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US 12,232,846 · App. 18/134,805 · Granted Feb 25, 2025

Optical imaging or spectroscopy systems and methods

Inventors: Elizabeth Marjorie Clare Hillman (New York, NY); Sean A. Burgess (New York, NY)
Assignee: The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York
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Patent No.
US 12,232,846
App. No.
18/134,805
Granted
Feb 25, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

Optical imaging or spectroscopy described can use laminar optical tomography (LOT), diffuse correlation spectroscopy (DCS), or the like. An incident beam is scanned across a target. An orthogonal or oblique optical response can be obtained, such as concurrently at different distances from the incident beam. The optical response from multiple incident wavelengths can be concurrently obtained by dispersing the response wavelengths in a direction orthogonal to the response distances from the incident beam. Temporal correlation can be measured, from which flow and other parameters can be computed. An optical conduit can enable endoscopic or laparoscopic imaging or spectroscopy of internal target locations. An articulating arm can communicate the light for performing the LOT, DCS, or the like. The imaging can find use for skin cancer diagnosis, such as distinguishing lentigo maligna (LM) from lentigo maligna melanoma (LMM).

Claims (17)

1. An imaging method, comprising:

scanning an excitation beam through an objective lens causing a point of incidence of the excitation beam to move across a target;

using the objective lens to capture image light caused by optical responses induced by the excitation beam;

imaging captured image light corresponding to a region of interest of the target onto a light detector;

the imaging including de-scanning the image light so that the region of interest moves with the point of incidence thereby holding the image's position on the light detector;

the scanning and de-scanning including positioning a beam splitter to direct the excitation beam towards the objective lens and direct the image light from the objective lens such that the image light and the excitation beam can be deflected by a moving deflector element.

2. An imaging method, comprising:

scanning an excitation beam through an objective lens causing a point of incidence of the excitation beam to move across a target;

using the objective lens to capture image light caused by optical responses induced by the excitation beam;

imaging captured image light corresponding to a region of interest of the target onto a light detector;

the imaging including de-scanning the image light so that the region of interest moves with the point of incidence thereby holding the image's position on the light detector.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the scanning and de-scanning include deflecting the image light and the excitation beam with a same one or more moving deflecting elements.

4. The method of claim 3 , wherein the scanning and de-scanning further include directing the excitation beam and the image light using a beam splitter to permit both to pass through the objective.

5. The method of claim 4 , wherein the image, at any instant in time, resolves the optical responses at the multiple depths within the target.

6. The method of claim 5 , further comprising storing image data responsive to output from the light detector and using the image data to construct a two or three-dimensional representation of a distribution of the optical responses in the target.

7. The method of claim 2 , further comprising repeating the scanning and de- scanning over multiple cycles and constructing a dynamic two or three-dimensional representation of the distribution of optical responses in the target.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the scanning the excitation beam includes scanning multiple axes.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 11, 2023
From: HILLMAN, ELIZABETH M.C.; BURGESS, SEAN A.
To: THE TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK
Reel/Frame 063613/0625 →
Continuity (9)
Division 17462824 · Aug 31, 2021
Division 15915180 · Mar 8, 2018
Continuation 15087979 · Mar 31, 2016
Continuation 12655325 · Dec 29, 2009
Continuation PCTUS2008008081 · Jun 27, 2008
Provisional Application 61130904 · Jun 4, 2008
Provisional Application 61000792 · Oct 29, 2007
Provisional Application 60937724 · Jun 29, 2007
Related Publication 20230255493A1 · Aug 17, 2023
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