OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY APPARATUS FOR DIAGNOSING BREAST CANCER AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING SAME

摘要

An optical coherence tomography (OCT) apparatus and method thereof to diagnose breast cancer include an interference meter is configured to split a light into a measurement light beam and a reference light beam to produce an interference between the reference light beam and a response light beam. A response light beam includes the measurement light beam reflected inside of a mammary duct. The optical probe is inserted into the mammary duct, irradiates the measurement light beam inside the mammary duct, and receives the response light beam. The optical probe includes a duct expansion part to expand the mammary duct when the optical probe is inserted into the mammary duct. An image signal processing unit is configured to output an image signal of the inside of the mammary duct using an interference signal generated using the response light beam and the reference light beam.