Sonoluminescent tomography

Author

Wang, Lihong V. ; Shen, Qimin

Author_Institution

Opt. Imaging Lab., Texas A&M Univ., College Station, TX, USA

Volume

2

fYear

1998

fDate

29 Oct-1 Nov 1998

Firstpage

888

Abstract

A novel optical imaging technique called sonoluminescent tomography (SLT) was developed for cross-sectional imaging of strongly scattering media noninvasively. Sonoluminescence, which was generated internally in the medium by continuous-wave ultrasound, was used to produce a two-dimensional image of an object embedded in a scattering medium by raster scanning the medium. The image had a high contrast and good spatial resolution. The spatial resolution was limited by the focal spot size of the ultrasound and can be improved by tightening the focus. This inexpensive imaging technique has potential applications in medicine and other fields related to scattering media

Keywords

biological tissues; biomedical ultrasonics; image resolution; optical tomography; sonoluminescence; turbidity; contrast; cross-sectional imaging; embedded object; focal spot size; inexpensive imaging technique; medical diagnostic imaging; noninvasive imaging; raster scanning; scattering media; sonoluminescent tomography; spatial resolution; strongly scattering media; turbid media; two-dimensional image; Acoustic scattering; Biomedical optical imaging; Brillouin scattering; Light scattering; Optical imaging; Optical modulation; Optical scattering; Tomography; Ultrafast optics; Ultrasonic imaging;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 1998. Proceedings of the 20th Annual International Conference of the IEEE

Conference_Location

Hong Kong

ISSN

1094-687X

Print_ISBN

0-7803-5164-9

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IEMBS.1998.745581

Filename

745581