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US 2025/0143628 A1Published application
Methods and apparatus for intraoperative assessment of parathyroid gland vascularity using laser speckle contrast imaging and applications of same
AssigneeVanderbilt University
InventorsEmmanuel A. Mannoh, Anita Mahadevan-Jansen
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Abstract
One aspect of the invention relates to an apparatus for assessment of parathyroid gland viability comprising a diffuser configured to diffuse a beam of light onto a tissue surface of a parathyroid gland of a patient to illuminate the tissue surface; and means for obtaining speckle contrast images for the assessment of parathyroid gland viability.
Claims18
An apparatus for assessment of parathyroid gland viability, comprising:
- a diffuser configured to diffuse a beam of light onto a tissue surface of a parathyroid gland of a patient to illuminate the tissue surface;
- and
- means for obtaining speckle contrast images for the assessment of parathyroid gland viability.
A method for assessment of parathyroid gland viability, comprising:
- diffusing a beam of light onto a tissue surface of a parathyroid gland of a patient to illuminate the tissue surface;
- and
- obtaining speckle contrast images for the assessment of parathyroid gland viability.
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