title: Three-dimensional optoacoustic tomography at video rate.
abstract: Using optoacoustic excitation, a complete volumetric tomographic data sets from the imaged object can in principle be generated with a single interrogating laser pulse. Thus, optoacoustic imaging intrinsically has the potential for fast three-dimensional imaging. We have developed a system capable of acquiring volumetric optoacoustic data in real time and showcase in this work the undocumented capacity to generate high resolution three-dimensional optoacoustic images at a rate of 10 Hz, currently mainly limited by the pulse repetition rate of the excitation laser.
authors.affiliation: Institute for Biological and Medical Imaging, Technische Universität München and Helmholtz Zentrum München, Ingoldstädter Landstraße 1, D-85764 Neuherberg, Germany.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Buehler
authors.forename: X L
authors.initials: XL
authors.lastname: Deán-Ben
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Claussen
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Ntziachristos
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Razansky
mesh_terms: D004867:Equipment Design; D019544:Equipment Failure Analysis; D007089:Image Enhancement / Q000295:instrumentation*; D007090:Image Interpretation, Computer-Assisted / Q000295:instrumentation*; D021621:Imaging, Three-Dimensional / Q000295:instrumentation*; D061088:Photoacoustic Techniques / Q000295:instrumentation*; D014741:Video Recording / Q000295:instrumentation*