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Optical imaging using time gated scattered light

US6321111A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJul 2, 1999
Grant dateNov 20, 2001
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Expiry dateJul 2, 2019

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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