Table 1 Representative preclinical and clinical PACT systems
From: Deep tissue photoacoustic imaging with light and sound
Ref. | Acoustic detection method | Central frequency | Bandwidth | Depth | Number of elements | Imaging application |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
MRR array | 60 MHz | 175 MHz | >5 mm | 15 | Zebrafish | |
Full ring-array | 5 MHz | 3 MHz | >2 cm | 512 | Whole mouse | |
Matrix-array | 0.35 MHz | 0.18 MHz | >10 cm | 1024 | Human liver | |
Linear array | 5 MHz | 3.25 MHz | >1.5 cm | 128 | Human palm and forearm | |
Linear array | ~7.5 MHz | 9 MHz | >1 cm | 128 | Human foot | |
Hemispherical-array | 2.12 MHz | 1.65 MHz | ~2 cm | 1024 | Human brain | |
Single element | 5 MHz | 3.4 MHz | – | 1 | Mouse foot | |
Single element | 29.2 MHz | 16.3 MHz | – | 1 | Human palm | |
Dual linear array | 2.25 MHz | – | 7 cm | 256 | Human breast | |
Fabry-Perot | – | 18.3 MHz | ~2 cm | 64 | Phantom |
