Methods and devices suitable for imaging blood-containing tissue
AssigneeTel HaShomer Medical Research Infrastructure and Services Ltd.
InventorsGenady Kostenich, Arie Orenstein, Michael Belkin
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Abstract
Disclosed are methods and devices useful for imaging blood-containing tissue, for example for angiography, especially retinal angiography, whereby an image is generated by dividing pixels of an image acquired at some wavelength range by corresponding pixels of an image acquired at a different wavelength range. In some embodiments, a first wavelength range includes predominantly light having wavelengths between about 400 nm and about 620 nm and a second wavelength range includes predominantly light having wavelengths between about 620 nm and about 800 nm.
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A method of generating an image of the surface of biological tissue, comprising:
- a) illuminating an area of interest of the surface with light comprising wavelengths within a first wavelength range, said first wavelength range including predominantly light having wavelengths of between about 400 nm and about 620 nm;
- b) acquiring a first pixelated image of light reflected from said area of interest of the surface at said first wavelength range of light;
- c) illuminating said area of interest of the surface with light comprising wavelengths within a second wavelength range, said second wavelength range including predominantly light having wavelengths of between about 620 nm and about 800 nm;
- d) acquiring a second pixelated image of light reflected from said area of interest of the surface at said second wavelength range of light;
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- e) generating a monochromatic third pixelated image from said first image and said second image by:
- for each desired location i of said area of interest, identifying a corresponding pixel P1(i) in said first image and a corresponding pixel P2(i) in said second image;
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- calculating a pixel P3(i) in said third image corresponding to said location i, by dividing one of a mathematical formula of P1(i) and a mathematical formula of P2(i) by the other.
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A device useful for generating an image of the surface of biological tissue, comprising:
- a) an illuminator configured to illuminate an area of interest with light comprising wavelengths within a first wavelength range, said first wavelength range including predominantly light having wavelengths of between about 400 nm and about 620 nm, and to illuminate said area of interest with light comprising wavelengths within a second wavelength range, said second wavelength range including predominantly light having wavelengths of between about 620 nm and about 800 nm;
- b) an image-acquirer suitable for acquiring a first pixelated image of light reflected from said area of interest of the surface of biological tissue with said first wavelength range of light;
- c) an image-acquirer suitable for acquiring a second pixelated image of light reflected from said area of interest with said second wavelength range of light;
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- d) a processor configured to generate a monochromatic third pixelated image from said first image and said second image by:
- for each desired location i of a said area of interest, identifying a corresponding pixel P1(i) in said first image and a corresponding pixel P2(i) in said second image;
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- calculating a pixel P3(i) in said third image corresponding to said location i, by dividing one of a mathematical formula of P1(i) and a mathematical formula of P2(i) by the other.
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