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Method and apparatus for high-resolution detection and characterization of medical pathologies

  • US 6,385,474 B1
  • Filed: 03/19/1999
  • Issued: 05/07/2002
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/19/1999
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. Apparatus for detection and characterization of a medical pathology within an object under study, comprising:

  • (a) a radiation source adapted to emit radiation within a predetermined frequency range onto a volume within such object, said radiation source being disposed so as to be capable of radiating such object;

    (b) a plurality of radiation detectors being disposed to surround at least a portion of such object to receive radiation scattered by said volume, said plurality of detectors being capable of providing data corresponding to the radiation received;

    (c) means for controlling said radiation source and said plurality of radiation detectors to emit and receive radiation; and

    (d) a device coupled to said plurality of radiation detectors and configured to construct a multidimensional field rendering of said volume using the data provided by said plurality of detectors, and to detect and characterize such medical pathology within said volume.

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