Radiant energy – Invisible radiant energy responsive electric signalling – Infrared responsive
Patent
1996-11-18
1998-09-15
Tokar, Michael J.
Radiant energy
Invisible radiant energy responsive electric signalling
Infrared responsive
600310, G01N 2100
Patent
active
058083049
ABSTRACT:
The most common method of determining whether a breast contains cancerous tissue utilizes ionizing radiation, i.e. x-rays, which possible have tissue damaging properties. It has been found that lasers can be used as a light source in a breast tissue transillumination process. However, due to the high scattering coefficient (or diffusing properties) of breast tissue, it is not possible to obtain images having good resolution using classical transillumination techniques, even when a laser is used as the light source. When passing through a diffusing medium, a laser pulse decomposes into three classes of photons, namely ballistic, snake-like and diffuse photons. In most practical situations, the ballistic photon portion of a laser pulse, which travels in a straight line, does not pass through the tissue, i.e. only snake-like and diffuse photons pass through the tissue. It is proposed by this invention to use both the snake-like and diffuse photons in a method involving time gating and multiple field of view techniques to obtain a more precise evaluation of the scattering coefficients, i.e. a map of the interior of a region of the sample, whereby the presence (or absence) of tumors is determined. The use of multiple field of view and time gating techniques will yield a relatively clear picture of the structure of the tissue.
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Bernard Pierre
Galarneau Pierre
Parent Andre
Aerospace Research Technologies Inc.
Hanig Richard
Seaby George A.
Tokar Michael J.
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