Polarized in vivo imaging device, system and method
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1. An autonomous in vivo device comprising:
- an illumination unit;
a polarizer to polarize light from said illumination unit;
an imager;
a filter to block said polarized light from reaching said imager of said autonomous in vivo device; and
a controller to coordinate an illumination by said illumination unit with an activation of said polarizer.
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Abstract
An autonomous in vivo sensing device may include a polarizing filter to polarize light emitted by an illumination unit, and to block light specularly reflected from a turbid media from reaching an imager of such device. An autonomous in vivo sensing device with monochromatic illumination units to alternatingly illuminate a target area with light of different wavelengths, and to subtract an image illuminated by light in a first wavelength from an image illuminated by light in a second wavelength, to produce an image of a sub-surface layer of such target area.
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28 Claims
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1. An autonomous in vivo device comprising:
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an illumination unit; a polarizer to polarize light from said illumination unit; an imager; a filter to block said polarized light from reaching said imager of said autonomous in vivo device; and a controller to coordinate an illumination by said illumination unit with an activation of said polarizer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A system comprising:
an autonomous in vivo sensing device comprising; a plurality of monochromatic illumination units; a polarizer to polarize light from said illumination units; an imager; and a controller to coordinate an illumination by at least one of said plurality of monochromatic illumination units with an activation of said polarizer. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22)
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23. A method comprising:
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illuminating a target area with light from an illumination unit of an autonomous in vivo sensing device; obtaining an image of said illuminated target; polarizing said light; blocking with a filter said polarized light from reaching an imager; and obtaining a polarized image of said illuminated target. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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