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23 March 2017 Ultraminiature optical design for multispectral fluorescence imaging endoscopes
Tyler H. Tate, Molly Keenan, John F. Black, Urs Utzinger, Jennifer K. Barton
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Journal of Biomedical Optics, Vol. 22, Issue 3, 036013 (March 2017). https://doi.org/10.1117/1.JBO.22.3.036013
Abstract
A miniature wide-field multispectral endoscopic imaging system was developed enabling reflectance and fluorescence imaging over a broad wavelength range. At 0.8-mm diameter, the endoscope can be utilized for natural orifice imaging in small lumens such as the fallopian tubes. Five lasers from 250 to 642 nm are coupled into a 125-μm diameter multimode fiber and transmitted to the endoscope distal tip for illumination. Ultraviolet and blue wavelengths excite endogenous fluorophores, which can provide differential fluorescence emission images for health and disease. Visible wavelengths provide reflectance images that can be combined for pseudo-white-light imaging and navigation. Imaging is performed by a 300-μm diameter three-element lens system connected to a 3000-element fiber. The lens system was designed for a 70-deg full field of view, working distance from 3 mm to infinity, and 40% contrast at the Nyquist cutoff of the fiber bundle. Measured performance characteristics are near design goals. The endoscope was utilized to obtain example monochromatic, pseudo-white-light, and composite fluorescence images of phantoms and porcine reproductive tract. This work shows the feasibility of packaging a highly capable multispectral fluorescence imaging system into a miniature endoscopic system that may have applications in early detection of cancer.
© 2017 Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers (SPIE) 1083-3668/2017/$25.00 © 2017 SPIE
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Tyler H. Tate, Molly Keenan, John F. Black, Urs Utzinger, and Jennifer K. Barton "Ultraminiature optical design for multispectral fluorescence imaging endoscopes," Journal of Biomedical Optics 22(3), 036013 (23 March 2017). https://doi.org/10.1117/1.JBO.22.3.036013
Received: 21 October 2016; Accepted: 6 March 2017; Published: 23 March 2017
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KEYWORDS
Endoscopes
Luminescence
Imaging systems
Image filtering
Multispectral imaging
Ultraviolet radiation
Optical design
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