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Optical detection of dental caries

  • US 20040202356A1
  • Filed: 04/10/2003
  • Published: 10/14/2004
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/10/2003
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A method for enhancing imaging of diseased tissue comprising the steps of:

  • (a) quantifying fluorescence spectral values of a plurality of tissue regions of a target tissue, wherein the plurality of tissue regions represents stages of development of a disease;

    (b) transforming the fluorescence spectral values to produce enhanced spectral values for each tissue region; and

    (c) displaying an enhanced image of the plurality of tissue regions using the transformed spectral values.

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