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NEAR-INFRARED SPECTROSCOPIC ANALYSIS OF BLOOD VESSEL WALLS

  • US 20080221455A1
  • Filed: 05/20/2008
  • Published: 09/11/2008
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/05/2002
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An in vivo method for characterizing tissue in a wall of a blood vessel wall, the method comprisingilluminating a tissue with NIR from a band consisting of wavelengths extending between 1100 nm and 1415 nm;

  • detecting radiation reflected from the tissue;

    the radiation consisting of wavelengths between 1100 nm and 1415 nm;

    on the basis of the detected radiation, characterizing the tissue; and

    providing output representative of the tissue characterization.

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