Methods and systems for generating depth profiles with improved optical resolution
US12285236B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 11, 2021 |
| Grant date | Apr 29, 2025 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 19, 2042 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06T2207/30024
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Provided herein are methods, devices, and systems that may improve optical resolution when imaging through a thickness of samples. A method for generating a depth profile of a tissue of a subject may comprise using an optical probe to transmit an excitation light beam from a light source towards a surface of the tissue; using one or more focusing units in the optical probe to simultaneously adjust a depth and a position of a focal point of the excitation light beam along a scanning path; detecting at least a subset of the signals generated upon contacting the tissue with the excitation light beam; and using one or more computer processors programmed to process the at least the subset of the signals to generate the depth profile of the tissue.
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