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    • Biomedical Engineering
    • Optical Imaging
    • Microsystems

    Background:

    • Point-of-care medical diagnosis requires immediate tissue pathology feedback.
    • Confocal endomicroscopy offers real-time in vivo histology-like imaging.
    • Constantly shrinking endoscope channels necessitate miniaturized imaging tools.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To develop a flexible fiber confocal endomicroscope as an accessory for standard medical endoscopes.
    • To create an ultra-compact imaging instrument using microsystems methods for in vivo diagnostics.
    • To enable visualization of sub-cellular structures for early disease detection.

    Main Methods:

    • An on-axis folded optical path with a high-speed parametric resonance mirror was implemented.
    • A 2 mm diameter chip with clamp structures housed the scanner.
    • A compact lens assembly and miniature apparatus were used for fabrication and alignment.
    • The scanner and optics were packaged into a 2.4 mm diameter distal tip.

    Main Results:

    • The instrument achieved a numerical aperture of 0.41, large deflection angles (>13°), and diffraction-limited resolution.
    • A working distance of [Formula: see text] and field-of-view of [Formula: see text] m were obtained.
    • In vivo fluorescence images were acquired at 10 fps in mouse colon, distinguishing pre-malignant from normal mucosa.

    Conclusions:

    • Microsystems methods enabled the creation of an ultra-compact confocal endomicroscope.
    • The instrument's small dimensions facilitate passage through standard endoscope working channels.
    • The developed endomicroscope shows potential for broad clinical application in real-time diagnostics.