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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 19, 2014
Filed:
Jan. 23, 2012
Kenn Oldham, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Thomas D. Wang, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Zhongyao Liu, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Jing Yong YE, San Antonio, TX (US);
Kenn Oldham, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Thomas D. Wang, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Zhongyao Liu, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Jing Yong Ye, San Antonio, TX (US);
The Regents of the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Abstract
An endoscopic imaging device is described that achieves longitudinal axis (z-axis) scanning into a tissue or sample, using a piezoelectric microactuator. In some configurations, additional lateral (xy-plane) scanning is also achieved, to allow for the creation of full three-dimensional imaging, ex vivo or in vivo. The techniques may be used to image and diagnosis allergic rhinitis and eosinophilic esophagitis in tissue.