Optical coherent tomographic (OCT) imaging apparatus and method using a fiber bundle
US7576865B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 17, 2006 |
| Grant date | Aug 18, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 19, 2027 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B5/0068
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A fiber-optic bundle based optical coherence tomography (OCT) probe method is demonstrated in a multimode optical fiber bundle based OCT system. The system can achieve a lateral resolution of 12 μm and an axial resolution of 10 μm using a super-luminescent diode source. This imaging approach eliminates any moving parts in the probe and has a primary advantage for use in extremely compact and safe OCT endoscopes to image internal organs and great potential to be combined with confocal endoscopic microscopy.
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