Author(s): Weylan Thompson, Hans-Peter Brecht, Sergey A. Ermilov, Vassili Ivanov
ABSTRACT
We present the continued development of a clinical ultrasound (US) imaging device with a photoacoustic (PA) mode. The combined USPA imaging platform is designed around a compact US component capable of B-mode, M-mode, color Doppler, and pulsed wave Doppler US imaging modes with a 128-element US probe. The PA mode can support a 256-element PA probe with real-time 2D imaging up to 20 Hz. The PA signals are amplified by a 40 dB pre-amplifier while US mode signals bypass the circuit, resulting in high-quality PA images. We demonstrate the USPA platform’s capabilities using tissue-mimicking phantoms.
Citation
W. R. Thompson, D. J. Lawrence, H.-P. Brecht, S. A. Ermilov, and V. Ivanov, A combined ultrasound and photoacoustic imaging platform for clinical research applications (SPIE BiOS). SPIE, 2022. doi: 10.1117/12.2610099.
