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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 29, 2025
Filed:
Oct. 24, 2022
Wayne State University, Detroit, MI (US);
Ivan Avrutsky, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Mohammad Mehrmohammadi, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Wayne State University, Detroit, MI (US);
Abstract
A photoacoustic tomography system includes a first ring-shaped mirror having a central axis therethrough and configured to converge light inwardly towards the central axis and a subject, and an adjustment mechanism configured to move the first ring-shaped mirror along the central axis to a plurality of different positions. Each position of the plurality of different positions allows the first ring-shaped mirror to illuminate a respective ring of light around a respective portion of the subject, and an acoustic signal detector is movable along the central axis such that acoustic signals can be detected from the respective portion of the subject when illuminated by the first ring-shaped mirror while at each respective position of the plurality of different positions.