Method of using the detection of early increase in microvascular blood content to distinguish between adenomatous and hyperplastic polyps
US9314164B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 15, 2013 |
| Grant date | Apr 19, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 4, 2034 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B2562/0233
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The present invention, in one aspect, relates to a method for distinguishing between possible adenomatous and hyperplastic polyps using what is referred to as “Early Increase in microvascular Blood Supply” (EIBS) that exists in tissues that are close to, but are not themselves, the abnormal tissue.
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