Abstract
We present a novel two-dimensional (2D) MAET scanner, with a rotating object of interest and two fixed pairs of electrodes. Such an acquisition scheme, with our novel reconstruction techniques, recovers the boundaries of the regions of constant conductivity uniformly well, regardless of their orientation. We also present a general image reconstruction algorithm for the 2D MAET in a circular chamber with point-like electrodes immersed into the saline surrounding the object. An alternative linearized reconstruction procedure is developed, suitable for recovering the material interfaces (boundaries) when a non-ideal piezoelectric transducer is used for acoustic excitation. The work of the scanner and the linearized reconstruction algorithm is demonstrated using several phantoms made of high-contrast materials and a biological sample.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 3025-3050 |
Number of pages | 26 |
Journal | Physics in medicine and biology |
Volume | 62 |
Issue number | 8 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Mar 21 2017 |
Keywords
- Lorentz force tomography
- electric impedance tomography
- imaging of conductivity
- lead currents
- magneto-acousto-electric tomography
- synthetic transducer
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Radiological and Ultrasound Technology
- Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging