Photoacoustic Microscopy and Spectroscopy of Individual Red Blood Cells
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Optoacoustic imaging relies on the ultrasonic detection of pressure waves created after optical absorption. In this work we demonstrate imaging single red blood cells using an ultrasonic detection system at 200 and 400 MHz. ©2010 Optical Society of America OCIS codes: (170.3880) Medical and biological imaging; (350.0350) Other areas of optics
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