Continuous monitoring of tumor hypoxia using near-infrared spectroscopy and tomography with a photonic mixer device
US9788770B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 14, 2016 |
| Grant date | Oct 17, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 14, 2036 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B2562/0238
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A device and a method to measure the concentrations of oxygenated and deoxygenated hemoglobin in tissue around a tumor via near-infrared (NIR) spectroscopy with a photonic mixer device (PMD) is described.
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