Hyperspectral technology for assessing and treating diabetic foot and tissue disease
US8971984B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 21, 2006 |
| Grant date | Mar 3, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 21, 2030 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG16H50/30
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
This invention relates generally to an index map comprising both pressure and perfusion information from a diabetic patient foot for the purpose of treatment. The index map may also be a map of perfusion and/or metabolism of the tissue (reflecting oxygen delivery and oxygen extraction), obtained by thermal imaging, hyperspectral imaging, or duplex ultrasound, MRA, CT or laser Doppler imaging. This information aids treatment in prevention of diabetic foot ulceration and amputation and in treatment of tissue compromise to prevent tissue loss in other body regions.
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