×

METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MEDICAL IMAGING USING NEAR-INFRARED OPTICAL TOMOGRAPHY COMBINED WITH PHOTOACOUSTIC AND ULTRASOUND GUIDANCE

  • US 20100094134A1
  • Filed: 10/14/2009
  • Published: 04/15/2010
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/14/2008
  • Status: Abandoned Application
First Claim
Patent Images

1. A method for medical imaging comprising:

  • scanning a tissue volume with a near-infrared photoacoustic laser beam to obtain a first set of structural parameters, wherein the tissue volume includes a biological entity;

    receiving from the tissue an acoustic signal in response to scanning the tissue volume with the laser beam;

    the acoustic signal being processed to obtain a first set of structural parameters;

    scanning the tissue with ultrasonic waves to obtain a second set of structural parameters;

    scanning the tissue with near-infrared diffusive light to obtain a third set of structural parameters; and

    processing the first and second sets of structural parameters and localizing the biological entity using these parameters to quantitatively reconstruct the functional parameters of the biological entity from the third set of structural parameters.

View all claims
  • 4 Assignments
Timeline View
Assignment View
    ×
    ×