Title:
BOND-SELECTIVE VIBRATIONAL PHOTOACOUSTIC IMAGING SYSTEM AND METHOD
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2012/024687
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
An imaging system, including a radiation source configured to output a signal that can non-invasively and selectively cause overtone excitation of molecules based on a predetermined chemical bond, and an ultrasound detector configured to non-invasively detect an acoustic signal generated by vibrational energy caused by the selective overtone excitation of the molecules and further configured to convert the acoustic signal into an image.
Inventors:
CHENG JI-XIN (US)
WANG HAN-WEI (US)
STUREK MICHAEL (US)
WANG HAN-WEI (US)
STUREK MICHAEL (US)
Application Number:
PCT/US2011/048671
Publication Date:
August 09, 2012
Filing Date:
August 22, 2011
Export Citation:
Assignee:
PURDUE RESEARCH FOUNDATION (US)
CHENG JI-XIN (US)
WANG HAN-WEI (US)
STUREK MICHAEL (US)
CHENG JI-XIN (US)
WANG HAN-WEI (US)
STUREK MICHAEL (US)
International Classes:
A61B8/12
Domestic Patent References:
| WO1997027801A1 | 1997-08-07 |
Foreign References:
| US20090024038A1 | 2009-01-22 | |||
| US20080269580A1 | 2008-10-30 | |||
| US20050004458A1 | 2005-01-06 |
Other References:
See also references of EP 2605705A4
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
PIROOZI, Hamid, R. (One American Square Suite 290, Indianapolis IN, US)
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