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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 13, 2005
Filed:
Jun. 26, 2003
Applicants:
Mark L. Faupel, Alpharetta, GA (US);
Shabbir B. Bambot, Suwanee, GA (US);
Tim Harrell, Norcross, GA (US);
Anant Agrawal, Atlanta, GA (US);
Inventors:
Mark L. Faupel, Alpharetta, GA (US);
Shabbir B. Bambot, Suwanee, GA (US);
Tim Harrell, Norcross, GA (US);
Anant Agrawal, Atlanta, GA (US);
Assignee:
SpectRx, Inc., Norcross, GA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B006/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An apparatus and method according to the invention combine more than one optical modality (spectroscopic method), including but not limited to fluorescence, absorption, reflectance, polarization anisotropy, and phase modulation, to decouple morphological and biochemical changes associated with tissue changes due to disease, and thus to provide an accurate diagnosis of the tissue condition.