CPC A61B 5/0093 (2013.01) [A61B 18/04 (2013.01); A61B 5/0095 (2013.01); A61B 5/05 (2013.01); A61B 5/0507 (2013.01); A61B 5/4244 (2013.01); A61B 5/489 (2013.01); A61B 8/00 (2013.01); A61B 8/5261 (2013.01)] | 15 Claims |
1. A radio frequency applicator for a thermoacoustic imaging system, the applicator comprising:
a waveguide with an internal radio frequency source, wherein the waveguide has an opening;
an electromagnetic matching layer coupled to the waveguide and proximate to the opening; and
an acoustic absorbing layer that is coupled to the matching layer.
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