A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a method involving capturing spectral interference from an optical coherence tomography imaging probe comprising a micro-electro-mechanical system (MEMS) scanning mirror, and a partial reflector for supplying images to an image sensor. Additional embodiments are disclosed.
The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Received a 2013 NIH Grant for $559,530 for Interaoperative OCT for ...
We report the application of Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) to various types of human cases of otitis media (OM). Whereas conventional diagnostic modalities for OM, including standard and pneumatic otoscopy, are limited to visualizing the surface information of the tympanic membrane (TM), OCT is able to effectively reveal the depth-resolved microstructural below the TM with a very high spatial resolution. With the potential advantage of using OCT for diagnosing different types of OM, we examined in-vivo the use of 840 nm wavelength, and OCT spectral domain OCT (SDOCT) techniques, in several human cases including normal ears, and ears with adhesive ...
UIUC Received a 2013 NIH Grant for $475,350 for Intraoperative Label-Free Optical Molecular Imaging of Breast ...
Optical coherence tomography (OCT) has long been used as a diagnostic tool in the field of ophthalmology. The ability to observe microstructural changes in the tissues of the eye has proved very effective in diagnosing ocular disease. However, this technology has yet to be introduced into the primary care office, where indications of disease are first encountered. We have developed a portable, handheld imaging probe for use in the primary care setting and evaluated its tissue site accessibility, ability to observe diseased tissue, and screening capabilities in in vivo human patients, particularly for pathologies related to the eye, ear and ...
High-resolution real-time tomography of scattering tissues is important for many areas of medicine and biology 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 . However, the compromise between transverse resolution and depth-of-field, in addition to low sensitivity deep in tissue, continues to impede progress towards cellular-level volumetric tomography. Computed imaging has the potential to solve these long-standing limitations. Interferometric synthetic aperture microscopy 7 , 8 , 9 is a computed imaging technique enabling high-resolution volumetric tomography with spatially invariant resolution. However, its potential for clinical diagnostics remains largely untapped because full volume reconstructions required lengthy post-processing, and the phase-stability requirements have been difficult to satisfy ...
The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Illinois is a world leader in research, teaching, and public engagement, distinguished by the breadth of its programs, broad academic excellence, and internationally renowned faculty. Biophotonics Imaging Laboratory at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Located in the Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, the Biophotonics Imaging Laboratory, directed by Professor Stephen Boppart, is dedicated to the development of optical biomedical imaging techniques. Mills Breast Cancer Institute is dedicated to the diagnosis, prevention and treatment of breast cancer through collaborative research and excellence in patient care. Dr. Stephen Boppart, MD, PhD, Founding Director, Mills Breast Cancer Institute.