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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 18, 2023
Filed:
Nov. 05, 2018
Pukyong National University Industryuniversity Cooperation Foundation, Busan, KR;
Unist (Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology), Ulsan, KR;
Yeh-Chan Ahn, Busan, KR;
Sung Chul Bae, Ulsan, KR;
Abstract
The present invention relates to a real-time parathyroid imaging apparatus including: a light source including an excitation filter capable of exciting parathyroid glands; and a camera including an image sensor and an emission filter of which a transmissivity ratio between a visible light region and a near-infrared emission wavelength region is N:1 (here, N<1). Through the present invention, a system may be implemented whereby a surgeon may acquire, in real-time during an operation, an autofluorescence image of the parathyroid glands by using a near-infrared light source, and an auto focus function may be used, and visible light and near-infrared autofluorescence images may be simultaneously fused and acquired without having to turn off the lights in an operating room.