Imaging probe with combined ultrasound and optical means of imaging
US8784321B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 22, 2008 |
| Grant date | Jul 22, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 2, 2030 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B6/3604
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The present invention provides an imaging probe for imaging mammalian tissues and structures using high resolution imaging, including high frequency ultrasound and optical coherence tomography. The imaging probes structures using high resolution imaging use combined high frequency ultrasound (IVUS) and optical imaging methods such as optical coherence tomography (OCT) and to accurate co-registering of images obtained from ultrasound image signals and optical image, signals during scanning a region of interest.
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