Contrast enhanced spectroscopic optical coherence tomography
US7725169B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 14, 2006 |
| Grant date | May 25, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 17, 2028 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01N2021/1787
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method of forming an image of a sample includes performing SOCT on a sample. The sample may include a contrast agent, which may include an absorbing agent and/or a scattering agent. A method of forming an image of tissue may include selecting a contrast agent, delivering the contrast agent to the tissue, acquiring SOCT data from the tissue, and converting the SOCT data into an image. The contributions to the SOCT data of an absorbing agent and a scattering agent in a sample may be quantified separately.
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