Device for wavelength-selective imaging
US7794394B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 22, 2003 |
| Grant date | Sep 14, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 12, 2027 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B5/7425
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An imaging device captures both a visible light image and a diagnostic image, the diagnostic image corresponding to emissions from an imaging medium within the object. The visible light image (which may be color or grayscale) and the diagnostic image may be superimposed to display regions of diagnostic significance within a visible light image. A number of imaging media may be used according to an intended application for the imaging device, and an imaging medium may have wavelengths above, below, or within the visible light spectrum. The devices described herein may be advantageously packaged within a single integrated device or other solid state device, and/or employed in an integrated, single-camera medical imaging system, as well as many non-medical imaging systems that would benefit from simultaneous capture of visible-light wavelength images along with images at other wavelengths.
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