Method and apparatus for optical Doppler tomographic imaging of fluid flow velocity in highly scattering media
Abstract
Optical Doppler tomography permits imaging of fluid flow velocity in highly scattering media. The tomography system combines Doppler velocimetry with high spatial resolution of partially coherent optical interferometry to measure fluid flow velocity at discrete spatial locations. Noninvasive in vivo imaging of blood flow dynamics and tissue structures with high spatial resolutions of the order of 2 to 10 microns is achieved in biological systems. The backscattered interference signals derived from the interferometer may be analyzed either through power spectrum determination to obtain the position and velocity of each particle in the fluid flow sample at each pixel, or the interference spectral density may be analyzed at each frequency in the spectrum to obtain the positions and velocities of the particles in a cross-section to which the interference spectral density corresponds. The realized resolutions of optical Doppler tomography allows noninvasive in vivo imaging of both blood microcirculation and tissue structure surrounding the vessel which has significance for biomedical research and clinical applications.
- Inventors:
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- Laguna Niguel, CA
- Irvine, CA
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Univ. of California (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 872695
- Patent Number(s):
- 5991697
- Assignee:
- Regents of University of California (Oakland, CA)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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A - HUMAN NECESSITIES A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE A61B - DIAGNOSIS
G - PHYSICS G01 - MEASURING G01P - MEASURING LINEAR OR ANGULAR SPEED, ACCELERATION, DECELERATION, OR SHOCK
- DOE Contract Number:
- FG03-91ER61227
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- method; apparatus; optical; doppler; tomographic; imaging; fluid; flow; velocity; highly; scattering; media; tomography; permits; combines; velocimetry; spatial; resolution; partially; coherent; interferometry; measure; discrete; locations; noninvasive; vivo; blood; dynamics; tissue; structures; resolutions; 10; microns; achieved; biological; systems; backscattered; interference; signals; derived; interferometer; analyzed; power; spectrum; determination; obtain; position; particle; sample; pixel; spectral; density; frequency; positions; velocities; particles; cross-section; corresponds; realized; allows; microcirculation; structure; surrounding; vessel; significance; biomedical; clinical; applications; spectral density; blood flow; highly scattering; biological systems; fluid flow; spatial resolution; flow velocity; scattering media; optical doppler; structure surrounding; partially coherent; tomographic imaging; coherent optical; measure fluid; doppler velocimetry; interference signal; /702/356/382/600/
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Nelson, John Stuart, Milner, Thomas Edward, and Chen, Zhongping. Method and apparatus for optical Doppler tomographic imaging of fluid flow velocity in highly scattering media. United States: N. p., 1999.
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Nelson, John Stuart, Milner, Thomas Edward, & Chen, Zhongping. Method and apparatus for optical Doppler tomographic imaging of fluid flow velocity in highly scattering media. United States.
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abstractNote = {Optical Doppler tomography permits imaging of fluid flow velocity in highly scattering media. The tomography system combines Doppler velocimetry with high spatial resolution of partially coherent optical interferometry to measure fluid flow velocity at discrete spatial locations. Noninvasive in vivo imaging of blood flow dynamics and tissue structures with high spatial resolutions of the order of 2 to 10 microns is achieved in biological systems. The backscattered interference signals derived from the interferometer may be analyzed either through power spectrum determination to obtain the position and velocity of each particle in the fluid flow sample at each pixel, or the interference spectral density may be analyzed at each frequency in the spectrum to obtain the positions and velocities of the particles in a cross-section to which the interference spectral density corresponds. The realized resolutions of optical Doppler tomography allows noninvasive in vivo imaging of both blood microcirculation and tissue structure surrounding the vessel which has significance for biomedical research and clinical applications.},
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year = {Fri Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1999},
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