Methods, device and system for in vivo detection
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1. An autonomous in vivo device comprising:
- an optical dome;
an illumination source for illuminating a body lumen through the optical dome;
a radiation detector unit capable of generating light pulses within said device;
a image sensor for imaging the body lumen as a result of illumination reflected from said body lumen and received through the optical dome, and comprising at least first and second non-overlapping portions, each portion having one or more pixels; and
a transmitter,wherein said radiation detector unit is placed directly on said first portion of pixels of the image sensor such that said first portion does not receive illumination reflected from said body lumen, and wherein said second portion of pixels of the image sensor is configured for capturing images of a body lumen.
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Abstract
A system and method for in vivo diagnosis are provided. A composition including for example a radioactive marking agent and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier is administered to a patient and an autonomous in vivo device, which may include for example an illumination source an image sensor and a radiation and/or light detector, is used to for example facilitate the difference between. normal and pathological cells in a body lumen.
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1. An autonomous in vivo device comprising:
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an optical dome; an illumination source for illuminating a body lumen through the optical dome; a radiation detector unit capable of generating light pulses within said device; a image sensor for imaging the body lumen as a result of illumination reflected from said body lumen and received through the optical dome, and comprising at least first and second non-overlapping portions, each portion having one or more pixels; and a transmitter, wherein said radiation detector unit is placed directly on said first portion of pixels of the image sensor such that said first portion does not receive illumination reflected from said body lumen, and wherein said second portion of pixels of the image sensor is configured for capturing images of a body lumen. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. An autonomous in vivo device comprising:
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an optical dome; a radiation detector unit capable of generating light pulses within said device; an illumination source for illuminating a body lumen through the optical dome; an image sensor for imaging the body lumen as a result of illumination reflected from said body lumen and received through the optical dome, and comprising at least first and second non-overlapping portions, each portion having one or more pixels; an optical system for focusing light from said illumination source reflected from said body lumen through said optical dome onto said first portion of the image sensor for obtaining images of the body lumen; a light diverter for diverting the direction of the light pulses from said radiation detector towards said second portion of the image sensor; and a transmitter. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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