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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 17, 2022
Filed:
Mar. 01, 2013
Koninklijke Philips N.v., Eindhoven, NL;
Manfred Muller, Eindhoven, NL;
Gerhardus Wilhelmus Lucassen, Eindhoven, NL;
Christian Reich, Eindhoven, NL;
Payal Keswarpu, Bangalore, IN;
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Abstract
The invention relates to an apparatus for determining a property of a tissue, particularly cancer of cervical tissue. A light providing unit () provides light for illuminating the tissue () and a light detection unit () detects light from the tissue, wherein a first signal being indicative of light () having been influenced by an epithelium region (R), a second signal being indicative of light () having been influenced by a boundary region (R) and a third signal being indicative of light () having been influenced by a stroma region (R) are generated, and wherein a tissue property is determined based on the first, second and third signals. This allows for an determination of a tissue property, which is based on a combination of optical properties measured in the three different regions, resulting in an improved determination of the tissue property, in particular in improved cancer detection.