System and method for quality-enhanced high-rate optoacoustic imaging of an object
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Jan 24, 2017
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Dec 27, 2013
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Abstract
The disclosure relates to systems and methods for optoacoustic imaging of an object comprising, in some embodiments, an image acquisition unit for acquiring a first sequence of tomographic optoacoustic images, the image acquisition unit comprising an illumination device and a detection device configured for repeatedly collecting acoustic waves emerging from the object and for generating the first sequence of tomographic optoacoustic images.
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Patent Owner(s)
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HELMHOLTZ ZENTRUM MUNCHEN DEUTSCHES FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM FUR GESUNDHEIT UND UMWELT (GMBH) | 85764 NEUHERBERG |
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- 2013 Application Filing Year
- G01N Class
- 9056 Applications Filed
- 7640 Patents Issued To-Date
- 84.37 % Issued To-Date
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Inventor Name | Address | # of filed Patents | Total Citations |
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Deliolanis, Nikolaos | Stuttgart, DE | 5 | 162 |
# of filed Patents : 5 Total Citations : 162 | |||
Morscher, Stefan | München, DE | 3 | 37 |
# of filed Patents : 3 Total Citations : 37 | |||
Ntziachristos, Vasilis | Graefelfing, DE | 48 | 1610 |
# of filed Patents : 48 Total Citations : 1610 |
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