| Literature DB >> 8551984 |
R A Kruger1, P Liu, Y R Fang, C R Appledorn.
Abstract
The theoretical underpinnings of photoacoustic ultrasound (PAUS) reconstruction tomography are presented. A formal relationship between PAUS signals and the heterogeneous distribution of optical absorption within the object being investigated is developed. Based on this theory, a reconstruction approach, analogous to that used in x-ray computed tomography, is suggested. Initial experimental results suggest that this approach produces "reasonable" reconstructions for absorbers distributed within a narrow plane embedded within a highly scattering medium.Mesh:
Year: 1995 PMID: 8551984 DOI: 10.1118/1.597429
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Med Phys ISSN: 0094-2405 Impact factor: 4.071