Joseph M. Schmitt;Christopher Petersen;Toro Ohasi;Tetsuya Nakamatsu
发明人:
Joseph M. Schmitt,Christopher Petersen,Toro Ohasi,Tetsuya Nakamatsu
申请号：
US13618520
公开号：
US20130012811A1
申请日:
2012.09.14
申请国别(地区):
US
年份:
2013
代理人:
摘要：
In one aspect, the invention relates to a probe. The probe includes a sheath, a flexible, bi-directionally rotatable, optical subsystem positioned within the sheath, the optical subsystem comprising a transmission fiber, the optical subsystem capable of transmitting and collecting light of a predetermined range of wavelengths along a first beam having a predetermined beam size. The probe also includes an ultrasound subsystem, the ultrasound subsystem positioned within the sheath and adapted to propagate energy of a predetermined range of frequencies along a second beam having a second predetermined beam size, wherein a portion of the first and second beams overlap a region during a scan.
