimulated the development of complementary modalities that offer molecular …

Photoacoustic-guided surgery from head to toe

A Wiacek, MA Lediju Bell - Biomedical Optics Express, 2021 - opg.optica.org
Photoacoustic imaging–the combination of optics and acoustics to visualize differences in
optical absorption–has recently demonstrated strong viability as a promising method to …

Flexible transparent CMUT arrays for photoacoustic tomography

M Ghavami, AK Ilkhechi, R Zemp - Optics Express, 2022 - opg.optica.org
This paper reports the fabrication and characterization of the first flexible transparent
capacitive micromachined ultrasound transducer (CMUT) array for through-illumination …

Ultrasound-guided photoacoustic imaging: current state and future development

R Bouchard, O Sahin… - IEEE transactions on …, 2014 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Photoacoustic imaging, frequently coregistered with ultrasonic imaging, can provide
functional and cellular/molecular information about tissue within the anatomical landmarks …

Wide-field three-dimensional photoacoustic/ultrasound scanner using a two-dimensional matrix transducer array

W Kim, W Choi, J Ahn, C Lee, C Kim - Optics Letters, 2023 - opg.optica.org
Two-dimensional matrix transducer arrays are the most appropriate imaging probes for
acquiring dual-modal 3D photoacoustic (PA)/ultrasound (US) images. However, they have …