Functional optical coherent imaging
First Claim
1. Functional optical coherent imaging (fOCI) platform comprisinga. at least one active camera unit (ACU), for calculating an optical coherent imaging (OCI) map, comprising a coherent and/or a partially coherent light source, and means for spectral filtering and imaging a signal of interest at a selected body area of interest of a subject;
- b. an image processing unit (IPU) for pre-processing data received from the ACU;
c. at least one stimulation unit (STU) transmitting a stimulation pattern to the subject;
d. at least one body function reference measurement unit (BFMU), which detects and measures body functions that are physiological processes that happen without any internal or external stimulus;
e. a central clock and processing unit (CCU), with interconnections to the ACU, the IPU, and the STU, for collecting and merging pre-processed data from the IPU, the stimulation pattern from the STU, and reference data from the BFMU in a timely synchronized manner;
f. a post-processing unit (statistical analysis unit, SAU) suitable for statistical analysis of received synchronized data from the CCU, the SAU being configured to remove signals representative of the reference data received from the BFMU from the signal of interest received from the ACU before and during application of an internal or external stimulus; and
g. an operator interface (HOI) for controlling and communication with the STU, the BFMU, and/or the IPU.
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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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1. Functional optical coherent imaging (fOCI) platform comprising
a. at least one active camera unit (ACU), for calculating an optical coherent imaging (OCI) map, comprising a coherent and/or a partially coherent light source, and means for spectral filtering and imaging a signal of interest at a selected body area of interest of a subject; -
b. an image processing unit (IPU) for pre-processing data received from the ACU; c. at least one stimulation unit (STU) transmitting a stimulation pattern to the subject; d. at least one body function reference measurement unit (BFMU), which detects and measures body functions that are physiological processes that happen without any internal or external stimulus; e. a central clock and processing unit (CCU), with interconnections to the ACU, the IPU, and the STU, for collecting and merging pre-processed data from the IPU, the stimulation pattern from the STU, and reference data from the BFMU in a timely synchronized manner; f. a post-processing unit (statistical analysis unit, SAU) suitable for statistical analysis of received synchronized data from the CCU, the SAU being configured to remove signals representative of the reference data received from the BFMU from the signal of interest received from the ACU before and during application of an internal or external stimulus; and g. an operator interface (HOI) for controlling and communication with the STU, the BFMU, and/or the IPU. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. Process for acquiring stimuli activated subject data comprising the steps of
a. aligning a body function reference unit at a subject and monitoring a pre-selected body function that happens without any internal or external stimulus; -
b. selecting a stimulus or stimuli; c. imaging a signal of interest at 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 exertion of the stimuli and said monitoring of the preselected body function; f. transferring said synchronized image, stimuli, and body function data to a statistical analysis unit (SAU); and g. performing calculations to (i) remove signals representative of a change in the preselected body function from the signal of interest received before and during said exertion of the stimuli, and (ii) generate results in a form of a functional optical coherent imaging (fOCI) map results pertaining to the signal of interest at the body area of interest. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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