A photoacoustic imaging device

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A61B 8/00 (2006.01) G01N 29/14 (2006.01)

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CA 2736868

The invention features a system for imaging tissue including (i) a source of electromagnetic radiation; (ii) an encasement h a plurality of acoustic transducers (e.g., at least 128); (iii) a support structure having a portion for holding a tissue; and (iv) a chamber between the encasement and support structure for housing an acoustic coupling medium. In the system, electromagnetic radiation from the source is sufficient to induce a thermoacoustic response in the tissue positioned in the support structure, and the plurality of acoustic transducers are positioned to receive ultrasound from the thermoacoustic response of the tissue. The invention also features methods of imaging a tissue using the systems.

L'invention porte sur un système d'imagerie d'un tissu comprenant (i) une source de rayonnement électromagnétique ; (ii) une enveloppe comportant une pluralité de transducteurs acoustiques (par exemple, au moins 128) ; (iii) une structure de support comportant une partie destinée à maintenir un tissu ; et (iv) une chambre entre l'enveloppe et la structure de support destinée à recevoir un milieu de couplage acoustique. Dans le système, le rayonnement électromagnétique provenant de la source est suffisant pour induire une réponse thermoacoustique dans le tissu positionné dans la structure de support, et la pluralité de transducteurs acoustiques est positionnée de façon à recevoir les ultrasons provenant de la réponse thermoacoustique du tissu. L'invention porte également sur des procédés d'imagerie d'un tissu à l'aide de ces systèmes.

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