Title :
Combining microwave and ultrasound: scanning thermoacoustic tomography
Author :
Ku, Geng ; Wang, Lihong V.
Author_Institution :
Opt. Imaging Lab., Texas A&M Univ., College Station, TX, USA
Abstract :
Scanning thermoacoustic tomography based on microwave-induced thermoacoustic waves was studied. Two-dimensional images of ~50-mm thick biological tissue samples were obtained experimentally. The thermoacoustic signals were also simulated theoretically. The image resolution was significantly improved compared with purely microwave imaging
Keywords :
acoustic tomography; biological tissues; biomedical ultrasonics; image resolution; medical image processing; microwave heating; thermoacoustics; axial resolution; biological tissue samples; depth-resolved images; heating function; image resolution; lateral resolution; microwave-induced thermoacoustic waves; scanning thermoacoustic tomography; two-dimensional images; Acoustic imaging; Biological tissues; High-resolution imaging; Microwave generation; Microwave imaging; Optical imaging; Optical pulse generation; Tomography; Ultrasonic imaging; Ultrasonic transducers;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 2000. Proceedings of the 22nd Annual International Conference of the IEEE
Conference_Location :
Chicago, IL
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-6465-1
DOI :
10.1109/IEMBS.2000.900607
