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US 6,889,075 B2Granted
Optical imaging of subsurface anatomical structures and biomolecules
AssigneeRocky Mountain Biosystems, Inc.
InventorsKevin S. Marchitto, Stephen T. Flock
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Abstract
The present invention provides various methods/systems of optical imaging of subsurface anatomical structures and biomolecules utilizing red and infrared radiant energy. Also provided are various applications of such methods/systems in medical diagnosis and treatment.
Claims7
A method of optically imaging subsurface anatomic structures and biomolecules in an individual or animal comprising:
- illuminating a region of interest with light having a wavelength from the red to radiant infrared region of the light spectrum via a light source;
- detecting red and infrared light from said region of interest with a red and infrared light sensitive image detector;
- enhancing said detected image via pulsatile enhanced imaging, confocal enhanced imaging, Raman enhanced imaging, laser speckle enhanced imaging, multiphoton interaction enhanced imaging, optical coherence tomography enhanced imaging, time correlated single photon counting enhanced imaging, optical rotary dispersion image, circular dichroism imaging or polarization enhanced imaging;
- transmitting said enhanced image to a video monitor external to said image detector;
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- displaying said enhanced image on the video monitor thereby optically imaging subsurface anatomic structures and biomolecules.
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