摘要:
The present invention relates to a full-field reflection phase microscope. In a preferred embodiment, the invention can combine low-coherence interferometry and off-axis digital holographic microscopy (DHM). The reflection-based DHM provides highly sensitive and a single-shot imaging of cellular dynamics while the use of low coherence source provides a depth-selective measurement. A preferred embodiment of the system uses a diffraction grating in the reference arm to generate an interference image of uniform contrast over the entire field-of-view albeit low-coherence light source. With improved path-length sensitivity, the present invention is suitable for full-field measurement of membrane dynamics in live cells with sub-nanometer-scale sensitivity.
摘要:
Procédé de fluorescence de tissus induite par laser consistant à utiliser un rayonnement laser pour illuminer et induire une fluorescence dans les tissus examinés afin de déterminer la composition chimique de l'état pathologique de tissus. Le rayonnement du laser et le rayonnement fluorescent récupérés peuvent être conduits dans un cathéter à l'aide d'un réseau de fibres optiques. On peut afficher et analyser le spectre de fluorescence des tissus afin d'obtenir des informations relatives à la composition chimique et à l'état médical des tissus du corps humain.
摘要:
The present invention relates to multimodal spectroscopy (MMS) as a clinical tool for the in vivo diagnosis of disease in humans. The MMS technology combines Raman and fluorescence spectroscopy. A preferred embodiment involves diagnosis cancer of the breast and of vulnerable atherosclerotic plaque, esophageal, colon, cervical and bladder cancer. MMS is used to provide a more comprehensive picture of the metabolic, biochemical and morphological state of a tissue than afforded by either Raman or fluorescence and reflectance spectroscopies alone.
摘要:
The present invention utilizes a plurality of spectroscopic systems and methods to measure characteristics of tissue useful in the diagnosis of disease. In a preferred embodiment, a combination of fluorescence, reflectance and light scattered spectra can be measured and processed to provide biochemical, architectural and morphological state of tissue. The methods and systems can be used particularly in the early detection of carcinoma within tissue in vivo and in vitro.
摘要:
Radiation that propagates undeflected through a turbid medium, undergoes a small change in phase velocity due to its wave nature. This change can be measured using a differential phase optical interferometer. Ballistic propagation can be classified into three regimes: for scatterers small compared to the wavelength, the turbid medium acts as a bulk medium; for large scatterers, phase velocity is independent of turbidity; and in the intermediate regime, the phase velocity is strongly dependent on scatterer radius. In particular, for scatterers having intermediate size, a phase velocity increase and negative dispersion is observed by adding positive dispersion scatterers of higher refractive index. These measurements are made using the phase difference between fundamental and harmonic light and can be used to provide diagnostic information and images of tissues or biological fluids.
摘要:
The present invention relates to systems and methods of field-based light scattering spectroscopy. These systems and methods provide for the diagnosis of tissue (26) by measuring the size and distribution of cellular characteristics. Field based measurements provide phase information resulting from the interaction of scatterers within the material and the incident wavefront. These measurements can be used to provide three dimensional images of tissue.
摘要:
Le système de cathéter pour la formation d'images contient des fibres optiques qui éclairent les tissus à des fins diagnostiques. Des affichages spectroscopiques et visuels des tissus sont produits simultanément. Des spectres de Raman et de fluorescence sont utilisés pour déterminer la présence de plaques athéromateuses sur les parois d'artères.
摘要:
Preferred embodiments of the present invention are directed to systems for phase measurement which address the problem of phase noise using combinations of a number of strategies including, but not limited to, common-path interferometry, phase referencing, active stabilization and differential measurement. Embodiment are directed to optical devices for imaging small biological objects with light. These embodiments can be applied to the fields of, for example, cellular physiology and neuroscience. These preferred embodiments are based on principles of phase measurements and imaging technologies. The scientific motivation for using phase measurements and imaging technologies is derived from, for example, cellular biology at the sub-micron level which can include, without limitation, imaging origins of dysplasia, cellular communication, neuronal transmission and implementation of the genetic code. The structure and dynamics of sub-cellular constituents cannot be currently studied in their native state using the existing methods and technologies including, for example, x-ray and neutron scattering. In contrast, light based techniques with nanometer resolution enable the cellular machinery to be studied in its native state. Thus, preferred embodiments of the present invention include systems based on principles of interferometry and/or phase measurements and are used to study cellular physiology. These systems include principles of low coherence interferometry (LCI) using optical interferometers to measure phase, or light scattering spectroscopy (LSS) wherein interference within the cellular components themselves is used, or in the alternative the principles of LCI and LSS can be combined to result in systems of the present invention