Method and apparatus for multi-mode spectral imaging
US7230697B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 20, 2005 |
| Grant date | Jun 12, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 10, 2025 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01N2201/103
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method and apparatus is disclosed for multi-mode spectral imaging. In one embodiment, the present invention comprises the steps of illuminating an object with a modified illumination profile, producing a reflected, transmitted or fluorescence image of the illuminated object, scanning the object, and re-imaging the reflected, transmitted or fluorescence light after modifying the light's optical state. The present invention preferably works in conjunction with other imaging systems to provide both high-spectral resolution images with lower temporal resolution and multiple image acquisition with high temporal resolution.
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