Interlaced photoacoustic and ultrasound imaging system with real-time coregistration for ovarian tissue characterization

  • Umar Alqasemi
  • , Hai Li
  • , Guangqian Yuan
  • , Patrick Kumavor
  • , Saeid Zanganeh
  • , Quing Zhu

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Abstract

Coregistered ultrasound (US) and photoacoustic imaging are emerging techniques for mapping the echogenic anatomical structure of tissue and its corresponding optical absorption. We report a 128-channel imaging system with real-time coregistration of the two modalities, which provides up to 15 coregistered frames per second limited by the laser pulse repetition rate. In addition, the system integrates a compact transvaginal imaging probe with a custom-designed fiber optic assembly for in vivo detection and characterization of human ovarian tissue. We present the coregistered US and photoacoustic imaging system structure, the optimal design of the PC interfacing software, and the reconfigurable field programmable gate array operation and optimization. Phantom experiments of system lateral resolution and axial sensitivity evaluation, examples of the real-time scanning of a tumor-bearing mouse, and ex vivo human ovaries studies are demonstrated.

Original languageEnglish
Article number076020
JournalJournal of biomedical optics
Volume19
Issue number7
DOIs
StatePublished - Jul 2014

Keywords

  • coregistered ultrasound and photoacoustic imaging
  • field programmable gate array
  • ovarian cancer
  • peripheral component interconnect express interfacing
  • reconfigurable computing

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