Method for correcting an OCT image and combination microscope

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 10182714
APP PUB NO 20160089015A1
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14866342

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A method for improving an OCT image of an object such as the retina of an eye, using optical coherence tomography by an imaging beam path. In order to suppress shadowing effects due to a surgical instrument moved in the imaging beam path, a time series of OCT images is produced. For an OCT image to be corrected, an area of the object lying in the image and shadowed by the instrument is determined. Another earlier OCT image in which the area of the object is not shadowed is searched in the time series. Image information for the area of the object is read from the earlier OCT image. A corrected OCT image is produced by inserting the read-image information into the OCT image to be corrected, wherein in the OCT image to be corrected, the image information replaces the area of the object which is shadowed by the instrument.

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CARL ZEISS MEDITEC AG07745 JENA

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Duca, Stefan Poing, DE 2 12
Eslami, Abouzar Munich, DE 11 25
Filippatos, Konstantinos Munich, DE 9 39
Hartwig, Falk Munich, DE 3 15
Kochwagner, Christine Rott am Inn, DE 5 23
Maier-Matic, Corinna Neuried, DE 6 23
Meckes, Guenter Munich, DE 11 338
Schiele, Carolin Aufhausen, DE 3 32
Schuhrke, Thomas Munich, DE 18 302

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