Sonoluminescence optical confocal tomography of tissue

Authors: He, Y.¹; Xing, D.¹; Yao, Y.¹; Ueda, K-i.²

Source: Optik – International Journal for Light and Electron Optics, Volume 113, Number 6, 1 September 2002 , pp. 241-244(4)

Publisher: Urban & Fischer

Buy & download fulltext article:

Price: $29.27 plus tax (Refund Policy)

Abstract:

In this paper, we report experiments on optical confocal tomography by use of sonoluminescence signal in both biological tissue and tissue-simulating media. A high-sensitive confocal scanning setup based on photon counting technique was developed. With the system, we obtained images of the objects embedded in tissue-simulating turbid media. The images showed a high contrast and a lateral resolution of about 100 μm. We finally imaged a carbon stick buried in muscle tissue with the sonoluminescence confocal scanning tomography. This technique has potential applications in clinical diagnosis.

Keywords: Sonoluminescence; tissue; confocal tomography

Document Type: Original article

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1078/0030-4026-00162

Affiliations: 1: Institute of Laser Life Science, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510631, P. R. China 2: Institute of Laser Science, University of Electro-Communications, 1-5-1 Chofugaoka, Chofu, Tokyo 182-8585, Japan

Publication date: 2002-09-01