Multi-modal optical tissue diagnostic system
US6975899B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 26, 2003 |
| Grant date | Dec 13, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 26, 2023 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B5/7264
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An apparatus and method according to the invention combine more than one optical modality (spectroscopic method), including but not limited to fluorescence, absorption, reflectance, polarization anisotropy, and phase modulation, to decouple morphological and biochemical changes associated with tissue changes due to disease, and thus to provide an accurate diagnosis of the tissue condition.
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