DEVICE FOR IMAGING A TURBID MEDIUM
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1. A device for imaging a turbid medium (130, 132;
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184) comprising;
means (110;
134, 138, 140, 142, 144, 146) for optically scanning a predefined maximum area of a scanning plane (102;
104) for acquisition of imaging data,means (134, 136;
206, 208, 210) for detection of an outer contour of the turbid medium,means (112, 120, 122) for controlling the optical scanning such that a sub-area of the maximum area is scanned that is smaller than the maximum area and that covers the outer contour.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a device for imaging a turbid medium (130, 132; 184) comprising: means (110; 134, 138, 140, 142, 144, 146) for optically scanning a predefined maximum area of a scanning plane (102; 104) for acquisition of imaging data, means (134, 136; 206, 208, 210) for detection of an outer contour of the turbid medium, means (112, 120, 122) for controlling the optical scanning such that a sub-area of the maximum area is scanned that is smaller than the maximum area and that covers the outer contour.
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21 Claims
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1. A device for imaging a turbid medium (130, 132;
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184) comprising;
means (110;
134, 138, 140, 142, 144, 146) for optically scanning a predefined maximum area of a scanning plane (102;
104) for acquisition of imaging data,means (134, 136;
206, 208, 210) for detection of an outer contour of the turbid medium,means (112, 120, 122) for controlling the optical scanning such that a sub-area of the maximum area is scanned that is smaller than the maximum area and that covers the outer contour. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 19, 20)
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184) comprising;
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14. A method of imaging a turbid medium (130, 132;
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184) comprising;
detecting an outer contour of the turbid medium, optically scanning a sub-area of a maximum scanable area, wherein the sub-area is smaller than the maximum scanable area and covers the outer contour. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18)
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184) comprising;
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21. A computer program product comprising executable instructions for:
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detecting an outer contour of a turbid medium, controlling an optical scanner for optically scanning a sub-area of a maximum scanable area, wherein the sub-area is smaller than the maximum scanable area and covers the outer contour.
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