| CPC A61B 3/102 (2013.01) [A61B 3/12 (2013.01); A61B 3/14 (2013.01)] | 31 Claims | 

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               1. A multimode optical coherence tomography (OCT) imaging system comprising: 
            a light source arranged to emit coherence light in a path to scan a sample; 
                an optical parameter unit through which the coherence light propagates in the path; 
                a detector arranged to detect reflected light, the reflected light being light reflected in the path as a result of the coherence light scanning the sample by way of the optical parameter unit; and 
                a controller arranged to control at least one of the light source or the optical parameter unit, the controller performing a set of operations comprising: 
              receiving an indication of a selected mode from a plurality of available operating modes of the multimode OCT system, the plurality of available operating modes including at least a first mode, a second mode and a third mode, wherein each of the plurality of available operating modes: 
                  has an associated scan pivot location relative to the sample; 
                    has a different corresponding bandwidth than other operating modes of the plurality of available operating modes; and 
                    provides at least one of a corresponding predetermined axial resolution or a corresponding predetermined imaging depth; and 
                  configuring at least one of a bandwidth or a scan pivot location of the multimode OCT system based on the selected operating mode. 
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