摘要:
An apparatus and method according to the present invention can be provided, e.g., for a cell specific laser therapy of atherosclerotic plaques, particularly to systems and methods for targeting endogenous light absorbers present within plaque macrophages and exogenous nanoparticle targeting. In one exemplary embodiment, an electro-magnetic radiation can be forwarded to an anatomical structure. The electro-magnetic radiation may have at least one property configured to (a) modify at least one characteristic of at least one first cell, and (b) minimize any modification of and/or modify at least one characteristic of at least second cell. The first and second cells may be different from one another, the characteristics of the first and second cells can be different from one another, and the first cell and/or the second cell may have at least one macrophage feature, and the characteristic of the at least one first cell and/or the at least one second cell can be temperature. According to still another exemplary embodiment, a location associated with the first cell and the second cell can be determined. For example, the electro-magnetic radiation can be forwarded in a vicinity of the location.
摘要:
According one exemplary embodiment of the present invention, method and system can be provided for applying a laser radiation to at least one portion of a biological structure. For example, a beam of the laser radiation can be provided to the portion, whereas a cross-sectional area of the beam is at most about 1/lOth of an entire area of the at least one portion. The beam can be applied to the portion (a) based on a predetermined pattern, (b) while modulating a wavelength of the laser radiation, and/or (c) while monitoring a depth of the application of the laser radiation.
摘要:
Exemplary systems and methods for obtaining a photoluminescence radiation from at least one portion of a sample can be provided. For example, using the exemplary embodiment, it is possible to receive a first radiation and disperse the first radiation into at least one second radiation and at least one third radiation. The second and third radiations can be provided to different locations of the portion. In addition, it is possible to receive the photoluminescence radiation from the portion based on the second and third radiations.
摘要:
An apparatus, method and software arrangement for imaging a surface of a structure that is in contact with an opaque fluid is provided. The apparatus includes an article of manufacture (208) (e.g., a housing), a fluid delivery arrangement and an imaging arrangement (204). The housing includes an aperture (221) formed in the article of manufacture. The fluid delivery arrangement is configured to deliver a volume of substantially transparent fluid to the aperture formed in the housing. The imaging arrangement is configured to image the surface of the structure using an imaging modality after the volume of the transparent fluid is delivered to the aperture, wherein the imaging arrangement and/or the article of manufacture is translated (BY A Pullback device -215) along the surface of the structure while imaging the surface of the structure.
摘要:
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.
摘要:
The invention relates to methods and systems to optically analyze samples such as tissue based on speckle patterns of microscopic motion, such as Brownian motion.