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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 30, 2014
Filed:
Aug. 16, 2007
Luc Thiberville, Notre Dame De Bondeville, FR;
Charlotte Cave, Paris, FR;
Véronique Dentan, Paris, FR;
Nicolas Boularot, Le Perreux sur Marne, FR;
Geneviève Bourg-heckly, Paris, FR;
Eric Peltier, Clamart, FR;
Luc Thiberville, Notre Dame De Bondeville, FR;
Charlotte Cave, Paris, FR;
Véronique Dentan, Paris, FR;
Nicolas Boularot, Le Perreux sur Marne, FR;
Geneviève Bourg-Heckly, Paris, FR;
Eric Peltier, Clamart, FR;
Mauna Kea Technologies, Paris, FR;
Universite de Rouen, Mont Saint Aignan, FR;
Abstract
A method for imaging a tissue includes collecting a light signal from at least part of said tissue, using a fiber optic probe for fluorescence imaging, wherein the fiber optic probe comprises a plurality of optic fibers, and wherein a distal tip of the fiber optic probe is placed at a distance from said tissue, said imaging being made confocal at a proximal tip of said fiber optic probe. A fluorescence imaging system includes an endoscope equipped with a working channel, in which a fiber optic probe has been inserted, wherein the fiber optic probe is movable between a retracted position and at least one position of extension, said fiber optic probe comprising a plurality of optic fibers for performing imaging of a tissue, said imaging being confocal via a processor located at a proximal tip of said fiber optic probe.