LOW-COHERENCE INTERFEROMETRY AND OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY FOR IMAGE-GUIDED SURGICAL TREATMENT OF SOLID TUMORS
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1. 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; and
ending the invasive procedure after the converting of the data.
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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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28 Claims
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1. A method of forming an image of tissue, comprising:
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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; and ending the invasive procedure after the converting of the data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A system for imaging tissue in real-time comprising:
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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; and a core software unit which receives the OCT data, performs further data analysis, and provides feedback of the OCT data in real-time. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method of analyzing tissue comprising:
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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; and ending the invasive procedure after the classifying of the tissue. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19)
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20-26. -26. (canceled)
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27. A method of removing tissue from a patient comprising:
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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; and removing tissue from within the tissue margins from the patient.
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28-29. -29. (canceled)
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