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The proposed probe consists of two optical fibers: one generating ultrasounds by opto-acoustic conversion, the second one, based on acousto-optic effect, used to detect ultrasounds. The intrinsic high frequency and wide bandwidth associated both to the opto-acoustic source and to the interferometric acousto-optic element could open a way towards a “virtual biopsy”. “Virtual biopsy” is perspective to provide the physicians the possibility of studying the nature and health condition of small portions of living tissue “in situ” by using ultrasounds.
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Biagi, E., Cerbai, S., Gambacciani, P., Masotti, L. (2008). Fully Fiber Optic Ultrasonic Probes for Virtual Biopsy. In: Akiyama, I. (eds) Acoustical Imaging. Acoustical Imaging, vol 29. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-8823-0_38
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