All-optical forward-viewing photoacoustic probe for high-resolution 3D endoscopy
- Submitting institution
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University College London
- Unit of assessment
- 12 - Engineering
- Output identifier
- 12539
- Type
- D - Journal article
- DOI
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10.1038/s41377-018-0070-5
- Title of journal
- Light: Science and Applications
- Article number
- ARTN 75
- First page
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- Volume
- 7
- Issue
- 1
- ISSN
- 2047-7538
- Open access status
- Compliant
- Month of publication
- October
- Year of publication
- 2018
- URL
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- Supplementary information
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- Output has been delayed by COVID-19
- No
- COVID-19 affected output statement
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- Forensic science
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- Criminology
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- Interdisciplinary
- No
- Number of additional authors
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3
- Research group(s)
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- Proposed double-weighted
- No
- Reserve for an output with double weighting
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- Additional information
- The is the first forward-viewing photoacoustic probe to be demonstrated, largely because this is very challenging to achieve with sufficient miniaturisation. This type of probe is expected to find application as a tool for guiding laparoscopic procedures, fetal surgery and other minimally invasive interventions that require a millimeter-scale forward-viewing 3D photoacoustic imaging probe. The results supported a recently awarded CRUK grant (~£0.5m) to develop photoacoustics for liver cancer surgery. A patent based on the technology has been filed and licensed to a UCL spin-out formed to commercialise this research. This work has been reported at four invited talks.
- Author contribution statement
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- Non-English
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- English abstract
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