Polarization effects in thermoacoustic CT of biologic tissue at 434 MHz

Stephen P. DelRio; Robert A. Kruger; Richard B. Lam; Daniel R. Reinecke

doi:10.1117/12.841027

23 February 2010 Polarization effects in thermoacoustic CT of biologic tissue at 434 MHz

Stephen P. DelRio, Robert A. Kruger, Richard B. Lam, Daniel R. Reinecke

Proceedings Volume 7564, Photons Plus Ultrasound: Imaging and Sensing 2010; 75642D (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.841027
Event: SPIE BiOS, 2010, San Francisco, California, United States

Abstract

Thermoacoustic image contrast is dependent on the dielectric and thermoacoustic properties of the tissue being imaged, its spatial distribution, and the polarization of the incident microwave radiation. We have designed and constructed a thermoacoustic computed tomography (TCT) test platform to study these effects in phantoms and biologic tissue (e.g., beefsteak and mice). Our results indicate that muscle and fat are easily differentiated, but the relative thermoacoustic absorption is strongly dependent upon the polarization angle of the microwave radiation and the morphology of fat and muscle tissues.

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Stephen P. DelRio, Robert A. Kruger, Richard B. Lam, and Daniel R. Reinecke "Polarization effects in thermoacoustic CT of biologic tissue at 434 MHz", Proc. SPIE 7564, Photons Plus Ultrasound: Imaging and Sensing 2010, 75642D (23 February 2010); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.841027

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