Title:
DEVICE AND METHOD FOR HYBRID OPTOACOUSTIC TOMOGRAPHY AND ULTRASONOGRAPHY
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2015/189268
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
The invention relates to a device and an according method for hybrid optoacoustic and ultrasonographic imaging of an object (1), comprising an irradiation unit (2, 3) for irradiating the object (1) with electromagnetic radiation, in particular light, and a transducer unit (4) comprising a plurality of transducer elements (5), the transducer elements (5) being configured to emit ultrasound waves impinging on the object (1) and to detect ultrasound waves which are reflected and/or transmitted by the object (1) upon impinging on the object (1), and to detect ultrasound waves which are generated in the object (1) upon irradiation with electromagnetic radiation, wherein the transducer elements (1) are arranged along a curved line, in particular a concave line, or a curved surface, in particular a concave surface.
Inventors:
WIEST CHRISTIAN (DE)
RAZANSKY DANIEL (DE)
NASONOVA ELENA (DE)
LI PAI-CHI (TW)
JENG GENG-SHI (TW)
RAZANSKY DANIEL (DE)
NASONOVA ELENA (DE)
LI PAI-CHI (TW)
JENG GENG-SHI (TW)
Application Number:
PCT/EP2015/062934
Publication Date:
February 25, 2016
Filing Date:
June 10, 2015
Export Citation:
Assignee:
ITHERA MEDICAL GMBH (DE)
International Classes:
A61B8/00; A61B5/00; A61B8/08; A61B8/14; A61B8/15; G01N21/17
Domestic Patent References:
| WO2009154298A1 | 2009-12-23 |
Foreign References:
| JP2012239784A | 2012-12-10 | |||
| US20130296684A1 | 2013-11-07 |
Other References:
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ZALEV JASON ET AL: "Opto-acoustic breast imaging with co-registered ultrasound", PROGRESS IN BIOMEDICAL OPTICS AND IMAGING, SPIE - INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR OPTICAL ENGINEERING, BELLINGHAM, WA, US, vol. 9038, 13 March 2014 (2014-03-13), pages 90381J - 90381J, XP060036378, ISSN: 1605-7422, DOI: 10.1117/12.2043050
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
WALLINGER RICKER SCHLOTTER TOSTMANN (Munich, DE)
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