Method and apparatus for optical imaging via spectral encoding
First Claim
1. An apparatus comprising:
- at least one probe arrangement configured to forward an electromagnetic radiation to an anatomical structure, and continuously scan an entire region of at least one portion of the anatomical structure using the electromagnetic radiation to generate at least one signal, wherein the at least one probe arrangement includes at least one housing, at least one optical moving section and at least one force applying section provided within the at least one housing, and wherein the force applying section includes an elastic arrangement, and applies a force on the at least one optical moving section to be in contact with the at least one housing.
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Abstract
Method, apparatus and arrangement according an exemplary embodiment of the present invention can be provided for generating an image of at least one portion of an anatomical structure. For example, the portion can have an area greater than about 1 mm2, and the image can have a resolution a transverse resolution that is below about 10 μm. For example, light can be scanned over such portion so as to generate first information which is related to the portion, where the light may be provided through a diffraction arrangement to generate a spectrally dispersed line. Method, apparatus and arrangement according to a further exemplary embodiment of the present invention can be provided for positioning a radiation or optical beam within an anatomical structure based on signals generated by scanning a portion of the structure using the same or a different beam.
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22 Claims
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1. An apparatus comprising:
at least one probe arrangement configured to forward an electromagnetic radiation to an anatomical structure, and continuously scan an entire region of at least one portion of the anatomical structure using the electromagnetic radiation to generate at least one signal, wherein the at least one probe arrangement includes at least one housing, at least one optical moving section and at least one force applying section provided within the at least one housing, and wherein the force applying section includes an elastic arrangement, and applies a force on the at least one optical moving section to be in contact with the at least one housing. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A method for imaging a region of an anatomical structure, comprising:
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forwarding at least one electromagnetic radiation to an anatomical structure; using at least one probe arrangement, continuously scanning an entire region of at least one portion of the anatomical structure using the electromagnetic radiation to generate at least one signal; and with at least one force applying section of the at least one probe arrangement that is provided in at least one housing thereof and that includes an elastic arrangement, applying a force on at least one optical moving section of the at least one probe arrangement to be in contact with the at least one housing.
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