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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 31, 2023
Filed:
Mar. 07, 2018
Koninklijke Philips N.v., Eindhoven, NL;
Gerard De Haan, Helmond, NL;
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Abstract
The present invention relates to a device, system and method for less obtrusively determining a tissue characteristic of a subject, the device comprises a first control unit () configured to control an electromechanical transducer () by a first control signal () to transfer mechanical waves varying in a frequency range or with varying frequency content to an exposed tissue area of the subject; a second control unit () configured to control an electromagnetic radiation emitter () by a second control signal () to emit electromagnetic radiation towards the exposed tissue area of the subject; a radiation signal input () configured to obtain a radiation signal () indicative of electromagnetic radiation reflected from the exposed tissue area of the subject; and a processor () configured to determine a tissue characteristic signal () indicative of a tissue characteristic of the exposed tissue area of the subject derived from a frequency response or a frequency transfer function obtained from the obtained radiation signal in said frequency range or for said varying frequency content.