Wearable array transducer probe and small animal brain function photoacoustic imaging system

Abstract

The invention discloses a wearable array transducer probe and a small animal brain function photoacoustic imaging system. The wearable array transducer probe comprises a wrist-shaped outer casing, a top connector, a transducer array, a bottom sealing ring and a rubber buckle belt. The small animal brain function photoacoustic imaging system comprises the wearable array transducer probe, a composite cable, an integrated light source generator, a display and a host, wherein the composite cable comprises an optical signal line and a data line, a light beam expander of the wearing type array transducer probe is connected with the integrated light source generator through the optical signal line, and an adapter of the wearing type array transducer probe is connected with the host through the data line. The wearable array transducer probe overcomes the defects of the existing small animal brain function photoacoustic imaging system that the size is large, the cost is high, the special brain function imaging is not available, the small animals need to be anesthetized and fixed for observing, and the like.

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technical field [0001] The invention belongs to the field of brain function imaging devices, and in particular relates to a wearable array transducer probe and a small animal brain function photoacoustic imaging system. Background technique [0002] The brain is the organ of human spiritual and intellectual activities, and the center of all human activities. Its health determines people's life and quality of life. The human brain is the most complex system known so far. Revealing the mysteries of the human brain and improving the understanding of brain function is an urgent task for scientific research and treatment, and it is also a major challenge for natural science. In the past 20 years, with the rapid development of modern physics, electronics and computer technology, brain functional imaging technology has made great progress, such as: functional magnetic resonance imaging (FMRI), positron emission tomography (PET), single Positron emission computed tomography (SPECT)...

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[0004] In order to solve the problems existing in the background technology, the present invention aims to provide a wearable array transducer probe and a photoacoustic imaging system based on the probe, which overcomes the large volume, high cost, and lack of specific brain imaging devices for small animals. Unfavorable factors such as functional imaging and the need for anesthesia and immobilization of small animals for observation

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