ENDOSCOPE EMPLOYING STRUCTURED LIGHT PROVIDING PHYSIOLOGICAL FEATURE SIZE MEASUREMENT
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1. A method for imaging a body lumen comprising:
- introducing an imaging apparatus into the body lumen;
emitting, from the imaging apparatus, structured light and non-structured light into the body lumen;
detecting, by the imaging apparatus, both structured light and non-structured light reflected from anatomical features in the body lumen;
generating, by the imaging apparatus, images from the detected light.
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Disclosed herein are systems, methods, and structures providing accurate and easy to use size measurement of physiological features identified from endoscopic examination. In sharp contrast to the prior art, systems, methods, and structures according to the present disclosure employ structured light that advantageously enables size and/or distance information about lesions and/or other physiological features in a gastrointestinal (GI) tract. Advantageously, systems, methods, and structures according to the present disclosure are applicable to both capsule endoscopes and insertion endoscopes.
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1. A method for imaging a body lumen comprising:
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introducing an imaging apparatus into the body lumen; emitting, from the imaging apparatus, structured light and non-structured light into the body lumen; detecting, by the imaging apparatus, both structured light and non-structured light reflected from anatomical features in the body lumen; generating, by the imaging apparatus, images from the detected light. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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