Photo-acoustic probe for intra-arterial imaging and therapy

2 September 1993

journal article
Published by Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) in Electronics Letters

Vol. 29 (18) , 1632-1633
https://doi.org/10.1049/el:19931087

Abstract

A new probe is described, in which an ultrasound receiver constructed from a piezoelectric polymer is combined with a forward-looking coaxial optical fibre for laser-induced ultrasound. The size of the transducer system is such that it offers in medicine both a diagnostic and therapeutic tool, and has potential for combining the role of intra-arterial imaging with therapy.

Keywords

PIEZOELECTRIC POLYMER
LASER-INDUCED ULTRASOUND
ULTRASOUND RECEIVER
MEDICINE
DIAGNOSTIC TOOL
PHOTOACOUSTIC PROBE
US-RECEIVER
FORWARD-LOOKING COAXIAL OPTICAL FIBRE
THERAPEUTIC TOOL
INTRA-ARTERIAL IMAGING
TRANSDUCER SYSTEM

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