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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 22, 2013
Filed:
Sep. 26, 2005
Applicants:
Xavier Intes, Montréal, CA;
Salim Djeziri, Montréal, CA;
Inventors:
Xavier Intes, Montréal, CA;
Salim Djeziri, Montréal, CA;
Assignee:
Softscan Healthcare Group Ltd., Tortola, VG;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 6/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
There is provided a method for detecting and characterizing abnormalities within biological tissues. The method involves the characterization of the optical properties of the tissue to derive relative values of physiological properties between normal and suspicious regions of the tissue. In some aspects of the invention optical imaging and other imaging modalities are combined to detect and identify a disease state of the tissue.