Optical imaging using time gated scattered light
US6321111A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 2, 1999 |
| Grant date | Nov 20, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 2, 2019 |
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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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