Photoacoustic scanner likened to MRI overcomes ultrasound limitations
![Photoacoustic scanner](/sites/default/files/styles/content_banner/public/2024-04/527569-008%20%281%29.jpg?h=fe884d9f&itok=q-Q-293F)
The system’s armature stages an optical head, which houses a miniaturised laser source and receiver, flexible optical fibres, mirrors, and a camera (Image: Glen Cooper)
The non-contact and cost-efficient system could monitor tumours over time, or image burn or trauma patients non-invasively
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