Two-axis MEMS scanning catheter for ultrahigh resolution three-dimensional and En Face imaging

Optics Express

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 2445-2453

  Aguirre, Aaron D ^a   Herz, Paul R ^a   Chen, Yu ^a   Fujimoto, James G ^a   Piyawattanametha, Wibool ^b   Fan, Li ^b   Wu, Ming C ^b  

^a USA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTUATORS; CATHETERS; IMAGE RESOLUTION; MEMS; MIRRORS;

EN FACE IMAGING; MECHANICAL ANGLE; MICROELECTROMECHANICAL SYSTEMS (MEMS) MIRROR TECHNOLOGY; TRANSVERSE RESOLUTION;

MEDICAL IMAGING;

EID: 33847743797     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.15.002445     Document Type: Article

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