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SUBMITTER: Wang D
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5231285 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jan
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Biomedical optics express 20161208 1
Photoacoustic computed tomography (PACT) holds great promise for biomedical imaging, but wide-spread implementation is impeded by the bulkiness of flash-lamp-pumped laser systems, which typically weigh between 50 - 200 kg, require continuous water cooling, and operate at a low repetition rate. Here, we demonstrate that compact lasers based on emerging diode technologies are well-suited for preclinical and clinical PACT. The diode-pumped laser used in this study had a miniature footprint (13 × 14 ...[more]