Method and apparatus for imaging of vessel segments
First Claim
1. An apparatus for imaging a structure using optical coherence tomography, comprising:
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a first fluid delivery arrangement configured to deliver a volume of a fluid to an external location with respect to the article of manufacture; and
a second arrangement including an imaging arrangement which is configured to obtain optical coherence tomography data associated with the structure at least one of before, during or after the volume of the fluid is delivered to the external location,wherein at least one first portion of the second arrangement or at least one second portion of the article of manufacture is translated along a path which approximately corresponds to an axis of extension of a surface,wherein the second arrangement includes a computer controlled which is configured to automatically control at least one of the translation or a rotation of the at least one first portion of the second arrangement or the at least one second portion of the article of manufacture as a function of the data.
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Abstract
An apparatus, method and software arrangement for imaging a surface of a structure that is in contact with an opaque fluid is provided. The apparatus includes an article of manufacture (e.g., a housing), a fluid delivery arrangement and an imaging arrangement. The housing includes an aperture formed in the article of manufacture. The fluid delivery arrangement is configured to deliver a volume of substantially transparent fluid to the aperture formed in the housing. The imaging arrangement is configured to image the surface of the structure using an imaging modality after the volume of the transparent fluid is delivered to the aperture, wherein the imaging arrangement and/or the article of manufacture is translated along the surface of the structure while imaging the surface of the structure.
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21 Claims
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1. An apparatus for imaging a structure using optical coherence tomography, comprising:
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an article of manufacture; a first fluid delivery arrangement configured to deliver a volume of a fluid to an external location with respect to the article of manufacture; and a second arrangement including an imaging arrangement which is configured to obtain optical coherence tomography data associated with the structure at least one of before, during or after the volume of the fluid is delivered to the external location, wherein at least one first portion of the second arrangement or at least one second portion of the article of manufacture is translated along a path which approximately corresponds to an axis of extension of a surface, wherein the second arrangement includes a computer controlled which is configured to automatically control at least one of the translation or a rotation of the at least one first portion of the second arrangement or the at least one second portion of the article of manufacture as a function of the 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. An apparatus for imaging a structure using optical coherence tomography, comprising:
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an article of manufacture; a first fluid delivery arrangement configured to deliver a volume of a fluid to an external location with respect to the article of manufacture; and a second arrangement including an imaging arrangement which is configured to obtain using optical coherence tomography data associated with the structure at least one of before, during or after the volume of the fluid is delivered to the external location, wherein at least one of at least one first portion of the second arrangement or at least one second portion of the article of manufacture is translated along a path which approximately corresponds to an axis of extension of a surface, wherein the second arrangement includes a further computer controlled arrangement which is further configured to automatically control; i) at least one of the translation or a rotation of the at least one of the at least one first portion of the second arrangement or the at least one second portion of the article of manufacture as a function of the data, and ii) the at least one of the translation or the rotation based on at least one of a presence or an absence of at least one of (i) blood or (ii) the fluid in the external location as a function of the image information, and wherein the second arrangement includes a processing arrangement which is configured to determine at least one of a presence or an absence of blood in or at the external location as a function of the image information.
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