Three-dimensional photoacoustic endoscopic imaging of the rabbit esophagus.

We report photoacoustic and ultrasonic endoscopic images of two intact rabbit esophagi. To investigate the esophageal lumen structure and microvasculature, we performed in vivo and ex vivo imaging studies using a 3.8-mm diameter photoacoustic endoscope and correlated the images with histology. Sever...

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Main Authors: Joon Mo Yang, Christopher Favazza, Junjie Yao, Ruimin Chen, Qifa Zhou, K Kirk Shung, Lihong V Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4398324?pdf=render