APPARATUS FOR OPTICAL ANALYSIS OF AN ASSOCIATED TISSUE
First Claim
1. An apparatus for optical analysis of an associated tissue, the apparatus comprising:
- a spectrometer for obtaining measured data representative of an optical spectrum of the associated tissue, the spectrometer comprisinga light source,an optical detector,
an interventional device suitable for insertion into the associated tissue (116), the interventional device comprisingone or more guides forguiding photons from the light source to an exit position on a distal end of the interventional device, the photons being emittable from the exit position, and forguiding photons from an entry position on the distal end of the interventional device and to the optical detector,so as to enable obtaining the measured data representative of the optical spectrum of the associated tissue at a position of the distal end of the interventional device, anda processor arranged forreceiving the measured data,determining from the data a first parameter being indicative of a concentration of lycopene in said associated tissuewherein the processor is further arranged for determining from the first parameter a second parameter being indicative of a tissue type.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to an apparatus 100 and, a method and a computer program for determining a first parameter indicative of a concentration of lycopene. In particular, the invention relates to an apparatus 100 comprising a spectrometer 02, which spectrometer comprises a light source 104 and a detector 106, 108 arranged to measure an optical spectrum via an interventional device 112. This enables determination of a first parameter being indicative of a lycopene concentration. Lycopene concentration may serve as a discriminative feature for different tissue types, such as the prostate organ and associated structures. The apparatus may in a specific embodiment be arranged to determine a second parameter indicative of a tissue type based on a concentration of lycopene. According to a specific embodiment, the apparatus relies on Diffuse Reflectance Spectroscopy (DRS).
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15 Claims
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1. An apparatus for optical analysis of an associated tissue, the apparatus comprising:
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a spectrometer for obtaining measured data representative of an optical spectrum of the associated tissue, the spectrometer comprising a light source, an optical detector,
an interventional device suitable for insertion into the associated tissue (116), the interventional device comprisingone or more guides for guiding photons from the light source to an exit position on a distal end of the interventional device, the photons being emittable from the exit position, and for guiding photons from an entry position on the distal end of the interventional device and to the optical detector, so as to enable obtaining the measured data representative of the optical spectrum of the associated tissue at a position of the distal end of the interventional device, and a processor arranged for receiving the measured data, determining from the data a first parameter being indicative of a concentration of lycopene in said associated tissue wherein the processor is further arranged for determining from the first parameter a second parameter being indicative of a tissue type. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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2. (canceled)
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12. A method for optical analysis of an associated tissue, the method comprising the steps of:
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measuring data representative of an optical spectrum of the associated tissue by emitting and receiving photons via an interventional device, determination of a first parameter, the first parameter being indicative of a concentration of lycopene, based on the optical spectrum determination of a second parameter based on the first parameter, the second parameter being indicative of a tissue type. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15)
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13. (canceled)
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