Spectrally-encoded endoscopy techniques, apparatus and methods

M Shishkov, GJ Tearney, BE Bouma, D Yelin… - US Patent …, 2016 - Google Patents
Exemplary apparatus for obtaining information for a struc ture can be provided. For example,
the exemplary apparatus can include at least one first optical fiber arrangement which is …

Time domain-frequency domain optical coherence tomography apparatus and methods for use

AR Hajian, JT MEADE, AT CENKO - US Patent 8,767,217, 2014 - Google Patents
An optical coherence tomography (OCT) system comprising: a splitter configured to receive
and split an optical source beam generating a reference beam and a sample beam, the …

Imaging system and related techniques

BE Bouma, GJ Tearney, D Yelin - US Patent 7,925,133, 2011 - Google Patents
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Apparatus and method for providing diffuse spectroscopy co-registered with optical frequency domain imaging

A Motafakker-Fard, PV Jacques, G Tearney… - US Patent …, 2018 - Google Patents
An apparatus can be provided according to certain exemplary embodiments. For example,
the apparatus can include a waveguiding first arrangement providing at least one …

Method and apparatus for performing optical imaging using frequency-domain interferometry

SH Yun, BE Bouma, GJ Tearney, JF De Boer - US Patent 8,705,046, 2014 - Google Patents
An apparatus and method are provided. In particular, at least one first electro-magnetic
radiation may be provided to a sample and at least one second electro-magnetic radiation …

System, method and computer accessible medium for determining eye motion by imaging retina and providing feedback for acquisition of signals from the retina

JF De Boer, K Vermeer - US Patent 10,117,576, 2018 - Google Patents
The human eye is constantly in motion. For many imaging applications in the eye, eye
motion on the time scale of the image acquisition distorts the images. For imaging …

System and Method for Identifying Tissue Using Low-Coherence Interferometry

GJ Tearney, MS Shishkov, NV Iftimia… - US Patent App. 12 …, 2011 - Google Patents
An apparatus for needle biopsy with real time tissue differ entiation using one dimensional
interferometric ranging imaging, comprising a biopsy device having a barrel and a needle …

Apparatus, computer-accessible medium and method for measuring chemical and/or molecular compositions of coronary atherosclerotic plaques in anatomical …

GJ Tearney, BE Bouma, JT Motz… - US Patent App. 12 …, 2009 - Google Patents
Exemplary apparatus and method can be provided for controlling at least one electro-
magnetic radiation. For example, it is possible to rotate and/or translate at least one optical …

System and method for efficient detection of the phase and amplitude of a periodic modulation associated with self-interfering fluorescence

JF De Boer, M De Groot - US Patent 9,784,681, 2017 - Google Patents
Abstract Systems and methods according to exemplary embodiments of the present
disclosure can be provided that can efficiently detect the amplitude and phase of a spectral …

Apparatus and method for obtaining and providing imaging information associated with at least one portion of a sample, and effecting such portion (s)

GJ Tearney, BE Bouma, D Yelin - US Patent 9,968,245, 2018 - Google Patents
Exemplary apparatus and process can be provided for imaging information associated with
at least one portion of a sample. For example,(i) first different wavelengths of at least one first …