APPARATUS AND METHOD OF PRODUCING PHOTOACOUSTIC IMAGES

摘要

Disclosed are a method and a device for generating a photoacoustic image with an improved transverse resolution. The method for generating a photoacoustic image comprises the following steps: generating a first photoacoustic image by receiving a first photoacoustic signal generated from an object in response to light applied by a first light applying unit; generating a second photoacoustic image by receiving a second photoacoustic signal generated from an object in response to light applied by a second light applying unit; and generating a correlation image by calculating a mutual correlation between the first photoacoustic image and the second photoacoustic image.