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Optical imaging using time gated scattered light

US5919140A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateOct 27, 1995
Grant dateJul 6, 1999
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Expiry dateOct 27, 2015

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61B5/0073
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

The present invention relates to the use of time gated scattered light, for determining the location and composition of material within various organs of the human body. The systems and methods of the present invention provide for medical imaging in three dimensions of internal body structures for diagnostic purposes.

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