Abstract
The Twente Photoacoustic Mammoscope (PAM) is based on generating laser-induced ultrasound from absorbing structures in the breast. The heart of the instrument is a flat PVDF based detector matrix comprising 590 active elements. The exciting source is an Nd:YAG laser operating at 1064 nm with 5 ns pulses. The instrument is built around a hospital bed. A study protocol was designed to explore the feasibility of using the photoacoustic technique as embodied in PAM to detect cancer in the breasts of patients with suspect/symptomatic breasts. The protocol was approved by a Medical Ethics testing committee and the instrument approved for laser and electrical safety. The protocol was executed at the Medisch Spectrum Twente by using the mammoscope to obtain photoacoustic region-of-interest (ROI) images of the suspect/symptomatic breasts. We report on one case and compare the photoacoustic images obtained with x-ray mammograms and ultrasound images.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Photons Plus Ultrasound |
| Subtitle of host publication | Imaging and Sensing 2007: The Eighth Conference on Biomedical Thermoacoustics, Optoacoustics, and Acousto-optics |
| Editors | A.A. Oraevsky, L.V. Wang |
| Publisher | SPIE |
| Number of pages | 9 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9780819465504 |
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| Publication status | Published - 30 Apr 2007 |
| Event | Photons Plus Ultrasound: Imaging and Sensing 2007: 8th Conference on Biomedical Thermoacoustics, Optoacoustics, and Acousto-optics - San Jose, United States Duration: 13 Feb 2007 → 15 Feb 2007 |
Publication series
| Name | Proceedings of SPIE |
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| Publisher | SPIE |
| Volume | 6437 |
| ISSN (Print) | 1605-7422 |
Conference
| Conference | Photons Plus Ultrasound: Imaging and Sensing 2007 |
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| Country/Territory | United States |
| City | San Jose |
| Period | 13/02/07 → 15/02/07 |
UN SDGs
This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
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