Systems and methods for throat imaging

A method for imaging of a throat of a patient, the method comprising:

• stabilizing intraoral optics with respect to a mouth of the patient, by a mouthpiece which is coupled to the intraoral optics and which is stabilized with respect to the mouth by teeth of the patient which bite on at least one bite guide;
• and
• during the stabilizing, obtaining an image of the throat, the image acquired by an imaging sensor, capturing light directed by the intraoral optics towards the imaging sensor, from the throat of the patient;
• analyzing, by a processing resource, the image, using one or more image processing algorithms, in order to recognize at least part of selected body part within the throat of the patient;
• performing, by the processing resource, the following upon recognizing the at least part of the selected body part:
• (a) providing an indication when a location of the mouthpiece enables capturing of a selected body part inclusive image, including the at least part of the selected body part;
• or
• (b) selectively triggering capturing of the selected body part inclusive image by the imaging sensor in response to the results of the analyzing;
• wherein the intraoral optics and the mouthpiece are parts of a portable handheld system, and wherein the stabilizing comprises constraining a spatial relationship of the intraoral optics with respect to the mouthpiece so that when the patient bites on the at least one bite guide the intraoral optics is stabilized by the mouthpiece inside the mouth of the patient.