Concepedia

Photoacoustics for molecular imaging and therapy

Stanislav Emelianov, Pai‐Chi Li, Matthew O’Donnell

Physics Today · 2009 · 268 citations · 13 references

Concepts

EngineeringBiomedical EngineeringOncologyBiomedical ImagingBiophotonicsMolecular ImagingLight-tissue InteractionMolecular Imaging In OncologyOptical ImagingPhotoacoustic ImagingTissue OpticsTumor ImagingMolecular Photoacoustic ImagingPhotoacoustic Image FormationPhotoacoustic Imaging InstrumentationPhotoacoustic Imaging SystemsPhotoacoustic ResponsePhotoacoustic Signal Processing

Abstract

Sound waves generated by light are the basis of a sensitive medical imaging technique with applications to cancer diagnosis and treatment.

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