Investigation to improve the resolution and range of a light imaging system for very thick tissues

摘要

Abstract: A high resolution light imaging system has been developed utilizing an HeNe (628 nm, 32 mW) and a receiver with post collimation mounted on an x, y table to scan the object. The image can be either recorded on a film or stored in a computer for display on a terminal. Tests show that the system in the regular mode is capable of detecting the spine and soft tissues in anesthetized mice, and of transilluminating fully an adult skull bone with a resolution for details better than one third mm. In teeth, all regular carious lesions, including incipient lesions larger than one third of a mm, can be seen in front or in the back of the tooth, none of which could be detected by dental x-ray systems. Applying a new high resolution mode, the resolution can be increased in teeth to less than 0.1 mm. Some difficulty still exists in detecting small lesions on occlusal or approximal surfaces. !18