Method and apparatus for optical imaging via spectral encoding

GJ Tearney, D Yelin, BE Bourna - US Patent 7,843,572, 2010 - Google Patents
Exemplary method, apparatus and arrangement can be provided for obtaining information
associated with a sample such as a portion of an anatomical structure. The information can …

Methods and systems for optical imaging or epithelial luminal organs by beam scanning thereof

GJ Tearney, M Shishkov, BE Bouma, BJ Vakoc… - US Patent …, 2015 - Google Patents
Arrangements, apparatus, systems and systems are provided for obtaining data for at least
one portion within at least one luminal or hollow sample. The arrangement, system or appa …

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 8,838,213, 2014 - Google Patents
Exemplary apparatus and process can be provided for imaging information associated with
at least one portion of a sample. For example,(i) at least two first different wavelengths of at …

Apparatus, method and system for performing phase-resolved optical frequency domain imaging

GJ Tearney, BE Bouma, JF De Boer, BJ Vakoc… - US Patent …, 2015 - Google Patents
Apparatus, system and method are provided which utilize signals received from a reference
and a sample. In particular, a radiation is provided which includes at least one first electro …

Method and apparatus for imaging of vessel segments

GJ Tearney, M Shishkov, BE Bouma - US Patent 8,208,995, 2012 - Google Patents
An apparatus, method and software arrangement for imaging a surface of a structure that is
in contact with an opaque fluid is provided. The apparatus includes an article of manufacture …

Process, system and software arrangement for a chromatic dispersion compensation using reflective layers in optical coherence tomography (OCT) imaging

AJ Cense, SH Yun, JF De Boer - US Patent 8,018,598, 2011 - Google Patents
US8018598B2 - Process, system and software arrangement for a chromatic dispersion
compensation using reflective layers in optical coherence tomography (OCT) imaging - Google …

Method and apparatus for determination of atherosclerotic plaque type by measurement of tissue optical properties

GJ Tearney, BE Bouma - US Patent 7,865,231, 2011 - Google Patents
(54) METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR 3,941,121 A 3/1976 Olinger DETERMINATION OF
ATHEROSCLEROTIC 4,030,827 A 6/1977 Delhaye et a1. PLAQUE TYPE BY …

Arrangements and methods for facilitating photoluminescence imaging

GJ Tearney, D Yelin, BJ Vakoc, BE Bouma… - US Patent …, 2011 - Google Patents
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et al. 4,300,816 A 11, 1981 Snitzer et al. 5,459,325 A 10, 1995 Hueton et al. 4,303,300 A …

Arrangements and methods for providing multimodality microscopic imaging of one or more biological structures

GJ Tearney, D Yelin, BJ Vakoc, WY Oh… - US Patent …, 2012 - Google Patents
Method and apparatus according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention can
be provided. For example, first data associated with a first signal received from at least one …

Apparatus and method for cross axis parallel spectroscopy

SH Yun, G Scarcelli - US Patent 7,898,656, 2011 - Google Patents
An exemplary embodiment of apparatus and method to measure and filter the spectrum of
electro-magnetic radiation using multiple dispersive elements, such as diffraction gratings or …