Method and apparatus for optical imaging via spectral encoding
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1. An apparatus comprising:
- a first arrangement configured to provide first data associated with a first signal received from at least one region of a sample, wherein the region has a linear dimension that is not more than about 10 microns;
a second arrangement configured to provide second data associated with a second signal received from the sample and a third signal received from a reference, wherein the first and second data are provided substantially simultaneously by the first and second arrangements; and
a third arrangement configured to generate further data based on the first and second data.
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Abstract
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 be generated using first data, which can be based on a signal obtained from a location on the sample, and second data, where the second data can be obtained by combining a second signal received from the sample with a third reference signal. An image of a portion of the sample can also be generated based on the information. For example, the first data can be associated with spectral encoding microscopy data, and the second data can be associated with optical coherence tomography data.
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1. An apparatus comprising:
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a first arrangement configured to provide first data associated with a first signal received from at least one region of a sample, wherein the region has a linear dimension that is not more than about 10 microns; a second arrangement configured to provide second data associated with a second signal received from the sample and a third signal received from a reference, wherein the first and second data are provided substantially simultaneously by the first and second arrangements; and a third arrangement configured to generate further data based on the first and second data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A method for obtaining particular data associated with at least one sample, comprising:
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obtaining first data associated with a first signal received from at least one region of the at least one sample, wherein the region has a linear dimension that is not more than about 10 microns; obtaining second data associated with a second signal received from the at least one sample and a third signal received from a reference, wherein the first and second data are provided substantially simultaneously; and using a configured computing arrangement, generating the particular data based on the first and second data.
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22. An apparatus comprising:
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a first arrangement configured to provide first data associated with a first signal forwarded to at least one region of a sample, wherein the region has a linear dimension that is not more than about 10 microns; a second arrangement configured to provide second data associated with a second signal forwarded to the sample and a third signal forwarded to a reference, wherein the first and second data are provided substantially simultaneously by the first and second arrangements; and a third arrangement configured to generate further data based on third and fourth data received from the at least one region and the reference respectively which correspond to the first and second data, respectively.
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23. An apparatus comprising:
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a first arrangement configured to provide first data associated with a first signal received from at least one region of a sample, wherein the region has a linear dimension that is not more than about 10 microns; a second arrangement configured to provide second data associated with a second signal received from the sample and a third signal received from a reference, wherein the first and second arrangements are provided in at least one of a probe; a third arrangement configured to generate further data based on the first and second data; and a positioning fourth arrangement configured to position the probe at a particular location relative to the sample based on at least one of the first data or the second data.
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