• Laser & Optoelectronics Progress
  • Vol. 56, Issue 16, 161701 (2019)
Xiaoman Zhang, Cuncheng Weng, Lili Zhu, Jianyong Cai, Shulian Wu, Zhifang Li, Huaqin Wu, and Hui Li*
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  • College of Photonic and Electronic Engineering, Fujian Normal University, Fujian Provincial Engineering Technology Research Center for OptoElectric Sensing Applicaiton, Key Laboratory of OptoElectronic Science and Technology for Medicine of Ministry of Education, Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Photonics Technology, Ministry of Education, Fuzhou, Fujian 350007, China
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    Xiaoman Zhang, Cuncheng Weng, Lili Zhu, Jianyong Cai, Shulian Wu, Zhifang Li, Huaqin Wu, Hui Li. Application of Photoacoustic Elastography Technique in Arterial Blood-Pressure Monitoring[J]. Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, 2019, 56(16): 161701 Copy Citation Text show less
    Diagram of photoacoustic signal excitation and detection
    Fig. 1. Diagram of photoacoustic signal excitation and detection
    Experimental system of photoacoustic imaging
    Fig. 2. Experimental system of photoacoustic imaging
    System resolution measurement. (a) System resolution diagram; (b) photoacoustic signal of absorber
    Fig. 3. System resolution measurement. (a) System resolution diagram; (b) photoacoustic signal of absorber
    Measurement of outer diameter of blood vessel. (a) Measurement of outer diameter of PVC tube with vernier caliper; (b) measurement of inner diameter of vessel with vernier caliper; (c) establishment of vascular model
    Fig. 4. Measurement of outer diameter of blood vessel. (a) Measurement of outer diameter of PVC tube with vernier caliper; (b) measurement of inner diameter of vessel with vernier caliper; (c) establishment of vascular model
    Measured inner diameter and outer diameter of blood vessel. (a) Variation of outer diameter of blood vessel with pressure; (b) measured vascular wall thickness by OCT; (c) measured results of external diameter, wall thickness, and inner diameter of blood vessels
    Fig. 5. Measured inner diameter and outer diameter of blood vessel. (a) Variation of outer diameter of blood vessel with pressure; (b) measured vascular wall thickness by OCT; (c) measured results of external diameter, wall thickness, and inner diameter of blood vessels
    Measurement of vessel photoacoustic signal. (a) Photoacoustic signal of vessel under different pressures; (b) actual measured value and photoacoustic measured value of inner diameter of blood vessel
    Fig. 6. Measurement of vessel photoacoustic signal. (a) Photoacoustic signal of vessel under different pressures; (b) actual measured value and photoacoustic measured value of inner diameter of blood vessel
    P /kPaNpvc /pixelDpvc_out /mmDpixel /mmNvessel /pixelDvessel_out /mm
    1.24334.00±0.020.12±0.000633±14.00±0.14
    2.48334.00±0.020.12±0.000647±25.68±0.27
    3.72334.00±0.020.12±0.000650±16.05±0.15
    4.96334.00±0.020.12±0.000653±26.41±0.27
    6.20334.00±0.020.12±0.000655±16.66±0.15
    Table 1. Outer diameter of blood vessel under different pressures measured by pixel point normalization
    P /kPaNvessel /pixelDvessel_out /mmTvessel_w /mmDvessel_inner /mm
    1.2485±14.00±0.140.53±0.0062.94±0.16
    2.4880±25.68±0.270.50±0.0124.68±0.29
    3.7272±26.05±0.150.45±0.0125.15±0.16
    4.9665±16.41±0.270.40±0.0065.61±0.29
    6.2055±16.66±0.150.34±0.0065.98±0.16
    Table 2. Wall thickness and inner diameter of blood vessel under different pressures measured by pixel point normalization
    P /kPaτ /μsDvessel_inner_PA /mm
    1.242.20±0.093.30±0.14
    2.483.29±0.114.94±0.17
    3.723.52±0.135.28±0.19
    4.963.76±0.095.63±0.14
    6.203.91±0.125.87±0.18
    Table 3. Inner diameter of blood vessel under different pressures measured by photoacoustic imaging technique
    Xiaoman Zhang, Cuncheng Weng, Lili Zhu, Jianyong Cai, Shulian Wu, Zhifang Li, Huaqin Wu, Hui Li. Application of Photoacoustic Elastography Technique in Arterial Blood-Pressure Monitoring[J]. Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, 2019, 56(16): 161701
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