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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 11, 2006
Filed:
Jan. 26, 2004
Joseph A. Izatt, Durham, NC (US);
Divakar K. Rao, Indore, IN;
Changhuei Yang, Durham, NC (US);
Michael A. Choma, Durham, NC (US);
Siavash Yazdanfar, Cambridge, MA (US);
Andrew M. Rollins, Cleveland, OH (US);
Brian E. Applegate, Durham, NC (US);
Joseph A. Izatt, Durham, NC (US);
Divakar K. Rao, Indore, IN;
Changhuei Yang, Durham, NC (US);
Michael A. Choma, Durham, NC (US);
Siavash Yazdanfar, Cambridge, MA (US);
Andrew M. Rollins, Cleveland, OH (US);
Brian E. Applegate, Durham, NC (US);
Duke University, Durham, NC (US);
Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH (US);
Abstract
Spatial information, such as concentration and displacement, about a specific molecular contrast agent, may be determined by stimulating a sample containing the agent, thereby altering an optical property of the agent. A plurality of optical coherence tomography (OCT) images may be acquired, at least some of which are acquired at different stimulus intensities. The acquired images are used to profile the molecular contrast agent concentration distribution of the sample.