All-optical scanhead for ultrasound and photoacoustic dual-modality imaging
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All-optical scanhead for ultrasound and photoacoustic dual-modality imaging.
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Optics Express
سال: 2012
ISSN: 1094-4087
DOI: 10.1364/oe.20.001588