Apparatus and methods for optical coherence tomography and two-photon luminescence imaging
US10495440B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 13, 2016 |
| Grant date | Dec 3, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 13, 2036 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01B2290/70
- WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
Exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure include a combined catheter-based optical coherence tomography-two-photon luminescence (OCT-TPL) imaging system. Exemplary embodiments further include methods to detect, and further characterize the distribution of cellular components (e.g., macrophage, collagen/elastin fiber, lipid droplet) in thin-cap fibroatheromas with high spatial resolution in vivo.
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