CPC A61B 5/0093 (2013.01) [A61B 5/4244 (2013.01)] | 29 Claims |
1. A thermoacoustic probe for a thermoacoustic imaging system, the probe comprising:
a radio-frequency (RF) applicator having an insert, wherein the applicator is configured to transmit at least one radio frequency source;
an electromagnetic matching layer coupled to the insert of the RF applicator;
an optical transducer that is coupled to the electromagnetic matching layer; and
an acoustic matching layer that is coupled to the optical transducer.
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