Tag: Unfocused ultrasound transducer

Hand-Held Optoacoustic System for the Localization of Mid-Depth Blood Vessels

Author(s): Zohar Or, Ahiad R. Levi, Yoav Hazan and Amir Rosenthal ABSTRACT he ability to rapidly locate blood vessels in patients is important in many clinical applications, e.g., in catheterization procedures. Optical techniques, including visual inspection, generally suffer from a reduced performance at depths below 1 mm, while ultrasound and optoacoustic tomography are better suited […]