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Laser imaging apparatus using biomedical markers that bind to cancer cells

  • US 5,952,664 A
  • Filed: 01/16/1998
  • Issued: 09/14/1999
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/17/1997
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method for collecting data for use in image reconstruction of a tissue being scanned containing cancer cells, comprising the steps of:

  • a) providing a source of laser beam;

    b) providing a biochemical marker that selectively binds to cancer cells within the tissue;

    c) directing the laser beam toward the object being scanned;

    d) orbiting the laser beam around the object;

    e) providing a plurality of sensors adapted to simultaneously detect radiation exiting from the object; and

    f) limiting the sensors to detect only the radiation released by the biochemical marker after having been activated by the laser beam.

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