@inproceedings{c68e5dc4da0e416aa9dbe514652d2e88,
title = "Three-dimensional photoacoustic tomography through coherent-weighted focal-line-based image reconstruction",
abstract = "Here, we introduce a new image reconstruction algorithm that combines coherent weighting with focal-line-based three-dimensional image reconstruction. The new algorithm addresses the major limitation of a linear ultrasound transducer array, i.e., the poor elevation resolution, and does not require any modification to the imaging system or the scanning geometry. We first numerically validated our approach through simulation and then experimentally tested it in phantom and in vivo. Both simulation and experimental results proved that the method can significantly improve the elevation resolution (up to 3.4 times in our experiment) and enhance object contrast.",
keywords = "Coherent-weighted, Elevation resolution, Photoacoustic imaging",
author = "Depeng Wang and Yuehang Wang and Yang Zhou and Lovell, \{Jonathan F.\} and Jun Xia",
note = "Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2017 SPIE.; Photons Plus Ultrasound: Imaging and Sensing 2017 ; Conference date: 29-01-2017 Through 01-02-2017",
year = "2017",
doi = "10.1117/12.2253276",
language = "English",
series = "Progress in Biomedical Optics and Imaging - Proceedings of SPIE",
publisher = "SPIE",
editor = "Oraevsky, \{Alexander A.\} and Wang, \{Lihong V.\}",
booktitle = "Photons Plus Ultrasound",
address = "United States",
}