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SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PHOTOACOUSTIC TOMOGRAPHY OF JOINTS

  • US 20080173093A1
  • Filed: 01/18/2008
  • Published: 07/24/2008
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/18/2007
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A system for photoacoustic tomography of a sample, the system comprising:

  • a light source configured to deliver light to the sample;

    an ultrasonic transducer disposed adjacent to the sample for receiving photoacoustic signals generated due to optical absorption of the light by the sample;

    a motor operably connected to at least one of the sample and the ultrasonic transducer for varying a position of the sample and the transducer with respect to one another along a scanning path; and

    a control system in communication with the light source, the ultrasonic transducer, and the motor for reconstructing photoacoustic images of the sample from the received photoacoustic signals.

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