TY - GEN
T1 - Angioscopic fluorescence imaging system
AU - Davenport, Carolyn M.
AU - Gmitro, Arthur F.
PY - 1992
Y1 - 1992
N2 - The special considerations and constraints associated with the design of an angioscopic fluorescence imaging system are explored. These considerations include: choice of illumination, catheter design, detection system, data processing techniques, and display. A radiometric study that investigated tissue radiance, noise limitations, and resolution was undertaken and the results are reported. Other issues considered include fiber transmission, catheter diameter, and feature selection for multispectral imaging. A design based upon reasonable system requirements and currently available technology and equipment is presented. In addition, a multispectral data set was collected and analyzed using the Hotelling projector. The result is compared with a ` white-light' image and a total-fluorescence image. Angioscopic fluorescence imaging is found to be a feasible technique yielding a rich data set. This data set is found to possess great potential for achieving improved detection and characterization of atheromatous disease.
AB - The special considerations and constraints associated with the design of an angioscopic fluorescence imaging system are explored. These considerations include: choice of illumination, catheter design, detection system, data processing techniques, and display. A radiometric study that investigated tissue radiance, noise limitations, and resolution was undertaken and the results are reported. Other issues considered include fiber transmission, catheter diameter, and feature selection for multispectral imaging. A design based upon reasonable system requirements and currently available technology and equipment is presented. In addition, a multispectral data set was collected and analyzed using the Hotelling projector. The result is compared with a ` white-light' image and a total-fluorescence image. Angioscopic fluorescence imaging is found to be a feasible technique yielding a rich data set. This data set is found to possess great potential for achieving improved detection and characterization of atheromatous disease.
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M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:0026971303
SN - 081940795X
T3 - Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
SP - 192
EP - 202
BT - Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
PB - Publ by Int Soc for Optical Engineering
T2 - Optical Fibers in Medicine VII
Y2 - 21 January 1992 through 22 January 1992
ER -