OCT-assisted surgical microscope with multi-coordinate manipulator

摘要

Embodiments of the present invention provide method and apparatus for use during a neurosurgical procedure to enable a multi-coordinate manipulator ( @ MCM @ ) to locate blood vessels and nerves in a patient @ s brain with submillimeter resolution. In addition, embodiments of the present invention provide method and apparatus for mapping oxygenation of brain tissue in three dimensions to differentiate tumor tissue from normal brain tissue with submillimeter resolution.