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dc.contributorDepartment of Health Technology and Informaticsen_US
dc.creatorPun, Holger Hok Tsun-
dc.identifier.urihttps://theses.lib.polyu.edu.hk/handle/200/6667-
dc.languageEnglishen_US
dc.publisherHong Kong Polytechnic University-
dc.rightsAll rights reserveden_US
dc.titleUltrasound and photoacoustic imaging : an atherosclerosis studyen_US
dcterms.abstractAtherosclerosis is the thickening of the vessel wall due to the accumulation of materials. This is a heart condition that strongly relates to sudden cardiac arrest. Since there are almost no symptoms of the growing of plaques until a critical stage is reached, early detection is needed. The biochemical composition of the atherosclerosis plaques may provide information about the severity of their conditions. The wildly used imaging modality, Intravascular Ultrasound (IVUS), provides structural information of the plaques (atheroma) such as the narrowing of the vessel, while functional information such as the lipid pool may not be identified. The use of the photoacoustic imaging (PAI) technique may overcome this obstacle. In this study, the combined use of photoacoustic and ultrasound imaging technique was tested. The result demonstrates that this dual-modality has the potential to become an alternative for atherosclerotic imaging.en_US
dcterms.extent44 leaves : ill. (some col.) ; 30 cm.en_US
dcterms.isPartOfPolyU Electronic Thesesen_US
dcterms.issued2012en_US
dcterms.educationalLevelAll Masteren_US
dcterms.educationalLevelM.Sc.en_US
dcterms.LCSHAtherosclerosis -- Imaging.en_US
dcterms.LCSHHong Kong Polytechnic University -- Dissertationsen_US
dcterms.accessRightsrestricted accessen_US

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