Method and apparatus for optical imaging via spectral encoding
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1. An apparatus comprising:
- at least one first arrangement configured to provide first data associated with a first signal received from at least one region of at least one sample, wherein the region has a linear dimension that is not more than about 10 microns;
at least one second arrangement configured to provide 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 by the first and second arrangements; and
at least one 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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25 Claims
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1. An apparatus comprising:
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at least one first arrangement configured to provide first data associated with a first signal received from at least one region of at least one sample, wherein the region has a linear dimension that is not more than about 10 microns; at least one second arrangement configured to provide 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 by the first and second arrangements; and at least one 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; retrieving 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 tangible computing arrangement, generating the particular data based on the first and second data.
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22. A non-transitory computer-accessible medium having instructions thereon, which, when accessed by a computing arrangement configure the computing arrangement to generate particular data associated with at least one sample using procedures 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; retrieving 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 tangible computing arrangement, generating the particular data based on the first and second data.
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23. An apparatus comprising:
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at least one first arrangement configured to provide first data associated with a first signal forwarded to at least one region of at least one sample, wherein the region has a linear dimension that is not more than about 10 microns; at least one second arrangement configured to provide second data associated with a second signal forwarded to the at least one 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 at least one 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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24. 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 forwarded to 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; retrieving second data associated with a second signal forwarded to the at least one 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 using a tangible computing arrangement, generating 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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25. A non-transitory computer-accessible medium having instructions thereon, which, when accessed by a computing arrangement configure the computing arrangement to generate particular data associated with at least one sample using procedures comprising:
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obtaining first data associated with a first signal forwarded to 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; retrieving second data associated with a second signal forwarded to the at least one 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 using a tangible computing arrangement, generating 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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