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

SH Yun, BE Bouma, GJ Tearney, JF De Boer - US Patent 7,733,497, 2010 - Google Patents
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System and method for optical coherence imaging

M Shishkov, BE Bouma, GJ Tearney - US Patent 7,366,376, 2008 - Google Patents
Apparatus and method are provided for transmitting at least one electro-magnetic radiation
is provided. In particular, at least one optical fiber having at least one end extending along a …

Optical methods for tissue analysis

GJ Tearney, BE Bouma - US Patent 7,231,243, 2007 - Google Patents
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Fiber-optic rotational device, optical system and method for imaging a sample

BE Bouma, GJ Tearney, M Shishkov - US Patent 7,382,949, 2008 - Google Patents
A device, system and method for transmitting electro-magnetic radiation between at least
two separate fibers (as well as for imaging a sample) are provided. For example, a first …

Apparatus and method for ranging and noise reduction of low coherence interferometry LCI and optical coherence tomography OCT signals by parallel detection of …

JF De Boer, GJ Tearney, BE Bouma - US Patent 7,355,716, 2008 - Google Patents
Apparatus, method, logic arrangement and storage medium are provided for increasing the
sensitivity in the detection of optical coherence tomography and low coherence interfer …

Circulatory monitoring systems and methods

B Ferren, JJ Hagen, RA Hyde, MY Ishikawa… - US Patent …, 2012 - Google Patents
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Non-contact optical system, computer-accessible medium and method for measurement at least one mechanical property of tissue using coherent speckle technique …

SK Nadkarni, GJ Tearney - US Patent 9,351,642, 2016 - Google Patents
Exemplary embodiments of apparatus and method for determining at least one material
property of an anatomical structure can be provided. According to one exemplary …

Method and apparatus for detecting vulnerable atherosclerotic plaque

SW Casscells III, JT Willerson, M Naghavi… - US Patent …, 2008 - Google Patents
Methods and devices are disclosed for detecting vulnerable atherosclerotic plaque, or
plaque at risk of reducing blood flow in a vessel, by identifying a region of elevated tempera …

Methods and apparatus for the identification and stabilization of vulnerable plaque

E Cespedes, K Michlitsch - US Patent App. 10/393,665, 2003 - Google Patents
The present invention provides methods and apparatus for identifying and stabilizing
vulnerable plaque via multi-functional catheters having both infrared detection and imaging …

Method and apparatus for detection of vulnerable atherosclerotic plaque

SW Casscells III, JT Willerson, M Naghavi… - US Patent …, 2009 - Google Patents
Vulnerable atherosclerotic plaque to prevent heart attack and stroke are disclosed. The
methods are also applicable to detection of infection, cancer, wounds or auto-immune dis …