Commissariat a L'energie Atomique Et Aux Energies Alternatives

Politecnico Di Milano

Vermon S.a.

Micro Photon Devices Srl

Antonio Pifferi

Paola Taroni

Bogdan Rosinski

Alberto Tosi

Jean-Marc Dinten

Simone Tisa

Alberto Dalla Mora

Emmanuel Montauban

Alessandro Ruggeri

A portable two-mode probe to be applied against a biological tissue to be examined, the probe including an ultrasonic transducer configured to emit ultrasonic waves into the tissue and to receive ultrasonic waves reflected by the tissue, the transducer extending along a transverse axis; and at least two optodes placed on either side of the transverse axis, such that the transducer extends between the two optodes. Further, each optode includes a casing containing a light emitter configured to emit a light wave toward the tissue, and/or an optical detector configured to detect a light wave scattered by the tissue. The optodes are arranged such that at least one light emitter and at least one optical detector are placed on either side of the transducer, and at least one optical detector has a detection area formed from a semiconductor and connected to a circuit board.

Bimodal ultrasonic probe comprising an optical device for diagnosis

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Milan, Italy

Antonio Pifferi