Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Optically guided needle biopsy system using multi-modal spectroscopy in combination with a transrectal ultrasound probe
- Patent Title (中): 光学引导针活检系统使用多模式光谱与经直肠超声探头组合
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Application No.: US13224218Application Date: 2011-09-01
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Publication No.: US09226731B2Publication Date: 2016-01-05
- Inventor: Hanli Liu , Vikrant Sharma
- Applicant: Hanli Liu , Vikrant Sharma
- Applicant Address: US TX Austin
- Assignee: The Board of Regents of the University of Texas System
- Current Assignee: The Board of Regents of the University of Texas System
- Current Assignee Address: US TX Austin
- Agency: Winstead PC
- Main IPC: A61B10/02
- IPC: A61B10/02 ; A61B8/08 ; A61B8/12 ; A61B5/00
Abstract:
The present invention includes an apparatus, system and method for detection of tissues, e.g., a cancer, by optical biopsy comprising: a motorized computer-controlled probe holder; a needle-like probe connected to and controlled by the motorized computer-controlled probe holder, the probe comprising an optical and an ultrasound detector; and one or more detector units capable of a broadband light reflectance spectroscopy, an auto fluorescence lifetime measurement, and auto fluorescence spectroscopy measurement.
Public/Granted literature
- US20110319759A1 OPTICALLY GUIDED NEEDLE BIOPSY SYSTEM USING MULTI-MODAL SPECTROSCOPY Public/Granted day:2011-12-29
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