Title:
OPTIMAL WINDOWS FOR OBTAINING OPTICAL DATA FOR CHARACTERIZATION OF TISSUE SAMPLES
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO2004005885
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
The invention provides methods for determining a characteristic of a tissue sample, such as a state of health, using spectral data and/or images obtained within an optimal period of time following the application of a chemical agent to the tissue sample. The invention provides methods of determining such optimal windows of time. Similarly, the invention provides methods of determining other criteria for triggering the acquisition of an optical signal for classifying the state of health of a region of a tissue sample.
Inventors:
SCHOMACKER KEVIN T
ZELENCHUK ALEX
FLEWELLING ROSS F
KAUFMAN HOWARD
ZELENCHUK ALEX
FLEWELLING ROSS F
KAUFMAN HOWARD
Application Number:
PCT/US2003/020998
Publication Date:
March 25, 2004
Filing Date:
July 08, 2003
Export Citation:
Assignee:
MEDISPECTRA INC (US)
International Classes:
A61B5/00; G01N21/31; G01N21/64; (IPC1-7): G01N27/76
Foreign References:
| US6083487A | 2000-07-04 | |||
| US6187289B1 | 2001-02-13 | |||
| US6241662B1 | 2001-06-05 |
Other References:
See also references of EP 1700105A4
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