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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 29, 2015
Filed:
Oct. 25, 2012
Applicants:
Andreas Mandelis, Scarborough, CA;
Sergey Telenkov, Toronto, CA;
Bahman Lashkari, Toronto, CA;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/00 (2006.01); A61B 5/1455 (2006.01); G01N 21/17 (2006.01); G01N 21/31 (2006.01); G01N 21/39 (2006.01); G01N 21/47 (2006.01); G03B 42/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/0095 (2013.01); A61B 5/14551 (2013.01); A61B 5/14552 (2013.01); A61B 5/7235 (2013.01); A61B 5/7257 (2013.01); G01N 21/1702 (2013.01); G01N 21/314 (2013.01); G01N 21/39 (2013.01); G01N 21/4795 (2013.01); G03B 42/06 (2013.01);
Abstract
Systems and methods of frequency-domain photoacoustic imaging are provided utilizing an ultrasonic phased array probe and intensity modulated optical excitation with coding to improve signal-to-noise ratio. Embodiments employ frequency-domain photoacoustic imaging methodologies such as the photoacoustic radar, coupled with a multi-element ultrasonic sensor array to deliver spatially-resolved correlation images of photoacoustic sources, which may be employed to image optical heterogeneities within tissue-like scattering media.