A handheld raster scan optoacoustic mesoscopy system for skin imaging compatible with the clinic.
In: Part F19-Translational 2016 (Clinical and Translational Biophotonics, Translational 2016, 25–28 April 2016, Fort Lauderdale, Florida United States). 2016. 3 S. (Optics InfoBase Conference Papers)
We have further developed the skin imaging optoacoustic mesoscopy technology building the first broadband, high frequency, raster scan handheld system. The apparatus is designed to provide cross sectional images that contain rich depth dependent information. A compact fixed illumination scheme fulfills the imaging and size demands of the scanner. The system capabilities haves been characterized using experiments with phantoms and healthy subjects.