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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 09, 2014
Filed:
Jul. 25, 2011
Stanislav Emelianov, Austin, TX (US);
BO Wang, Austin, TX (US);
Jignesh Shah, San Jose, CA (US);
Konstantin Sokolov, Austin, TX (US);
Jimmy Su, Austin, TX (US);
Yun-sheng Chen, Austin, TX (US);
Wolfgang Frey, Austin, TX (US);
Stanislav Emelianov, Austin, TX (US);
Bo Wang, Austin, TX (US);
Jignesh Shah, San Jose, CA (US);
Konstantin Sokolov, Austin, TX (US);
Jimmy Su, Austin, TX (US);
Yun-Sheng Chen, Austin, TX (US);
Wolfgang Frey, Austin, TX (US);
Board of Regents, The University of Texas System, Austin, TX (US);
Abstract
The present disclosure relates to methods and systems relating to temperature dependent photoacoustic imaging are provided. In such methods and systems, a tissue sample may be exposed to thermal energy and electromagnetic radiation to generate an acoustic signal, which may be detected. The amplitude of the acoustic signal may be determined and correlated with a tissue property, such as the presence or absence of macrophages or foam cells.