System and method for gross anatomic pathology using hyperspectral imaging
First Claim
1. A method of analyzing a biological organ, the method comprising:
- illuminating the biological organ to generate a first plurality of interacted photons;
collecting the first plurality of interacted photons to generate a first optical signal;
separating the first optical signal into a plurality of orthogonally polarized optical components;
filtering the plurality of optical components into a plurality of passband wavelengths to generate a plurality of filtered photons;
detecting the plurality of filtered photons to generate at least one hyperspectral image; and
analyzing the at least one hyperspectral image by extracting a spectrum from a location in the at least one hyperspectral image, wherein the location corresponds to an area of interest of the biological organ, and analyzing the extracted spectrum to identify a characteristic of the biological organ.
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Abstract
A method for analyzing organ samples using hyperspectral imaging comprising illuminating an organ sample to generate interacted photons, collecting the interacted photons and passing the interacted photons through a tunable filter. The filtered interacted photons are detected to generate a hyperspectral image. A brightfield image is generated and associated with the hyperspectral image. Spectra from locations of interest are extracted and analyzed to assess a characteristic of the organ sample. A system may comprise an illumination source to illuminate an organ sample and generate interacted photons, a collection optics for collecting the interacted photons and a tunable filter to filter the interacted photons. A detector is configured to detect the filtered photons and generate at least one hyperspectral image. The detector may also be configured to generate at least one brightfield image representative of the organ sample.
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45 Claims
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1. A method of analyzing a biological organ, the method comprising:
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illuminating the biological organ to generate a first plurality of interacted photons; collecting the first plurality of interacted photons to generate a first optical signal; separating the first optical signal into a plurality of orthogonally polarized optical components; filtering the plurality of optical components into a plurality of passband wavelengths to generate a plurality of filtered photons; detecting the plurality of filtered photons to generate at least one hyperspectral image; and analyzing the at least one hyperspectral image by extracting a spectrum from a location in the at least one hyperspectral image, wherein the location corresponds to an area of interest of the biological organ, and analyzing the extracted spectrum to identify a characteristic of the biological organ. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A system for analyzing a biological organ, the system comprising:
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an illumination source configured to illuminate the biological organ and generate a first plurality of interacted photons; a collection optic configured to collect the first plurality of interacted photons and generate a first optical signal; a beam splitter configured to separate the first optical signal into a plurality of optical components; a plurality of filters, wherein each filter is configured to filter one of the plurality of optical components into a passband wavelength to generate a plurality of filtered components; one or more detectors configured to detect the plurality of filtered components and generate at least one hyperspectral image; and a processor configured to analyze the at least one hyperspectral image by extracting a spectrum from a location in the at least one hyperspectral image, wherein the location corresponds to an area of interest of the biological organ, and analyzing the extracted spectrum to identify a characteristic of the biological organ. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43)
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44. A system comprising:
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a processor; and a non-transitory data storage medium containing program code, which, when executed by a processor, causes the processor to; illuminate a biological organ to generate a plurality of interacted photons; collect the plurality of interacted photons to generate a first optical signal; transmit the first optical signal through a beam splitter to separate the first optical signal into a plurality of optical components; pass the plurality of optical components through a plurality of tunable filters, wherein each filter is configured to filter one of the plurality of optical components into a passband wavelength to generate a plurality of filtered components; detect the plurality of filtered components with one or more detectors to generate at least one hyperspectral image; generate a bright field image representative of the biological organ; align the bright field image with the at least one hyperspectral image; extract a spectrum from a location of the at least one hyperspectral image, wherein each location corresponds to an area of interest of the biological organ; analyze the extracted spectrum to identify a characteristic of the biological organ. - View Dependent Claims (45)
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