Two-color interpolation of absorption response for quantitative Acousto-Optic imaging

Abstract

Diffuse Optical Tomography (DOT) is a reliable and widespread technique for monitoring qualitative changes in absorption inside highly scattering media. It has been shown, however, that Acousto-Optic (AO) imaging can provide significantly more qualitative information, without the need for inversion algorithms, due to the spatial resolution afforded by ultrasound probing. In this article, we show how, by using multiple-wavelength AO imaging, it is also possible to perform quantitative measurements of absorber concentration inside scattering media.