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A new multi-modal optical coherence tomography and autofluorescence imaging technology
About
There is an unmet need to reliably detect high-risk plaques before they are life threatening. We have developed a new multi-modal OCT (structural) and autofluorescence imaging (biology) technology. This novel design resolves the inherent conflicting optical properties needed by each imaging modality in a single-fibre multimodality system, while ensuring that the system is highly miniaturised. The innovation involves two-photon 3D printing to create a complex micro-optical lens for fluorescence and OCT.
Applications
The major application is for detection of high-risk plaques (cardiovascular diseases). However other uses include imaging for lung cancer, gene therapy, gastrointestinal tract and the bile duct for cancers such as cholangiocarcinoma.