Method for optically imaging solid tumor tissue

Details Method for optically imaging solid tumor tissue Method for optically imaging solid tumor tissue

1995-06-07

1997-12-23

Jastrzab, Jeffrey R.

Surgery

Truss

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128664, 128665, 128654, 348 68, 348 77, 348164, A61B 500

Patent

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056997981

ABSTRACT:
The present invention provides a method and apparatus for determining the presence of solid tumor tissue, for identifying and mapping the margins of solid tumors during surgical or diagnostic procedures, and for grading and characterizing tumor tissue by detecting changes in the optical properties of an area of interest suspected to contain tumor tissue.

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