Skin marker
AssigneeUniversity of Ulster
InventorsBrian McClelland, Robert John Winder, Justin Dominic Martin Magee, Paul McCarron
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Abstract
A skin marker for providing a reference point for a plurality of different medical imaging procedures, said marker incorporating one or more substances having one or more of radiance and/or hydration and/or radiopaque and/or radio luminescent and/or radioactive properties for detection by X-ray and/or Computer Tomography (CT) and/or MRI and/or Ultrasonic scanning processes and/or Positron Emission Tomography (PET), and one or more markings recognizable by an optical imaging process such as 3D surface scanning.
Claims20
A skin marker for providing a reference point for a plurality of different medical imaging procedures, said marker comprising:
- at least one substance having one or more properties chosen from (i) radiance, (ii) hydration, (iii) radiopaqueness, (iv) radio luminescence, and (v) radioactivity, for detection by one or more of (i) X-ray, (ii) Computer Tomography (CT), (iii) MRI, (iv) Ultrasonic scanning processes, and (v) Positron Emission Tomography (PET);
- at least one first marking comprising a substantially non-reflective marking that is recognisable by Moiré Fringe 3D scanning processes;
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- at least one second marking comprising a coloured marking recognizable by a colour recognition imaging process;
- wherein said at least one first marking is distinguishable from said at least one second marking by the Moiré Fringe 3D scanning processes, and wherein said at least one second marking is distinguishable from said at least one first marking by the colour recognition imaging process.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.