System for confocal imaging within dermal tissue
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Abstract
An improved system for confocal imaging within dermal tissue of a patient is provided which minimizes instability in confocal images by reducing the relative motion of the tissue with respect to the confocal imaging optics of the system. The system includes a mechanism for maintaining an area of skin tissue under stress by application of force at the edges of the area, and an imaging head coupled to this mechanism for imaging the stressed skin. The mechanism includes a mechanical structure, such as a platen, brace, or attachment, which both supports the imaging head of the system and applies stress to a limited surface area of the tissue to minimize skin motion during confocal imaging.
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40 Claims
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27. A system for recording on a recording medium the location of tissue sections in which the microscope has optics through which the microscope images tissue, said system comprising:
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means for moving at least said optics in one or more directions during imaging to view different parts of said tissue with said microscope; and
means, coupled to said moving means, for recording information about one or more locations in the tissue of one or more imaged tissue sections on a recording medium. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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36. A method for recording on a recording medium the location of tissue sections in which the microscope has optics through which the microscope images tissue, said method comprising the steps of:
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moving at least said optics in one or more directions during imaging to view different parts of said tissue with said microscope; and
recording on a recording medium one or more locations in the tissue of one or more imaged tissue sections. - View Dependent Claims (37, 38)
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39. An apparatus for recording on a recording medium the location of tissue sections in which the microscope has optics through which the microscope images tissue, said apparatus comprising:
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a recording medium disposed on a platen positionally related to the surface of the tissue; and
a pen or marker mechanically coupled to said optics, in which said pen or marker is capable of recording position of said optics with respect to said tissue on said recording medium. - View Dependent Claims (40)
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