| 摘要 |
<p>A photoacoustic imaging apparatus includes: a light generator configured to produce a light beam; an imaging probe configured to deliver the light beam to a region of interest, the imaging probe including one or more acoustic transducer elements configured to receive an acoustic signal from the region of interest; and a processor configured to determine whether the imaging probe is uncovered, and to disable the light beam from being transmitted by the imaging probe when the processor determines that the imaging probe is uncovered. In some embodiments, the processor determines whether the imaging probe is uncovered based on data generated from the acoustic transducer elements. In some embodiments, the data is generated from the acoustic signal received by the acoustic transducer elements.</p> |
