Diffuse optical tomography system and method of use
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1. An improved diffuse optical tomography system for in vivo non-contact imaging, comprising:
- an illumination source for illuminating a specimen;
a spectrum source for projecting a spectrum onto said specimen; and
at least one sensor configured to capture a response of said specimen to said illumination and said projection of said spectrum;
wherein said illumination source comprises a plurality of lasers, wherein said plurality of lasers comprises four lasers, wherein said lasers are each configured to generate wavelengths between approximately 650nm and 800nm;
further comprising a mirror assembly configured to project light from said lasers as a single beam onto said specimen.
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An improved diffuse optical tomography system for in vivo non-contact imaging includes an illumination source for illuminating a specimen, a spectrum source for projecting a spectrum onto the specimen, at least one sensor configured to capture the response of the specimen to the illumination and to the projection of said spectrum.
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1. An improved diffuse optical tomography system for in vivo non-contact imaging, comprising:
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an illumination source for illuminating a specimen; a spectrum source for projecting a spectrum onto said specimen; and at least one sensor configured to capture a response of said specimen to said illumination and said projection of said spectrum; wherein said illumination source comprises a plurality of lasers, wherein said plurality of lasers comprises four lasers, wherein said lasers are each configured to generate wavelengths between approximately 650nm and 800nm; further comprising a mirror assembly configured to project light from said lasers as a single beam onto said specimen. - View Dependent Claims (2)
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3. An improved diffuse optical tomography system for in vivo non-contact imaging, comprising:
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an illumination source for illuminating a specimen; a spectrum source for projecting a spectrum onto said specimen; at least one sensor configured to capture a response of said specimen to said illumination and said projection of said spectrum; and a processor-based device configured to process data acquired by said sensor, said device producing and combining tomography data based on sensing of said illumination source and three-dimensional data of a surface of said specimen based on sensing of said spectrum source.
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4. An improved diffuse optical tomography system for in vivo non-contact imaging, comprising:
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an illumination source for illuminating a specimen; a spectrum source for projecting a spectrum onto said specimen; at least one sensor configured to capture a response of said specimen to said illumination and said projection of said spectrum; and
a processor-based device configured to control said illumination source, said spectrum source and a minor assembly for directing light from said illumination source onto said specimen.
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5. An improved diffuse optical tomography system for in vivo non-contact imaging, comprising:
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an illumination source for illuminating a specimen; a spectrum source for projecting a spatially varying wavelength spectrum onto said specimen; and a sensor assembly configured to capture responses to said illumination and said projection of said spectrum; wherein said illumination source comprises four lasers, wherein said lasers are each configured to generate light between approximately 650nm and 800nm in wavelength; and further comprising a mirror assembly configured to project said light from said lasers as a single beam onto said specimen. - View Dependent Claims (6)
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7. An improved diffuse optical tomography system for in vivo non-contact imaging, comprising:
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an illumination source for illuminating a specimen; a spectrum source for projecting a spatially varying wavelength spectrum onto said specimen; a sensor assembly configured to capture responses to said illumination and said projection of said spectrum; and a processor-based device configured to control said illumination source and said spectrum source.
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8. An improved DOT imaging system, comprising:
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means for capturing three-dimensional boundary characteristics of a surface of a specimen; and means for substantially simultaneously capturing DOT characteristics. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12)
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