DocumentCode
2249930
Title
Chemically-specific photoacoustic imaging using vibrational Raman excitation
Author
Yakovlev, Vladislav V. ; Zhang, Hao F. ; Petrov, Georgi I. ; Noojin, Gary D. ; Denton, Michael L. ; Thomas, Robert J. ; Scully, Marlan O.
Author_Institution
Dept. of Phys., Univ. of Wisconsin - Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI, USA
fYear
2011
fDate
1-6 May 2011
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
2
Abstract
We demonstrate, for the first time, molecular contrast imaging in deep tissue by successfully combining chemically-selective, stimulated Raman photoexcitation with high-frequency ultrasound detection.
Keywords
biological tissues; biomedical ultrasonics; laser applications in medicine; photoacoustic effect; photoexcitation; stimulated Raman scattering; ultrasonic imaging; Stimulated Raman scattering; Ti:sapphire laser system; chemically-specific photoacoustic imaging; deep tissue imaging; high-frequency ultrasound detection; molecular contrast imaging; nonlinear effect; stimulated Raman photoexcitation; vibrational Raman excitation; Electron tubes; Laser beams; Laser excitation; Nonlinear optics; Optical imaging; Optical scattering;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2011 Conference on
Conference_Location
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN
978-1-4577-1223-4
Type
conf
Filename
5951013
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