@inproceedings{0e2bc501b13b4571a0ae5b0a8d1e6ec4,
title = "Needle visualization using photoacoustic effect",
abstract = "We investigated a novel needle visualization using the PA effect to enhance needle-tip tracking. An optical fiber and laser source are used to generate acoustic waves inside the needle with the PA effect. Acoustic waves are generated along the needle. Some amount of acoustic energy leaks into the surrounding material. The leakage of acoustic waves is captured by a conventional US transducer and US channel data collection system. Then, the collected data are converted to a PA image. The needle-tip can be visualized more clearly in this PA image than a general US brightness mode image.",
keywords = "Needle guidance, Photoacoustic imaging",
author = "Kang, {Hyun Jae} and Xiaoyu Guo and Alexis Cheng and Choti, {Michael A.} and Boctor, {Emad M.}",
year = "2015",
month = jan,
day = "1",
doi = "10.1117/12.2080161",
language = "English (US)",
series = "Progress in Biomedical Optics and Imaging - Proceedings of SPIE",
publisher = "SPIE",
editor = "Oraevsky, {Alexander A.} and Wang, {Lihong V.}",
booktitle = "Photons Plus Ultrasound",
note = "Photons Plus Ultrasound: Imaging and Sensing 2015 ; Conference date: 08-02-2015 Through 10-02-2015",
}