Apparatus and method of optical imaging for medical diagnosis
First Claim
1. A system for providing optical imaging in a medical diagnosis, comprising:
- at least one illuminating light source for generating light illuminating a portion of an object;
at least one structured light source for providing a projection channel and projecting a structured light-pattern on the portion of the object;
at least one camera for providing an imaging channel and imaging the portion of the object and the structured light pattern; and
a computer, configured to;
calculate by triangulation a three-dimensional topology of the portion of the object based on a correspondence established between the projection channel and the imaging channel;
perform three-dimensional motion tracking based on the calculated three-dimensional topology; and
generate a grade corresponding to a lesion of the object based on a multivariate analysis on temporal acetowhitening kinetics measurements performed on an area of the portion of the object corresponding to the lesion.
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Abstract
Described herein is a novel 3-D optical imaging system based on active stereo vision and motion tracking for to tracking the motion of patient and for registering the time-sequenced images of suspicious lesions recorded during endoscopic or colposcopic examinations. The system quantifies the acetic acid induced optical signals associated with early cancer development. The system includes at least one illuminating light source for generating light illuminating a portion of an object, at least one structured light source for projecting a structured light pattern on the portion of the object, at least one camera for imaging the portion of the object and the structured light pattern, and means for generating a quantitative measurement of an acetic acid-induced change of the portion of the object.
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25 Claims
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1. A system for providing optical imaging in a medical diagnosis, comprising:
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at least one illuminating light source for generating light illuminating a portion of an object; at least one structured light source for providing a projection channel and projecting a structured light-pattern on the portion of the object; at least one camera for providing an imaging channel and imaging the portion of the object and the structured light pattern; and a computer, configured to; calculate by triangulation a three-dimensional topology of the portion of the object based on a correspondence established between the projection channel and the imaging channel; perform three-dimensional motion tracking based on the calculated three-dimensional topology; and generate a grade corresponding to a lesion of the object based on a multivariate analysis on temporal acetowhitening kinetics measurements performed on an area of the portion of the object corresponding to the lesion. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method for providing optical imaging in medical diagnosis, comprising:
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illuminating a portion of an object; projecting, via a projection channel, a structured light pattern onto the portion of the object; generating, via an imaging channel, a sequence of images of the illuminating portion of the object; calculating by triangulation a three-dimensional topology of the portion of the object based on a correspondence established between the protection channel and the imaging channel; performing three-dimensional motion tracking based on the calculated three-dimensional topology; and generating a grade corresponding to a lesion of the object based on a multivariate analysis on temporal acetowhitening kinetics measurements performed on an area of the portion of the object corresponding to the lesion. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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21. One or more non-transitory computer readable media including computer codes for instructing one or more digital processor for providing optical imaging in a medical diagnosis, the computer codes including:
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instructions for illuminating a portion of an object; instructions for projecting, via a projection channel, a structured light pattern onto the portion of the object; instructions for generating, via an imaging channel, a sequence of images of the illuminated portion of the object; instructions for calculating by triangulation a three-dimensional topology of the portion of the object based on a correspondence established between the projection channel and the imaging channel; instructions for performing three-dimensional motion tracking based on the calculated three-dimensional topology; and instructions for generating a grade corresponding to a lesion of the object based on a multivariate analysis on temporal acetowhitening kinetics measurements performed on an area of the portion of the object corresponding to the lesion. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25)
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