Patent ID: 9445786
Filing Date: 2016-09-20
CPC Classification: A61B

Claim Text:
1. An optoacoustic imaging system comprising: first and second light source having a common output, the first and second light source capable of generating at least one pulse of light at a first and second predominant wavelength, respectively; handheld probe having a distal end and a proximal end, the probe comprising: light path adapted to direct light from the common output to the optical window of the handheld probe; first sensor adapted to measure at least a portion of the light having a first predominant wavelength transmitted along an auxiliary light path; second sensor adapted to measure at least a portion of the light having a second predominant wavelength transmitted along the auxiliary light path; the auxiliary light path adapted to direct light from the common output to the first and second sensors; data acquisition sub-system adapted to sample the ultrasound transducer array during a period of time after a pulse of light and to store the sampled data as a sinogram; data processing sub-system adapted to reconstruct an optoacoustic image based on sampled data stored as a sinogram, the data processing sub-system comprises software for: display monitor adapted to display optoacoustic imagery.