Sentences with phrase «d photoacoustic»

The technology, called 3 - D photoacoustic microscopy (PAM), bombards tissue with a laser beam.

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«Our ultimate goal is to develop an endoscopic photoacoustic imaging probe scanning the cervical canal, which would be a quicker, cheaper and non-invasive method for the diagnosis of cervical cancer,» Xiao said.

By processing all of the photoacoustic imaging data with computer programs, scientists obtain a 2 - D en - face photoacoustic image called a depth maximum amplitude projection (DMAP) image, which shows the optical absorption distribution or photoacoustic contrast of the sample.

Now a team of researchers from Central South University in China have demonstrated that a technique known as photoacoustic imaging, which is already under investigation for detecting skin or breast cancers and for monitoring therapy, also has the potential to be a new, faster, cheaper and non-invasive method to detect, diagnose and stage cervical cancer with high accuracy.

Several years ago, researchers from the University of Twente joined forces with a number of companies to develop a prototype for a machine that would combine ultrasound and photoacoustics medical imaging techniques.

Physicians would administer the photoacoustic molecules to the patient, either by injecting into a vein or directly to a tumor site, then use the modified ultrasound machine to visualize the area of interest.

Abstract A photoacoustic spectrometer has been developed to measure in situ light absorption by aerosol.