Toward dual-wavelength functional photoacoustic endoscopy: laser and peripheral optical systems development

Joon-Mo Yang; Christopher Favazza; Ruimin Chen; Junjie Yao; Xin Cai; Konstantin Maslov; Qifa Zhou; K. Kirk Shung; Lihong V. Wang

doi:10.1117/12.909163

9 February 2012 Toward dual-wavelength functional photoacoustic endoscopy: laser and peripheral optical systems development

Joon-Mo Yang, Christopher Favazza, Ruimin Chen, Junjie Yao, Xin Cai, Konstantin Maslov, Qifa Zhou, K. Kirk Shung, Lihong V. Wang

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Proceedings Volume 8223, Photons Plus Ultrasound: Imaging and Sensing 2012; 822316 (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.909163
Event: SPIE BiOS, 2012, San Francisco, California, United States

Abstract

Photoacoustic endoscopy (PAE) provides unique functional information with high spatial resolution at super depths. The provision of functional information is predicated on its strong spectroscopic imaging ability, and its deep imaging capability is derived from its ultrasonic detection of diffused photon absorption. To accurately image functional physiological parameters, it is necessary to rapidly alternate laser pulses of sufficient energy and different wavelengths. In this study, we developed peripheral optical systems for PAE based on two identical pulsed-laser systems to achieve the fast laser wavelength switching that is essential for accurate functional imaging. Each laser system was comprised of a tunable dye laser pumped by a solid-state, diode-pumped Nd:YLF laser. Both systems deliver adequate energy at the scanning head of the endoscope for imaging biological tissue in the optically diffusive regime (~0.3-0.6 mJ per pulse with a repetition rate of ~1 kHz). In this paper, we introduce the employed laser systems and design of the light delivery optics, and present results from an ex vivo animal imaging experiment that validates the system's multi-wavelength functional imaging capability.

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Joon-Mo Yang, Christopher Favazza, Ruimin Chen, Junjie Yao, Xin Cai, Konstantin Maslov, Qifa Zhou, K. Kirk Shung, and Lihong V. Wang "Toward dual-wavelength functional photoacoustic endoscopy: laser and peripheral optical systems development", Proc. SPIE 8223, Photons Plus Ultrasound: Imaging and Sensing 2012, 822316 (9 February 2012); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.909163

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