Real-time photoacoustic and ultrasound imaging: a simple solution for clinical ultrasound systems with linear arrays.

@article{Montilla2013RealtimePA,
  title={Real-time photoacoustic and ultrasound imaging: a simple solution for clinical ultrasound systems with linear arrays.},
  author={Leonardo G. Montilla and Ragnar Olafsson and Daniel R. Bauer and Russell S. Witte},
  journal={Physics in medicine and biology},
  year={2013},
  volume={58 1},
  pages={
          N1-12
        }
}
Recent clinical studies have demonstrated that photoacoustic imaging (PAI) provides important diagnostic information during a routine breast exam for cancer. PAI enhances contrast between blood vessels and background tissue, which can help characterize suspicious lesions. However, most PAI systems are either not compatible with commercial ultrasound systems or inefficiently deliver light to the region of interest, effectively reducing the sensitivity of the technique. To address and potentially… 
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