by | Oct 22, 2019 | Zhang, Tiezhi
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About 70 million computed tomography (CT) scans are performed in the United State alone each year. Traditional helical scanners use a single point x-ray source that rotates around the patient, acquiring images in sequential slices, which results in high quality images. But these helical scanners a…
by | Jan 14, 2019 | Li, Ke, Mathews, Aswin, Tai, Yuan-Chuan, Wen, Jie
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PET scanners are valued for their ability to provide whole-body functional and anatomic information, important in the diagnoses and management of metabolic conditions. However, there is currently a need in the market for a smaller imaging system that can be used for point-of-care applica…
by | Mar 10, 2018 | An, Woo Jin, Wang, Lihong
— Photon tunneling has the potential to guide light to the core of a human body in vivo. Imaging, sensing, and therapy are among the applications for this technology. Light, as opposed to potentially harmful x-rays, is an ideal non-ionizing radiation for imaging and treating biological tissue, however…
by | Mar 10, 2018 | Maslov, Konstantin, Rao, Bin, Wang, Lihong
— A photoacoustic tomography device that provides high optical absorption contrast with high lateral resolution, including very good melanin distribution images, for port wine stain birthmarks.