Localization optoacoustic tomography.
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SUBMITTER: Luis Dean-Ben X
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6060052 | biostudies-literature | 2018
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
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Localization optoacoustic tomography.
Luís Dean-Ben X X Razansky Daniel D
Light, science & applications 20180420
Localization-based imaging has revolutionized fluorescence optical microscopy and has also enabled unprecedented ultrasound images of microvascular structures in deep tissues. Herein, we introduce a new concept of localization optoacoustic tomography (LOT) that employs rapid sequential acquisition of three-dimensional optoacoustic images from flowing absorbing particles. We show that the new method enables breaking through the spatial resolution barrier of acoustic diffraction while further enha ...[more]
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