On the use of frequency-domain reconstruction algorithms for photoacoustic imaging.

We investigate the use of a frequency-domain reconstruction algorithm based on the nonuniform fast Fourier transform (NUFFT) for photoacoustic imaging (PAI). Standard algorithms based on the fast Fourier transform (FFT) are computationally efficient, but compromise the image quality by artifacts. In our previous work we have developed an algorithm for PAI based on the NUFFT which is computationally efficient and can reconstruct images with the quality known from temporal backprojection algorithms.