Infrared spectroscopy for medical imaging
CA 2279945 A1 · Owner: Morphometrix Technologies Inc. · Inventors: Maclean, Daniel S.; Rosenblatt, Gordon; Raz, Ryan S.
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A multi-channel spectral imaging module for an automated testing system for cytological applications. The multi-channel spectral imaging module generates four channels of digitized images of a cytological specimen for further processing in the automated testing system. The multi-spectral imaging module comprises a visible light source and an infrared light source an optical , imaging module, a prism module and an output stage. The cytological specimen is strobed by the visible light and infrared light sources and the illuminated images of the specimen are focused and coupled to the prism module by the optical imaging module. The prism module breaks the illuminated image into four …
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- Filed February 6, 1998. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended February 6, 2018.
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