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Thermoacoustic imaging (TAI) is an emerging biomedical imaging method in which microwave is used as an excitation source to generate acoustic signals. The TAI possesses the advantages of high contrast of microwave imaging and high resolution of ultrasound imaging, which is also noninvasive. While the signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) of TAI is often very low. It is usually required by averaging the thermoacoustic signal many times to improve the SNR. However, averaging the signal to improve the SNR can significantly reduce the TAI’s time resolution, which hinders the development of rapid TAI. Here in this paper, we propose to reduce the cost and improve the time resolution of TAI based on multi-channel amplifier and additive circuit. The received thermoacoustic signals are divided into 4 channels and then entered into 4 amplifiers simultaneously. After being amplified, the signals are added and collected by the data acquisition system for reconstructing the image. The phantom results indicate that the time resolution of TAI increases 5 times and the SNR rises from 6 dB to 12 dB, with the multi-channel amplifier and additive circuit adopted. The method proposed in this paper is helpful in promoting the development and clinical application of TAI, especially it has a great significance for developing the ultra-fast TAI. -
Keywords:
- thermoacoustic imaging /
- low cost /
- additive circuit /
- time resolution
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图 1 热声成像实验方案示意图 (a) 传统热声成像实验方案; (b) 基于多路放大器加法电路的热声成像实验方案
Figure 1. Schematic diagram of the experimental method: (a) The traditional experimental method; (b) the four-channel amplifier and additive-circuit experimental method.
图 2 四路放大和加法电路示意图
Figure 2. Schematic diagram of the four-channel amplifier and additive-circuit.
图 3 热声成像系统示意图
Figure 3. Schematic diagram of our thermoacoustic (TA) imaging system.
图 4 平均 50 次单通道和四通道加法电路信号对比图
Figure 4. Fifty times averaged signal amplitudes measured using the single-channel and four-channel amplifier and additive-circuit methods.
图 5 仿体重建热声图 (a) 四通道加法电路不平均; (b) 四通道加法电路平均 25 次; (c) 四通道加法电路平均 50次; (d) 单通道不平均; (e) 单通道平均25次; (f) 单通道平均50次
Figure 5. Recovered TA images from phantom experimental data using the four-channel amplifier and additive circuit without average (a), the four-channel amplifier and additive circuit with 25 times average (b), the four-channel amplifier and additive circuit with 50 times average (c), the single channel without average (d), the single channel with 25 times average (e), and the single channel with 50 times average (f).
图 6 信噪比对比曲线
Figure 6. Signal-to-noise ratios for the four-channel amplifier and additive circuit and single channel methods.
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[1] Bowen T 1981 Ultrasonics Symposium Chicago, USA, Oct. 14−16, 1981 p817
[2] Ku G, Wang L V 2000 Med. Phys. 27 1195
Google Scholar
[3] Xu M, Xu Y, Wang L V 2003 IEEE Trans. Biomed. Eng. 50 1086
Google Scholar
[4] Kruger R A, Reinecke D R, Kruger G A 1999 Med. Phys. 26 1832
Google Scholar
[5] Qin H, Cui Y S, Wu Z J, Chen Q, Xing D 2020 IEEE Photonics J. 99 1
Google Scholar
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Google Scholar
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Google Scholar
[8] Gao F, Zheng Y, Feng X, Ohl C D 2013 Appl. Phys. Lett. 102 063702
Google Scholar
[9] Kruger R A, Kiser W L, Reinecke D R, Kruger G A 2003 Med. Phys. 30 856
Google Scholar
[10] Huang L, Yao L, Liu L, Rong J, Jiang H 2012 Appl. Phys. Lett. 101 244106
Google Scholar
[11] Wang L V, Zhao X, Sun H, Ku G 1999 Rev. Sci. Instrum. 70 3744
Google Scholar
[12] Chen G P, Yu W B, Zhao Z Q, Nie Z P, Liu Q H 2008 J. Electromagnet. Wave. 22 1565
Google Scholar
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Google Scholar
Chen G P, Zhao Z Q, Gong W, Nie Z P, Liu Q H 2009 Chin. Sci. Bull. 54 1786
Google Scholar
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Google Scholar
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Google Scholar
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Google Scholar
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Google Scholar
[18] Wang X, Qin T, Qin Y, Abdelrahman A H, Witte R S, Xin H 2019 IEEE T. Antenn. Propag. 67 4803
Google Scholar
[19] Zheng Z, Jiang H 2019 Quant. Imag. Med. Surg. 9 625
Google Scholar
[20] Kellnberger S, Omar M, Sergiadis G, Ntziachristos V 2013 Appl. Phys. Lett. 103 153706
Google Scholar
[21] Hoelen C G A, de Mul F F M 2000 Appl. Opt. 39 5872
Google Scholar
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