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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 02, 2014
Filed:
Apr. 01, 2011
Rajeshwar Chhibber, San Jose, CA (US);
Ashutosh Chhibbar, San Jose, CA (US);
Shefali Sharma, Petaluma, CA (US);
Rajeshwar Chhibber, San Jose, CA (US);
Ashutosh Chhibbar, San Jose, CA (US);
Shefali Sharma, Petaluma, CA (US);
Brightex Bio-Photonics LLC, San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
A method for imaging skin includes illuminating a subject with at least one light source of one or more light sources. The method includes acquiring a first image of the subject in a first polarization with a respective photodetector of one or more photodetectors configured to acquire images of the subject as illuminated by the at least one light source, and acquiring a second image of the subject in a second polarization with the respective photodetector. The method also includes generating a subtraction image by subtracting at least a portion of the first image from a corresponding portion of the second image, and providing at least a portion of the subtraction image for display.