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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 02, 2022
Filed:
Jan. 15, 2020
Applicant:
Duke University, Durham, NC (US);
Inventors:
Joel Alter Greenberg, Durham, NC (US);
Anuj J. Kapadia, Durham, NC (US);
Assignee:
Duke University, Durham, NC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 6/00 (2006.01); G01T 1/29 (2006.01); G01T 1/161 (2006.01); A61B 6/06 (2006.01); G02B 27/30 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 6/483 (2013.01); A61B 6/06 (2013.01); A61B 6/40 (2013.01); A61B 6/405 (2013.01); A61B 6/4035 (2013.01); A61B 6/4208 (2013.01); A61B 6/4233 (2013.01); A61B 6/4291 (2013.01); A61B 6/5205 (2013.01); A61B 6/54 (2013.01); A61B 6/542 (2013.01); A61B 6/545 (2013.01); G01T 1/1615 (2013.01); G01T 1/295 (2013.01); A61B 6/50 (2013.01); A61B 6/547 (2013.01); G02B 27/30 (2013.01);
Abstract
Systems and methods for tissue discrimination are disclosed. The systems and the methods utilize coded x-ray beams. Transmission signals and scatter signals are utilized to determine tissue properties.