Time-resolved photoacoustic measurement for evaluation of viscoelastic properties of biological tissues

In this letter, we proposed a method for viscoelastic characterization of biological tissues based on time-resolved photoacoustic measurement. The theoretical and experimental study was performed on the influence of viscoelasticity effects on photoacoustic generation. Taking the time delay between t...

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Veröffentlicht in:Applied physics letters 2016-11, Vol.109 (20)
Hauptverfasser: Zhao, Yue, Chen, Conggui, Liu, Hongwei, Yang, Sihua, Xing, Da
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:In this letter, we proposed a method for viscoelastic characterization of biological tissues based on time-resolved photoacoustic measurement. The theoretical and experimental study was performed on the influence of viscoelasticity effects on photoacoustic generation. Taking the time delay between the photoacoustic signal and the exciting laser, the viscoelasticity distribution of biological tissues can be mapped. To validate our method, gelatin phantoms with different densities were measured. We also applied this method in discrimination between fat and liver to confirm the usefulness of the viscoelastic evaluation. Furthermore, pilot experiments were performed on atherosclerosis artery from an apolipoprotein E-knockout mouse to show the viscoelastic characterization of atherosclerotic plaque. Our results demonstrate that this technique has the potential for visualizing the biomechanical properties and lesions of biological tissues.
ISSN:0003-6951
1077-3118
DOI:10.1063/1.4968188