Chinese Optics Letters, Volume. 16, Issue 12, 121701(2018)
Dual-modal photoacoustic/CT imaging system
Fig. 1. PAT-CT imaging system. (a) A schematic top view of the system describing the main components. (b) A photograph of the system. The phantom is positioned in the center.
Fig. 2. Photographs of the two phantoms. (a) The agar phantom with the carbon rod, helix, and glass tube. The photo was taken after the experiment. (b) The chicken breast tissue phantom.
Fig. 3. Agar phantom imaging results. (a) The 3D rendering result for the CT reconstruction. (b) The 3D rendering result for the photoacoustic imaging. (c) The co-registered rendering of the PAT and CT images (
Fig. 4. Tissue phantom imaging results. (a) The 3D rendering result for the CT reconstruction. (b) The 3D rendering result for the photoacoustic reconstruction. (c) The co-registered image of the PAT and CT imaging (
Fig. 5. Mouse imaging results. (a) The nude mouse picture that was taken before the experiment. (b) The 3D rendering result for the CT reconstruction. (c) The 3D rendering result for the photoacoustic reconstruction. (d) The co-registered image of the PAT and CT imaging (
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Kaiye Xia, Xiaohui Zhai, Zhaoheng Xie, Kun Zhou, Yutao Feng, Guangjie Zhang, Changhui Li, "Dual-modal photoacoustic/CT imaging system," Chin. Opt. Lett. 16, 121701 (2018)
Category: Medical optics and biotechnology
Received: Aug. 12, 2018
Accepted: Oct. 24, 2018
Published Online: Dec. 7, 2018
The Author Email: Changhui Li (chli@pku.edu.cn)