Hemoglobin contrast in magneto-motive optical doppler tomography, optical coherence tomography, and ultrasound imaging methods and apparatus
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| Filing date | Oct 18, 2006 |
| Grant date | Oct 11, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 14, 2028 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B8/13
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A novel contrast mechanism for imaging blood flow using magneto-motive optical Doppler tomography (MM-ODT), Optical Coherence Tomography, and Ultrasound. MM-ODT, OCT, and ultrasound combined with an externally applied temporally oscillating high-strength magnetic field detects erythrocytes moving according to the field gradient.
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