Method for assessing the condition of bone in-vivo
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1. A method for assessing bone tissue comprising:
- exposing a sample to nonionizing radiation;
detecting nonionizing radiation after transit in the bone tissue;
measuring optical properties from the detected nonionizing radiation to characterize bone tissue across an entire selected spectral range using a continuous wave model, a frequency domain model or a combination of both wave model and frequency domain models; and
determining composition, structure, physiology or a combination thereof of bone tissue from the measured optical properties.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for assessing bone tissue comprises the steps of and means for: exposing a sample to nonionizing radiation; detecting nonionizing radiation after transit in the bone tissue; measuring optical properties from the detected nonionizing radiation to characterize bone tissue across an entire selected spectral range using a continuous wave model, a frequency domain model or a combination of both wave model and frequency domain models; and determining composition, structure, physiology or a combination thereof of bone tissue from the measured optical properties.
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58 Claims
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1. A method for assessing bone tissue comprising:
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exposing a sample to nonionizing radiation;
detecting nonionizing radiation after transit in the bone tissue;
measuring optical properties from the detected nonionizing radiation to characterize bone tissue across an entire selected spectral range using a continuous wave model, a frequency domain model or a combination of both wave model and frequency domain models; and
determining composition, structure, physiology or a combination thereof of bone tissue from the measured optical properties. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. A apparatus for assessing bone tissue comprising:
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a source of nonionizing radiation;
a detector of the nonionizing radiation after transit in the bone tissue;
means for measuring optical properties from the detected nonionizing radiation to characterize bone tissue across an entire selected spectral range using a continuous wave model, a frequency domain model or a combination of both wave model and frequency domain models; and
means for determining composition, structure, physiology or a combination thereof of bone tissue from the measured optical properties. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58)
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