Coded excitation using periodic and unipolar M-sequences for photoacoustic imaging and flow measurement

• Published in: Optics express Vol. 24; no. 1; p. 17
• Main Authors: Zhang, Haichong K., Kondo, Kengo, Yamakawa, Makoto, Shiina, Tsuyoshi
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 11.01.2016

Photoacoustic imaging is an emerging imaging technology combining optical imaging with ultrasound. Imaging of the optical absorption coefficient and flow measurement provides additional functional information compared to ultrasound. The issue with photoacoustic imaging is its low signal-to-noise rat...