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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 06, 2000
Filed:
Feb. 21, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
Lev T Perelman, Malden, MA (US);
Jun Wu, Cambridge, MA (US);
Yang Wang, Sommervile, MA (US);
Ramachandra Roa Dasari, Lexington, MA (US);
Irving Itzkan, Boston, MA (US);
Michael S Feld, Newton, MA (US);
Assignee:
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
128665 ; 128633 ;
Abstract
The present invention relates to the use of inelastically scattered light, particularly fluorescent and Raman scattered light, for determining the location and composition of material within various organs of the human body. The systems and methods of the present invention provide for medical imaging in three dimensions as well as histological information that can be used for diagnosing disease and various medical conditions.