Optoacoustic images of early cancer in forward and backward modes

Alexander A. Karabutov; Valeri A. Andreev; Brent A. Bell; R. Declan Fleming; Zoran Gatalica; Massoud Motamedi; Elena V. Savateeva; Harbans Singh; Sergey V. Solomatin; Sharon L. Thomsen M.D.; P. Mark Henrichs; Alexander A. Oraevsky

doi:10.1117/12.446687

24 October 2001 Optoacoustic images of early cancer in forward and backward modes

Alexander A. Karabutov, Valeri A. Andreev, Brent A. Bell, R. Declan Fleming, Zoran Gatalica, Massoud Motamedi, Elena V. Savateeva, Harbans Singh, Sergey V. Solomatin, Sharon L. Thomsen M.D., P. Mark Henrichs, Alexander A. Oraevsky

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Proceedings Volume 4434, Hybrid and Novel Imaging and New Optical Instrumentation for Biomedical Applications; (2001) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.446687
Event: European Conferences on Biomedical Optics, 2001, Munich, Germany

Abstract

Optoacoustic tomography combines advantages of pronounced optical contrast between different tissues and high resolution of ultrawide-band ultrasound imaging. Laser pulses may be effectively used to produce acoustic sources in tissue with enhanced optical absorption. Ultrasonic waves can propagate in biological tissue with minimal distortion and deliver diagnostic information to the surface of tissue, where they may be detected with temporal resolution by piezoelectric transducers. Current status of the optoacoustic tomography applied in early detection of cancerous lesions in the breast (utilizing forward mode) and in oral cavity (utilizing backward mode) is reviewed.

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Alexander A. Karabutov, Valeri A. Andreev, Brent A. Bell, R. Declan Fleming, Zoran Gatalica, Massoud Motamedi, Elena V. Savateeva, Harbans Singh, Sergey V. Solomatin, Sharon L. Thomsen M.D., P. Mark Henrichs, and Alexander A. Oraevsky "Optoacoustic images of early cancer in forward and backward modes", Proc. SPIE 4434, Hybrid and Novel Imaging and New Optical Instrumentation for Biomedical Applications, (24 October 2001); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.446687

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