Optical imaging using time gated scattered light
US5919140A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 27, 1995 |
| Grant date | Jul 6, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 27, 2015 |
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- 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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