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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 26, 1997
Filed:
Dec. 12, 1994
Applicant:
Inventors:
Zonh-Zen Ho, Hacienda Heights, CA (US);
Taiwei Lu, Torrance, CA (US);
Assignee:
Physical Optics Corporation, Torrance, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
128665 ;
Abstract
An apparatus for in-depth three dimensional tumor mapping including (A) a light source; (B) a multi-fiber bundle including at least one illumination fiber and at least two receiving fibers, the at least one illumination fiber being connected to the light source; (C) a spectrometer connected to the at least two receiving fibers; and (D) a hybrid neural network connected to the spectrometer, said hybrid neural network including a principle component analysis processor and a neural network classifier.