Process, system and software arrangement for measuring a mechanical strain and elastic properties of a sample
First Claim
1. A system for determining data associated with at least one structural change of tissue, comprising:
- a non-transitory processing arrangement, which when executing a predetermined technique, is configured to;
a) receive a first interferometric signal which contains first information regarding the tissue at a first stress level, and a second interferometric signal which contains second information regarding the tissue at a second stress level,b) compare the first and second information to produce comparison information, andc) determine the data associated with the at least one structural change as a function of the comparison information and further information associated with at least one of (i) at least one known characteristics of at least one of the tissue or an imaging agent within the tissue, or (ii) characteristics of an interferometric system, wherein the data includes an elastic modulus distribution in the tissue.
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Abstract
A system, process and software arrangement are provided to determining data associated with at least one structural change of tissue. In particular, a first optical coherence tomography (“OCT”) signal which contains first information regarding the tissue at a first stress level, and a second OCT signal which contains second information regarding the tissue at a second stress level are received. The first and second information are compared to produce comparison information. The data associated with the at least one structural change is determined as a function of the comparison information and further information associated with (i) at least one known characteristics of the tissue and/or (ii) characteristics of an OCT system. Further, at least one optical coherence tomography (“OCT”) signal which contains information regarding the tissue can be received, and the modulus of the tissue may be determined as a function of the received at least one OCT signal.
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58 Claims
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1. A system for determining data associated with at least one structural change of tissue, comprising:
a non-transitory processing arrangement, which when executing a predetermined technique, is configured to; a) receive a first interferometric signal which contains first information regarding the tissue at a first stress level, and a second interferometric signal which contains second information regarding the tissue at a second stress level, b) compare the first and second information to produce comparison information, and c) determine the data associated with the at least one structural change as a function of the comparison information and further information associated with at least one of (i) at least one known characteristics of at least one of the tissue or an imaging agent within the tissue, or (ii) characteristics of an interferometric system, wherein the data includes an elastic modulus distribution in the tissue. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method for determining data associated with at least one structural change of tissue, comprising the steps of:
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receiving a first interferometric signal which contains first information regarding the tissue at a first stress level, and a second interferometric signal which contains second information regarding the tissue at a second stress level; comparing the first and second information to produce comparison information; and using a processor, determining the data associated with the at least one structural change as a function of the comparison information and further information associated with at least one of (i) at least one known characteristics of at least one of the tissue or an imaging agent within the tissue, or (ii) characteristics of an interferometric system, wherein the data includes an elastic modulus distribution in the tissue. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A software arrangement for determining data associated with at least one structural change of tissue, comprising:
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a first set of instruction, provided on a non-transitory computer-accessible medium which, when executed by a tangible processing arrangement, configure the processing arrangement to receive a first interferometric signal which contains first information regarding the tissue at a first stress level, and a second interferometric signal which contains second information regarding the tissue at a second stress level; a second set of instruction, provided on the computer accessible medium, which the processing arrangement to when executed by a processing arrangement, configure the processing arrangement to compare the first and second information to produce comparison information; and a third set of instruction, provided on the computer-accessible medium, which when executed by the processing arrangement, configure the processing arrangement to determine the data associated with the at least one structural change as a function of the comparison information and further information associated with at least one of (i) at least one known characteristics of at least one of the tissue or an imaging agent within the tissue, or (ii) characteristics of an OCT system, wherein the data includes an elastic modulus distribution in the tissue. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A system for determining data associated with at least one elastic modulus distribution of a tissue, comprising:
a non-transitory processing arrangement, which when executing a predetermined technique, is configured to; a) receive at least one interferometric signal which contains information regarding the tissue, and b) determine the at least one elastic modulus distribution of the tissue as a function of the received at least one interferometric signal. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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39. A method for determining data associated with at least one elastic modulus distribution of a tissue, comprising the steps of:
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a) receiving at least one interferometric signal which contains information regarding the tissue; and b) using a processor, determining the at least one elastic modulus distribution of the tissue as a function of the received at least one interferometric signal. - View Dependent Claims (40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54)
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55. A software arrangement for determining data associated with at least one elastic modulus distribution of a tissue, comprising:
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a first set of instruction provided on a non-transitory computer-accessible medium, which, when executed by a tangible processing arrangement, configure the processing arrangement to receive at least one interferometric signal which contains information regarding the tissue; and a second set of instruction provided on the computer-accessible medium, which, when executed by the processing arrangement, configure the processing arrangement to determine the at least one elastic modulus distribution of the tissue as a function of the received at least one interferometric signal. - View Dependent Claims (56, 57, 58)
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