Intravascular photoacoustic spectroscopic imaging system based on high-speed wavelength scanning
Grant Data
Project Title
Intravascular photoacoustic spectroscopic imaging system based on high-speed wavelength scanning
Principal Investigator
Professor Wong, Kenneth Kin Yip
(Project Coordinator (PC))
Co-Investigator(s)
Dr Liang Song
(Co-Investigator)
Duration
28
Start Date
2016-01-01
Completion Date
2018-04-30
Amount
1991800
Conference Title
Intravascular photoacoustic spectroscopic imaging system based on high-speed wavelength scanning
Keywords
high-speed wavelength scanning, Intravascular photoacoustic spectroscopic
Discipline
Others - Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Panel
Engineering (E)
HKU Project Code
GHP/050/14GD
Grant Type
Guangdong-Hong Kong Technology Cooperation Funding Scheme
Funding Year
2015
Status
Completed
Objectives
Intravascular vulnerable plaque rupture is one of the most critical factors for acute cardiovascular diseases. Therefore, accurate identification of plaque vulnerability is the most urgent need for early diagnosis. Emerging photoacoustic spectroscopy imaging technology has the potential to accurately detect lipid composition of plaque vulnerability. However, the existing technology cannot achieve high-speed photoacoustic spectroscopy, thus affecting the experimental and clinical application. This project proposes a new high-speed swept source over large bandwidth, based on that a high-speed photoacoustic spectroscopy system will be implemented to collect quantitative spectral information. Based on the quantitative high-precision spectral analysis algorithm, in addition, the system can capture plaque components and other information to help plaque detection.