In vivo spectral micro-imaging of tissue

US8320650B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignees

• Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC · US
• The Regents of the University of California · US

Inventors

• Stavros G. Demos · Livermore, US
• Shiro Urayama · Davis, US
• Bevin Lin · Sacramento, US
• Ramez Moussa Ghobrial Saroufeem · Pasadena, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Nov 9, 2009
• Grant date: Nov 27, 2012
• Expiry date: Jun 19, 2031

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G01N2021/4792
• WIPO field: Measurement
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

In vivo endoscopic methods an apparatuses for implementation of fluorescence and autofluorescence microscopy, with and without the use of exogenous agents, effectively (with resolution sufficient to image nuclei) visualize and categorize various abnormal tissue forms.