Optical coherence tomography imaging
US7355721B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | May 5, 2004 |
| Grant date | Apr 8, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 4, 2025 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01N21/4795
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A digitized image of an object may include representations of portions of the object that are obscured, occluded or otherwise unobservable. The image may be a multi-dimensional visual representation of dentition. Characteristics of the dentition and its surfaces, contours, and shape may be determined and/or analyzed. A light may be directed toward and reflected from the dentition. The reflected light may be combined with a reference to determine characteristics of the dentition, including obscured areas such as subgingival tissue.
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