Photoacoustic endoscopy

Opt Lett. 2009 May 15;34(10):1591-3. doi: 10.1364/ol.34.001591.

Abstract

We have developed photoacoustic endoscopy with a miniaturized imaging probe. A light-guiding optical fiber, an ultrasonic sensor, and a mechanical scanning unit are integrated to enable circumferential sector scanning, which produces B-scan images. Biological tissues, including the gastrointestinal tract of a rat, have been imaged ex vivo or in situ.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Abdomen / surgery
  • Animals
  • Carbon
  • Carbon Fiber
  • Endoscopy / methods*
  • Optical Fibers
  • Optical Phenomena*
  • Rats
  • Ultrasonics

Substances

  • Carbon Fiber
  • Carbon