Photoacoustic Imaging and Spectroscopy: 144 (Optical Science and Engineering) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1420059912 ISBN 13: 9781420059915

Publisher: CRC Press, 2009

Synopsis

Photoacoustics promises to revolutionize medical imaging and may well make as dramatic a contribution to modern medicine as the discovery of the x-ray itself once did. Combining electromagnetic and ultrasonic waves synergistically, photoacoustics can provide deep speckle-free imaging with high electromagnetic contrast at high ultrasonic resolution and without any health risk. While photoacoustic imaging is probably the fastest growing biomedical imaging technology, this book is the first comprehensive volume in this emerging field covering both the physics and the remarkable noninvasive applications that are changing diagnostic medicine.

Bringing together the leading pioneers in this field to write about their own work, Photoacoustic Imaging and Spectroscopy is the first to provide a full account of the latest research and developing applications in the area of biomedical photoacoustics.

Photoacoustics can provide functional sensing of physiological parameters such as the oxygen saturation of hemoglobin. It can also provide high-contrast functional imaging of angiogenesis and hypermetabolism in tumors in vivo.  Discussing these remarkable noninvasive applications and so much more, this reference is essential reading for all researchers in medical imaging and those clinicians working at the cutting-edge of modern biotechnology to develop diagnostic techniques that can save many lives and just as importantly do no harm.

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From the Back Cover:

Photoacoustic imaging combines electromagnetic and ultrasonic waves to provide deep speckle-free imaging with high electromagnetic contrast at a high resolution. By means of spectroscopy, photoacoustics can also provide functional sensing of physiological parameters such as the oxygen saturation of hemoglobin. This book presents the state of the art in this exciting new area of research, offering complete coverage of photoacoustic, optoacoustic, and thermoacoustic imaging. Featuring 200 illustrations, this text compares x-ray and ultrasonic images with photoacoustic images. It also discusses all potential applications of photoacoustic technology, including biomedical applications.

About the Author:

Washington University, St. Louis, USA University of Rochester, New York, USA

About this edition

• Publisher: CRC Press
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 1420059912
• ISBN 13: 9781420059915
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 536
• Editor: Wang Lihong