Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Commissariat a L'energie Atomique Et Aux Energies Alternatives

Politecnico Di Milano

Vermon S.a.

Micro Photon Devices Srl

Paola Taroni

Richard P Rava

Michael S Feld

Rebecca Rae Richards-Kortum

Carter Kittrell

Ramachandra Rac Dasari

Franco Zappa

Joseph J Baraga

Robert M Cothren

Lucene Tong

Kyungwon An

Young D Park

Anand V Mehta

Bogdan Rosinski

Alberto Tosi

Jean-Marc Dinten

Alberto Dalla Mora

Antonio Pifferi

Alessandro Ruggeri

Emmanuel Montauban

Simone Tisa

Alessandro Torricelli

Davide Contini

Antonio Giovanni Pifferi

Laura Di Sieno

Enrico Conca

Federica Alberta Villa

A portable two-mode probe to be applied against a biological tissue to be examined, the probe including an ultrasonic transducer configured to emit ultrasonic waves into the tissue and to receive ultrasonic waves reflected by the tissue, the transducer extending along a transverse axis; and at least two optodes placed on either side of the transverse axis, such that the transducer extends between the two optodes. Further, each optode includes a casing containing a light emitter configured to emit a light wave toward the tissue, and/or an optical detector configured to detect a light wave scattered by the tissue. The optodes are arranged such that at least one light emitter and at least one optical detector are placed on either side of the transducer, and at least one optical detector has a detection area formed from a semiconductor and connected to a circuit board.

Bimodal ultrasonic probe comprising an optical device for diagnosis

A method for laser induced fluorescence of tissue in which laser radiation is used to illuminate and induce fluorescence in the tissue under study to determine the chemical composition or pathologic condition of tissue. The laser radiation and the retrieved fluorescing radiation can be conveyed through a catheter using an array of optical fiber. The fluorescence spectrum of the tissue can be displayed and analyzed to obtain information regarding the chemical composition and medical condition of the tissue inside the human body.

Method for laser induced fluorescence of tissue

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Como, Italy

Paola Taroni