Patent ID: 7226166
Filing Date: 2007-06-05
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A method for optimizing electromagnetic energy in a system for processing an image of an object for performing a procedure on an object, comprising: selecting a plurality of differing frequencies of incoherent light to provide a plurality of differing selected frequencies; individually applying differing light beams of a plurality of differing light beams to an object wherein each differing light beam has a respective selected frequency of said plurality of selected frequencies to provide a plurality of differing applied light beams, each differing applied light beam having its respective selected frequency; reflecting said plurality of differing applied light beams from said object to provide a plurality of differing reflected light beams, each differing reflected light beam having its respective selected frequency; providing a corresponding plurality of electrical signals representative of said reflected light beams of said plurality of differing reflected light beams; determining a corresponding plurality of image quality metrics in accordance with said plurality of electrical signals; determining a corresponding plurality of images in accordance with said plurality of image quality metrics; determining an image of said plurality of images in accordance with an image criterion to provide a determined image; determining said respective selected frequency of said plurality of selected frequencies in accordance with said determined image to provide a determined frequency; and performing said procedure on an object in accordance with said determined frequency.