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19 August 2019 High-speed simultaneous multiscale photoacoustic microscopy
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Abstract

Photoacoustic microscopy (PAM) is a fast-growing biomedical imaging technique that provides high-resolution in vivo imaging beyond the optical diffusion limit. Depending on the scalable lateral resolution and achievable penetration depth, PAM can be classified into optical resolution PAM (OR-PAM) and acoustic resolution PAM (AR-PAM). The use of a microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) scanner has improved OR-PAM imaging speed significantly and is highly beneficial in the development of miniaturized handheld devices. The shallow penetration depth of OR-PAM limits the use of such devices for a wide range of clinical applications. We report the use of a high-speed MEMS scanner for both OR-PAM and AR-PAM. A high-speed, wide-area scanning integrated OR-AR-PAM system combining MEMS scanner and raster mechanical movement was developed. A lateral resolution of 5  μm and penetration depth ∼0.9-mm in vivo was achieved using OR-PAM at 586 nm, whereas a lateral resolution of 84  μm and penetration depth of ∼2-mm in vivo was achieved using AR-PAM at 532 nm.

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Mohesh Moothanchery, Renzhe Bi, Jin Young Kim, Ghayathri Balasundaram, Chulhong Kim, and Malini C. Olivo "High-speed simultaneous multiscale photoacoustic microscopy," Journal of Biomedical Optics 24(8), 086001 (19 August 2019). https://doi.org/10.1117/1.JBO.24.8.086001
Received: 21 December 2018; Accepted: 15 July 2019; Published: 19 August 2019
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KEYWORDS
Imaging systems

Microelectromechanical systems

Scanners

Acoustics

Image resolution

In vivo imaging

Photoacoustic microscopy

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