Photoacoustic microscopy (PAM) plays a vital role in label-free microscopic imaging of the optical absorption contrast in tissues. It usually combined single ultrasound transducer to receive the acoustic waves converted from absorbed optical energy by transient thermoelastic expansion. The opaqueness of conventional ultrasound transducers makes the system to misalignment, complicated and bulky. However, recent developed transparent transducer has lower bandwidth as lack of appropriate matching and backing, which will cause lower axial resolution for imaging. Hence, developing 30-MHz transparent transducer with a -6 dB bandwidth higher than 50% will bring more feasibilities to achieve photoacoustic imaging with higher resolution. And this study indicated the potential of developing new transparent ultrasound transducer for photoacoustic imaging, which will bring more possibilities to develop a fast, compact, and, hand-held PAM imaging device.
The mechanosensitivity of the optic nerve head (ONH) plays a pivotal role in the pathogenesis of glaucoma. Characterizing elasticity of the ONH over changing physiological pressure may provide a better understanding of how changes in intraocular pressure (IOP) lead to changes in the mechanical environment of the ONH. Optical coherence elastography (OCE) is an emerging technique that can detect tissue biomechanics noninvasively with both high temporal and spatial resolution compared with conventional ultrasonic elastography. We describe a confocal OCE system in measuring ONH elasticity in vitro, utilizing a pressure inflation setup in which IOP is controlled precisely. We further utilize the Lamb wave model to fit the phase dispersion curve during data postprocessing. We present a reconstruction of Young’s modulus of the ONH by combining our OCE system with a Lamb wave model for the first time. This approach enables the quantification of Young’s modulus of the ONH, which can be fit using a piecewise polynomial to the corresponding IOP.
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