Abstract: An exemplary system for generating an image(s) of a sample(s) can include, for example, an imaging arrangement that can include a superluminescent diode (SLD) configured to generate a radiation(s) to be provided to the sample(s), and a spectrometer configured to (i) sample an A-line sampling rate of at least about 200 kHz, (ii) receive a resultant radiation from the sample(s) based on the sampling rate, and (iii) generate information based on the resultant radiation, and a computer hardware arrangement configured to generate the image(s) of the sample(s) based on the information received from the spectrometer. The imaging arrangement can be an interferometric imaging arrangement, which can be an optical coherence tomography imaging (OCT) arrangement. The computer hardware arrangement can be further configured to facilitate a plurality of b-scan acquisitions of the sample(s) and facilitate the b-scan acquisitions in order to generate the image(s).

Abstract: An exemplary catheter can be provided, which can include, for example a source fiber(s) configured to (i) receive a near infrared spectroscopic (NIRS) radiation, and (ii) provide the NIRS radiation to a portion(s) of a sample(s), a detection fiber(s) configured to receive a return radiation from the sample(s) that can be based on the NIRS radiation that was provided to the portion(s) of the sample(s), and an ablation electrode(s) configured to ablate the sample(s) based on the return radiation. The source fiber(s), the detection fiber(s), and the ablation electrode(s) can be integrated into the single sheath. The ablation electrode(s) can be a radiofrequency ablation electrode.

Abstract: An exemplary system, method and computer-accessible medium for determining particular for a portion(s) of an organ of a patient(s) can be provided, which can include, for example, receiving an in vivo optical coherence tomography (OCT) imaging information for the portion(s), and determining (i) a lesion formation on or in the portion(s), (ii) a contact of a catheter on or with the portion(s), or (iii) an angle of the catheter with respect to the portion(s), by applying a convolutional neural network(s) to the in vivo OCT imaging information.

Abstract: An exemplary system for generating an image(s) of a sample(s) can include, for example, an imaging arrangement that can include a superluminescent diode (SLD) configured to generate a radiation(s) to be provided to the sample(s), and a spectrometer configured to (i) sample an A-line sampling rate of at least about 200kHz, (ii) receive a resultant radiation from the sample(s) based on the sampling rate, and (iii) generate information based on the resultant radiation, and a computer hardware arrangement configured to generate the image(s) of the sample(s) based on the information received from the spectrometer. The imaging arrangement can be an interferometric imaging arrangement, which can be an optical coherence tomography imaging (OCT) arrangement. The computer hardware arrangement can be further configured to facilitate a plurality of b-scan acquisitions of the sample(s) and facilitate the b-scan acquisitions in order to generate the image(s).

Abstract: Exemplary system, method and computer-accessible medium tor determining a characteristic(s) of a tissue(s), can be provided which can include, for example, ablating the tissue(s), illuminating the tissue(s) during the ablation procedure; and continuously determining the characteristic(s) based on the ablation and illumination procedures. The tissue(s) can be ablated using radiofrequency ablation. The illumination procedure can be performed with a radiation in a visible spectrum.

Abstract: An exemplary system can be provided which can include, for example, a plurality of source arrangements configured to provide a plurality of electro-magnetic radiations to at least one of at least one sample or at least one reference structure, a first arrangement configured to receive a first radiation(s) from the reference structure(s), a second arrangement configured to receive a second radiation(s) from the sample(s), where a portion(s) of the second radiation(s) can be in an invisible spectrum, a third arrangement configured to combine the first radiation(s) and the second radiation(s) into a third radiation(s), and a fourth arrangement configured to convert the third radiation(s) into a further radiation in a visible spectrum based on the at least one portion.

Abstract: An exemplary system, method and computer-accessible medium for determining a characteristic(s) of a tissue(s), can be provided which can include, for example, ablating the tissue(s), illuminating the tissue(s) during the ablation procedure; and continuously determining the characteristic(s) based on the ablation and illumination procedures. The tissue(s) can be ablated using radiofrequency ablation. The illumination procedure can be performed with a radiation in a visible spectrum.

Abstract: An exemplary system, method and computer-accessible medium for compressing data that can be based on an optical coherence tomography (OCT) signal can be provided, which can include, for example, receiving OCT data from a digital acquisition board that can be based on the OCT signal, storing the OCT data in a volatile memory, and compressing the stored OCT data using a compressed sensing procedure. The compressed sensing procedure can be based on a software mask residing on the computer hardware arrangement. The stored OCT data can be compressed using the software mask to mask particular portions of the stored OCT data. The compressed OCT data can be stored in a non-volatile data storage arrangement. The OCT signal can be an OCT calibration signal.

Abstract: An exemplary system can be provided which can include, for example, a plurality of source arrangements configured to provide a plurality of electro-magnetic radiations to at least one of at least one sample or at least one reference structure, a first arrangement configured to receive a first radiation(s) from the reference structure(s), a second arrangement configured to receive a second radiation(s) from the sample(s), where a portion(s) of the second radiation(s) can be in an invisible spectrum, a third arrangement configured to combine the first radiation(s) and the second radiation(s) into a third radiation(s), and a fourth arrangement configured to convert the third radiation(s) into a further radiation in a visible spectrum based on the at least one portion.