PHOTOACOUSTIC IMAGING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME

摘要

Disclosed herein are a photoacoustic imaging apparatus to project a continuous-wave laser beam onto an object to generate a photoacoustic image, and a method of controlling the same. The photoacoustic imaging apparatus include a laser source to generate a continuous-wave (CW) laser beam, a deflection mirror to reflect the CW laser beam to the object while rotating, a transducer to collect acoustic waves generated in the object by the CW laser beam, and an image processor to generate a photoacoustic image based on the collected acoustic waves.