Method and apparatus for optical imaging via spectral encoding

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9304121
APP PUB NO 20130176571A1
SERIAL NO

13774715

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Method, apparatus and arrangement according an exemplary embodiment of the present invention can be provided for generating an image of at least one portion of an anatomical structure. For example, the portion can have an area greater than about 1 mm2, and the image can have a resolution a transverse resolution that is below about 10 μm. For example, light can be scanned over such portion so as to generate first information which is related to the portion, where the light may be provided through a diffraction arrangement to generate a spectrally dispersed line. Method, apparatus and arrangement according to a further exemplary embodiment of the present invention can be provided for positioning a radiation or optical beam within an anatomical structure based on signals generated by scanning a portion of the structure using the same or a different beam.

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  • THE GENERAL HOSPITAL CORPORATION

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Bouma, Brett E Quincy, US 69 8789
Tearney, Guillermo J Cambridge, US 237 12804
Yelin, Dvir Brookline, US 52 2426

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