Patent ID: 9173573
Filing Date: 2015-11-03
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for imaging an object of interest including a particle, the apparatus comprising: an ultrasound device configured to emit an ultrasound pulse including ultrasonic waves of at least two frequencies onto the object of interest; a primary radiation source for emitting a primary electromagnetic radiation for absorption by a donor molecule of the particle; an electromagnetic radiation detector configured to detect a signal including electromagnetic fluorescence radiation emitted by the object of interest in response to an absorption of the primary electromagnetic radiation and in response to the ultrasonic waves that are configured to decrease a distance between the donor molecule and an acceptor molecule of the particle for allowing energy transfer from the donor molecule to the acceptor molecule and emission of the electromagnetic fluorescence radiation by the acceptor molecule in response to the energy transfer; and a computer processor configured to form a de-convolved signal by de-convolving the signal detected by the electromagnetic radiation detector with the ultrasound pulse, the de-convolved signal being used for reconstructing an image for display.