@inproceedings{6592f0c7a0934d25a1b90313dc76ff89,
title = "Ring-shaped confocal photoacoustic computed tomography for small-animal whole-body imaging",
abstract = "We report herein a novel three-dimensional photoacoustic computed tomography (PACT) system for small-animal whole-body imaging. The PACT system, based on a 512-element full-ring ultrasonic transducer array, was cylindrically focused and capable of forming a two-dimensional image in 1.6 seconds. The pulsed laser could either illuminate directly from the top or be reshaped to illuminate the sample from the side. Top illumination was mainly used for mouse brain and mouse embryo imaging. Side illumination provided in vivo anatomical images of an adult mouse. By translating the mouse along the elevational direction, the system provided serial cross-sectional images.",
keywords = "Focal-line image reconstruction, Photoacoustic computed tomography, Small-animal imaging, Whole-body imaging",
author = "Jun Xia and Muhammad Chatni and Konstantin Maslov and Zijian Guo and Mark Anastasio and Wang, \{Lihong V.\}",
year = "2012",
month = feb,
day = "9",
doi = "10.1117/12.906056",
language = "English",
isbn = "9780819488664",
series = "Progress in Biomedical Optics and Imaging - Proceedings of SPIE",
publisher = "SPIE",
booktitle = "Photons Plus Ultrasound",
address = "United States",
note = "Photons Plus Ultrasound: Imaging and Sensing 2012 ; Conference date: 22-01-2012 Through 24-01-2012",
}