This paper comprehensively reviews the emerging topic of optoacoustic imaging from the
image reconstruction and quantification perspective. Optoacoustic imaging combines highly …

Piezoelectric and Acoustic Materials for Transducer Applications combines discussion of the
physical properties of piezoelectric and acoustic materials, with the fundamentals, design …

Biometric recognition systems are finding applications in more and more civilian fields
because they proved to be reliable and accurate. Among the other technologies, ultrasound …

High-throughput laser micro-machining demands precise control of the laser beam position
to achieve optimal efficiency, but existing methods can be both time-consuming and cost …

With the increasing use of ultrasonography, especially in medical imaging, novel fabrication
techniques together with novel sensor designs are needed to meet the requirements for …

Capacitive micromachined ultrasonic transducers (CMUTs) bring the fabrication technology
of standard integrated circuits into the field of ultrasound medical imaging. This unique …

Therapeutic ultrasound guided by MRI is a noninvasive treatment that potentially reduces
mortality, lowers medical costs, and widens accessibility of treatments for patients. Recent …

Fingerprint imaging using ultrasound has been investigated for several years and has
shown to be a valid alternative to optical scanners. Capacitive micro-machined ultrasound …

Optical ultrasound sensors have been increasingly employed in biomedical diagnosis and
photoacoustic imaging (PAI) due to high sensitivity and resolution. PAI could visualize the …

Biometric recognition systems based on 3D palmprint captured with optical technology have
been widely investigated in the last decade; however, they can provide information about …