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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 31, 2012
Filed:
Aug. 27, 2007
Applicants:
Irene Georgakoudi, Acton, MA (US);
Charles P. Lin, Arlington, MA (US);
Inventors:
Irene Georgakoudi, Acton, MA (US);
Charles P. Lin, Arlington, MA (US);
Assignee:
The General Hospital Corporation, Boston, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 8/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention provides methods and systems for performing in-vivo flow cytometry to obtain desired information regarding one or more cell types of interest flowing through a subject's circulatory system. In one embodiment of the invention, a portion of the subject's circulating blood is illuminated with radiation having multiple wavelength components, and the backscattered radiation generated in response to the excitation radiation is detected at a plurality of scattering angles and analyzed to derive the desired information.