公开(公告)号：US20150272444A1

公开(公告)日：2015-10-01

申请号：US14431962

申请日：2013-08-14

Applicant: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.

Inventor： Konstantin Maslov ,  Todd Nicholas Erpelding ,  Ladislav Jankovic ,  Lihong Wang

IPC: A61B5/00 ,  G06F17/50 ,  G06F17/10 ,  A61B8/00

CPC classification number: A61B5/0095 ,  A61B5/0035 ,  A61B5/7278 ,  A61B8/4416 ,  A61B8/4444 ,  A61B2562/12 ,  F04C2270/041 ,  G01N21/1702 ,  G06F17/10 ,  G06F17/50

Abstract: A photoacoustic medical-imaging device includes a wavelength conversion assembly (108) configured for outputting laser pulses at a targeted wavelength. It also includes a photoacoustic probe configured for acoustic coupling to a patient, for directing the pulses, and for acquiring, in response, radiofrequency data for photoacoustic imaging. It may include an optical fiber bundle (120) that comprises an optical fiber having an input end, and be configured for illuminating, with a homogenous beam, so as to conform to an acceptance angle (160) of the fiber at that end. It may also include a light collimator, and a diffuser for receiving the outputted laser pulses from the collimator. The diffuser may be configured for spreading a focus of the pulsed light (148) over an input aperture of the bundle to equalize the light received by different constituent optical fibers of the bundle. The assembly may include a dye cell (132), and may reside in the probe.

Abstract translation: 光声医学成像装置包括被配置为输出目标波长的激光脉冲的波长转换组件（108）。 它还包括被配置用于与患者的声学耦合的光声探针，用于引导脉冲，并且响应地获取用于光声成像的射频数据。 它可以包括光纤束（120），其包括具有输入端的光纤，并且被配置为用均匀光束照射，以便符合在该端的光纤的接收角（160）。 它还可以包括光准直器和用于从准直器接收输出的激光脉冲的漫射器。 扩散器可以被配置为将脉冲光（148）的焦点扩散在束的输入孔上，以使由束的不同构成光纤接收的光均衡。 组件可以包括染料单元（132），并且可以驻留在探针中。