@inproceedings{bb14a2bb63ed4ffc8b3fd4241bff07e8,
title = "High frequency ultrasound imaging of surface and subsurface structures of fingerprints",
abstract = "High frequency ultrasound is suitable for non-invasive evaluation of skin because it can obtain both morphological and biomechanical information. A specially developed acoustic microscope system with the central frequency of 100 MHz was developed. The system was capable of (1) conventional C-mode acoustic microscope imaging of thinly sliced tissue, (2) ultrasound impedance imaging of the surface of in vivo thick tissue and (3) 3D ultrasound imaging of inside of the in vivo tissue. In the present study, ultrasound impedance imaging and 3D ultrasound imaging of in vivo fingerprints were obtained. The impedance image showed pores of the sweat glands in the surface of fingerprint and 3D ultrasound imaging showed glands of the rear surface of fingerprint. Both findings were not visualized by normal optical imaging, thus the system can be applied to pathological diagnosis of skin lesions and assessment of aging of the skin in cosmetic point of view.",
keywords = "Acoustic microscopy, Component, Fingerprint, Skin, Three-dimensional imaging",
author = "Yoshifumi Saijo and Yoshihiro Hagiwara and Kazuto Kobayashi and Nagaya Okada and Akira Tanaka and Naohiro Hozumi and Takahiro Iwamoto",
year = "2008",
doi = "10.1109/iembs.2008.4649625",
language = "English",
isbn = "9781424418152",
series = "Proceedings of the 30th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBS'08 - {"}Personalized Healthcare through Technology{"}",
publisher = "IEEE Computer Society",
pages = "2173--2176",
booktitle = "Proceedings of the 30th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBS'08",
address = "United States",
note = "30th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBS'08 ; Conference date: 20-08-2008 Through 25-08-2008",
}