Lei Xi,
Stephen R Grobmyer,
Lei Wu,
Ruimin Chen,
Guangyin Zhou,
Luke G Gutwein,
Jingjing Sun, Wenjun Liao,
Qifa Zhou,
Huikai Xie,
Huabei Jiang
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ABSTRACT: The use of photoacoustic effect is a promising approach for biomedical imaging in living tissues. Photoacoustic tomography (PAT) has been demonstrated to image breast cancer, brain vasculature, arthritis and seizure focus owing to its rich optical contrast and high resolution in a single imaging modality. Here we report a microelectromechanical systems (MEMS)-based intraoperative PAT (iPAT) technique, and demonstrate its ability to accurately map tumors in three-dimension and to inspect the completeness of tumor resection during surgery in a tumor-bearing mouse model. The MEMS imaging probe is small and has the potential to be conveniently used to guide surgical resection of tumors in the breast.
Optics Express 04/2012; 20(8):8726-31. · 3.59 Impact Factor