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US 2009/0221920 A1Published application
Low-coherence interferometry and optical coherence tomography for image-guided surgical treatment of solid tumors
AssigneeThe Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois
InventorsStephen A. Boppart, Freddy T. Nguyen, Adam M. Zysk
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Abstract
A method of forming an image of tissue. The method includes beginning an invasive procedure on a patient exposing tissue. The method then includes acquiring OCT data from the exposed tissue and converting the OCT data into at least one image. The method also includes ending the invasive procedure after the converting of the data.
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A method of forming an image of tissue, comprising:
- beginning an invasive procedure on a patient exposing tissue;
- acquiring OCT data from the exposed tissue;
- converting the OCT data into at least one image;
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- ending the invasive procedure after the converting of the data.
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A system for imaging tissue in real-time comprising:
- a core imaging unit which generates a low-coherence interferometry signal;
- a device which is in communication with and receives the low-coherence interferometry signal from the core imaging unit and sends a second signal back to the core imaging unit, wherein OCT data is generated by the core imaging unit;
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- a core software unit which receives the OCT data, performs further data analysis, and provides feedback of the OCT data in real-time.
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A method of analyzing tissue comprising:
- beginning an invasive procedure on a patient exposing tissue;
- acquiring OCT data from the exposed tissue;
- analyzing the OCT data;
- classifying the tissue upon analyzing the OCT data;
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- ending the invasive procedure after the classifying of the tissue.
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A method of removing tissue from a patient comprising:
- beginning an invasive procedure on the patient;
- exposing tissue to an OCT device;
- acquiring OCT data from the exposed tissue;
- analyzing the OCT data;
- determining tissue margins;
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- removing tissue from within the tissue margins from the patient.
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