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OPTICS LETTERS
Volume 25, Issue 20, Pages 1520-1522Publisher
OPTICAL SOC AMER
DOI: 10.1364/OL.25.001520
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We describe a miniature optical coherence tomography (OCT) imaging needle that can be inserted into solid tissues and organs to permit interstitial imaging of their internal microstructures with micrometer scale resolution and minimal trauma. A novel rotational coupler with a glass capillary tube is also presented that couples light from a rotating single-mode fiber to a stationary one. A prototype needle with a 27-gauge (similar to 410-mu m) outer diameter has been developed and is demonstrated for in vivo imaging. The OCT needle can be integrated with standard excisional biopsy devices and used for OCT-guided biopsy. Society of America OCIS codes: 170.4500, 170.3880, 170.3890, 170.8930, 170.7050.
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