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Interest in medical diagnostic ultrasound has progressively increased over the last two decades. The advent of sophisticated technology has enhanced the reliability and the user-friendliness of ultrasound systems, together with significant improvement in the quality of data available to clinicians. Much of the development work has been based on external scanning techniques; however, more recently, systems have been developed for invasive ultrasound investigations inside the lumen of blood vessels. Cardiovascular disease, the morbidity and mortality of which have reached epidemic proportions in the western world, remains a major challenge for the health care professionals, scientists and economists alike.
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Dewhurst, R.J. et al. (1995). Developments in a Photoacoustic Probe for Potential Use in Intra-Arterial Imaging and Therapy. In: Jones, J.P. (eds) Acoustical Imaging. Acoustical Imaging, vol 21. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-1943-0_56
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