FUNCTIONAL OPTICAL COHERENT IMAGING
First Claim
1. Functional optical coherent imaging (fOCI) platform comprisinga. at least one active camera unit (ACU) comprising a coherent and/or a partially coherent light source, and means for spectral filtering and imaging a selected body area of interest;
- b. an image processing unit (IPU) for pre-processing data received from an ACU;
c. at least one stimulation unit (STU) transmitting a stimulation to a subject;
d. at least one body function reference measurement unit (BFMU);
e. a central clock and processing unit (CCU), with interconnections to the ACU, the IPU, the STU, for collecting pre-processed data from the IPU, stimuli from the STU body function reference data from the BFMU in a synchronized manner;
f. a post-processing unit (statistical analysis unit, SAU); and
g. an operator interface (HOI).
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a functional optical coherent imaging (fOCI) platform comprising at least one active camera unit (ACU) comprising a coherent and/or a partially coherent light source, and means for spectral filtering and imaging a selected body area of interest; an image processing unit (IPU) for pre-processing data received from an ACU; at least one stimulation unit (STU) transmitting a stimulation to a subject; at least one body function reference measurement unit (BFMU); a central clock and processing unit (CCU), with interconnections to the ACU, the IPU, the STU, for collecting pre-processed data from the IPU, stimuli from the STU body function reference data from the BFMU in a synchronized manner; a post-processing unit (statistical analysis unit, SAU); and an operator interface (HOD. Further the invention relates to a process for acquiring stimuli activated subject data comprising the steps of aligning a body function unit at a subject and monitoring pre-selected body function; selecting a stimulus or stimuli; imaging a body area of interest; exerting one or a series of stimuli on the subject; imaging the body area of interest synchronous with said stimuli and the preselected body functions; and transferring said synchronized image, stimuli and body function data to a statistical analysis unit (SAU) and performing calculations to generate results pertaining to body functions.
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19 Claims
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1. Functional optical coherent imaging (fOCI) platform comprising
a. at least one active camera unit (ACU) comprising a coherent and/or a partially coherent light source, and means for spectral filtering and imaging a selected body area of interest; -
b. an image processing unit (IPU) for pre-processing data received from an ACU; c. at least one stimulation unit (STU) transmitting a stimulation to a subject; d. at least one body function reference measurement unit (BFMU); e. a central clock and processing unit (CCU), with interconnections to the ACU, the IPU, the STU, for collecting pre-processed data from the IPU, stimuli from the STU body function reference data from the BFMU in a synchronized manner; f. a post-processing unit (statistical analysis unit, SAU); and g. an operator interface (HOI). - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 18, 19)
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13. Process for acquiring stimuli activated subject data comprising the steps of
a. aligning a body function unit at a subject and monitoring pre-selected body function; -
b. selecting a stimulus or stimuli; c. imaging a body area of interest; d. exerting one or a series of stimuli on the subject; e. imaging the body area of interest synchronous with said stimuli and the preselected body functions; and f. transferring said synchronized image, stimuli and body function data to a statistical analysis unit (SAU) and performing calculations to generate results pertaining to body functions. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17)
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