Photoacoustic scanner likened to MRI overcomes ultrasound limitations

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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