<i>In vivo</i> whole brain photoacoustic microscopy through a transparent ultrasound transducer

Chen Liang; Junwei Wu; Hangbing Peng; Lijun Deng; Yiqin Lin; Zhongwen Cheng; Lüming Zeng; Xuanrong Ji

doi:10.3788/COL202523.021102

Chinese Optics Letters, Volume. 23, Issue 2, 021102(2025)

In vivo whole brain photoacoustic microscopy through a transparent ultrasound transducer

Chen Liang^1,2, Junwei Wu², Hangbing Peng², Lijun Deng¹, Yiqin Lin², Zhongwen Cheng^2、*, Lüming Zeng^1,2、**, and Xuanrong Ji²

Author Affiliations

¹Jiangxi Provincial Key Laboratory of Advanced Electronic Materials and Devices, Jiangxi Science and Technology Normal University, Nanchang 330038, China

²State Key Laboratory of Precision Electronics Manufacturing Technology and Equipment, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China

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Paper Information

Category: Imaging Systems and Image Processing

Received: Jun. 19, 2024

Accepted: Aug. 27, 2024

Published Online: Mar. 6, 2025

The Author Email: Zhongwen Cheng (cheng_zhong_wen@163.com), Lüming Zeng (zenglvming@163.com)

DOI:10.3788/COL202523.021102

CSTR:32184.14.COL202523.021102

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