994results about "Diagnostics using fluorescence emission" patented technology

A neurosurgery system for probing brain tissue of a patient for tumorous tissue. The system including a suction tool, an excitation source, an optical instrument, and a controller. The suction tool including a suction cannula defining a lumen, an optical fiber configured to transmit fluorescence emitted by the brain tissue; and an indicator configured to selectively emit visible light. An excitation source is configured to emit an excitation light having a wavelength to induce the fluorescence in the tumorous tissue. The optical instrument is coupled to the optical fiber. The optical instrument configured to convert the fluorescence emitted by the brain tissue and transmitted by the optical and configured to determine that the brain tissue is tumorous based on the electrical signal and activate the indicator based on the determination.

The invention relates to the field of medical information monitoring, and discloses a doctor monitoring bracelet for receiving infusion information of a patient, comprising: a multispectral sensing module for collecting an original physiological light intensity signal of the wrist of the patient; the motion sensing module is used for collecting motion signals; the micro-electro-mechanical motion compensation module is configured on the multispectral sensing module; the processor is electrically connected with the multispectral sensing module, the motion sensing module and the micro-electro-mechanical motion compensation module; and the communication module is electrically connected with the processor. By integrating a high-sensitivity multispectral sensing module and a micro-electro-mechanical active motion compensation system and combining an advanced signal processing algorithm, the accuracy of real-time monitoring of key vital signs of a patient in a complex infusion scene is remarkably improved, more reliable patient infusion information is provided for a subsequent multi-head infusion intelligent switching control system, and the infusion safety of the patient is improved. High fidelity of a data source is ensured, and tedious work of medical staff is reduced.

Disclosed are approaches that may provide image-guidance to interventionalists by providing true 3D visualization and quantitative feedback in real-time. A guidance system may allow a physician to manipulate a medical device and see a 3D rendering with quantitative feedback floating in mixed reality, next to standard monitors. Image tracking may detect and co-register the medical device's 3D position using, for example, bi-plane C-arm X-ray fluoroscopy and provide a 3D trajectory as quantitative feedback. Patterns in a fluoroscopic image may be used to accurately determine an object's z-position from a single angle projection.

The invention relates to an apparatus (1) and method for automatically determining the blood flow direction (42) in a blood vessel (14) using the fluorescence light from a fluorophore (16). Blood flow direction (42) is determined by first identifying a blood vessel structure (38) in an input frame (6) from a camera assembly (2) using a pattern recognition module (26). Blood flow direction (42) is determined from the spatial gradient (dl / dx) of the fluorescence intensity (I) along the identified blood vessel structure (38) and the temporal gradient (dl / dt). An output frame (48) is displayed on a display (36) with time-varying marker data (52) overlaid on the identified blood vessels structure (38) and representative of the blood flow direction (42).

A muscle probe is provided for obtaining electromyography data and optical spectroscopy data from muscle tissue. The muscle probe comprises an elongate needle having an outer wall surrounding a needle interior, the needle interior comprising: a core electromyography electrode; and one or more optical fibres; wherein the needle is arranged to be inserted into a muscle, and further arranged to detect electrical activity from the muscle; and wherein the one or more optical fibres are arranged to direct incident light from a light source toward a target area of the muscle, and further arranged to receive scattered light from the target area. The present disclosure aims to provide a muscle probe to improve the diagnostic pathway for patients with neuromuscular disorders, by developing a minimally invasive bedside test of muscle health.

The invention discloses an ultra-wide-spectrum endoscopic imaging device capable of being used for short-wave infrared fluorescence imaging, which is used for in-vivo minimally invasive imaging and comprises an illumination module, a wide-spectrum image transmission module, an imaging module and an image processing module. The illumination module consists of a light source and a light guide optical fiber, and is used for generating illumination light from ultraviolet to short wave infrared band and transmitting the illumination light to the wide-spectrum image transmission module; the wide-spectrum image transmission module consists of a few-interface optical imaging channel and a light guide illumination channel, and is used for illuminating an imaging target, exciting target fluorescence and collecting image signals from ultraviolet to short-wave infrared bands; the imaging module is composed of an optical filter and an imaging camera, and the imaging camera can be a wide spectral response image sensor or can be formed by combining cameras working in different wavebands and is used for converting optical images in different wavebands into image data; and the image processing module is used for registering and fusing image data of different wavebands in real time and displaying the image data.

The invention relates to the technical field of medical instruments, and discloses a breast cancer sentinel lymph node positioning system and method, and the system comprises a data collection subsystem, a space positioning subsystem and a central processing subsystem. The method comprises the following steps: acquiring an anatomical structure image, a radioactivity counting rate and fluorescence intensity after performing primary fluorescence, radioactivity and secondary pulse type fluorescence tracer injection in sequence; establishing a global coordinate system and generating an anatomical region of interest; constructing a weighted directed topological graph based on the initial fluorescence data, and obtaining a baseline flow velocity; extracting radionuclide dynamic characteristics based on the radioactive data; a functional flow rate attenuation coefficient is calculated based on the second pulsed fluorescence data. And a multi-factor scoring model is applied, topological information, dynamic characteristics and functional flow velocity attenuation coefficients are fused, and a comprehensive score is calculated to identify the sentinel lymph node. According to the method, the lymphatic flow topological structure, nuclide dynamics and functional flow velocity information are combined, and the positioning accuracy and reliability are improved.

Example systems and techniques are disclosed that may determine at least one treatment strategy for a lesion. An example system may include memory configured to store clinical guidance and / or informatics for a PCI procedure and processing circuitry communicatively coupled to the memory. The processing circuitry may be configured to determine the plurality of treatment pathways. The processing circuitry may be configured to obtain angiogram imaging data of a coronary vasculature of a patient. The 2024 / 058837 processing circuitry may be configured to determine the clinical guidance and / or informatics based at least in part on the angiogram imaging data. The processing circuitry may be configured to output for display the angiogram imaging data and at least a portion of the clinical guidance and / or informatics, wherein the at least a portion of the clinical guidance and / or informatics is overlaid onto the angiogram imaging data.

Disclosed are systems and methods for continuously detecting, and optionally classifying, abnormal perfusion patterns in tissue by means of fluorescence imaging. A computer implemented method for detecting (and / or identifying) one or more areas having an abnormal perfusion pattern in tissue of a subject, for example during a medical procedure, includes: continuously acquiring fluorescence images of the tissue, wherein the fluorescence images are associated with a fluorescent output signal correlated with an input signal defined by a series of boluses of at least one fluorescent imaging agent, and wherein the series of boluses is administered with a predefined and / or controlled duration between subsequent boluses, analyzing the fluorescence images, identifying at least one tissue area with normal perfusion, defining a normal perfusion pattern (in an intensity domain and) in a time domain, and detecting, in the fluorescence images, possible tissue areas with abnormal (non-normal) perfusion pattern.

The present disclosure provides systems and methods for monitoring an analyte present in a biological sample of a subject by using: a piercing element coupled to a support, the piercing element configured to pierce a body surface of the subject; an analyte binding probe on or inside the piercing element to provide a change in an optical signal upon contact with an analyte in a biological sample of the subject; and a detector configured to detect the light signal.

The invention discloses a laser depilation dynamic parameter adjustment method based on skin typing recognition, and relates to the technical field of laser depilation, and the method comprises the steps: constructing a three-dimensional skin model of a depilation region through multi-dimensional data cross validation; detecting local pigmentation caused by friction in each area; detecting the blood flow signal intensity of capillary vessels around the hair follicles, judging the period of the hair and generating a hair follicle activity thermodynamic diagram in real time; a three-dimensional energy focus is formed through double-beam crossing; skin curved surface data are obtained through a pressure sensor, liquid crystal molecules in a light valve are driven to be arranged, and light spots are adjusted to be in the shape attached to an unhairing area; the basal metabolic rate of the patient is measured through a noninvasive bioelectrical impedance analysis technology, and the energy density is adjusted based on the basal metabolic rate; and establishing a digital twinborn model, and integrating depilation data, skin state and hormone level information. A three-dimensional energy focus is formed through double-beam crossing, energy is accurately focused on the root of the hair follicle, and epidermis damage is avoided.

The invention relates to the technical field of skin lesion area reconstruction, in particular to a skin lesion area reconstruction system based on multi-modal image fusion. The system comprises a deep multi-scale feature extraction module, a skin thermal anomaly feature extraction module, a hemodynamic feature extraction module, a depth and boundary feature extraction module, a skin surface feature extraction module, a fluorescence intensity distribution and morphological feature extraction module, a first feature fusion module, a second feature fusion module and a lesion area reconstruction module. According to the method, appearance, heat, blood flow, structure and surface features are extracted from the multi-modal data, then the multi-modal image data are integrated, finally, comprehensive representation and reconstruction of skin lesion appearance, function and structure information are achieved according to the synergistic effect of the multi-modal information, and the accuracy and clinical reference value of lesion area reconstruction are effectively improved.

The invention relates to the technical field of biomedical engineering, in particular to an atlas making and registering method and system for a mouse brain in a special development period, and the method comprises the following steps: carrying out the data preprocessing of a mouse brain image, and obtaining a reconstructed image; averaging the plurality of reconstructed mouse brains by adopting an iterative registration mode, making an average template, then labeling the average template to make a brain region template, and then generating a structure information file of a mouse brain map; and performing registration on the individual mouse brain image and the mouse brain map to realize accurate alignment of the brain region. According to the method provided by the invention, the appropriate atlas can be specially drawn for the mouse brain in the special development period and registration is carried out under the condition that no existing atlas exists, the characteristics of the VISoR imaging technology are fully considered, good adaptation with the imaging technology is realized, the accuracy of image registration of the mouse brain in the special development period is improved, and the accuracy of image registration of the mouse brain in the special development period is improved. A more accurate tool is provided for neuroscience research, and deep research on the brain structure and function of the mouse in the special development period is promoted.

The present disclosure relates to techniques for imaging tissue of a subject. An exemplary method comprises transitioning the liquid crystal light shutter to the closed state to prevent the global shutter imager from receiving visible light; illuminating the tissue of the subject with the fluorescence excitation illumination source to accumulate charge at a plurality of pixels of the global shutter imager, while the liquid crystal light shutter is in the closed state; reading a set of accumulated charge at the plurality of pixels of the global shutter imager to produce a set of imaging data; and generating a fluorescence image frame based on the set of imaging data.

A method for displaying real-time ablation growth projections is provided. The method includes applying, by a processor, an ablation model to image data of a patient. The ablation model is based on a position of an ablation probe, and the ablation probe is coupled to the processor. The method also includes displaying, on a display coupled to the processor, a projected ablation zone on the image data. The projected ablation zone is based on ablation parameters and the position of the ablation probe. The projected ablation zone includes a margin showing a confidence level. The method further includes ablating by the ablation probe. The ablating is based on an evaluation of the projected ablation zone with respect to a target. A system for performing a microwave ablation procedure is provided. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing instructions is provided.

A method of medical multi-dye fluorescence imaging. The method including: capturing fluorescent images of an operating field in which two or more different fluorescent dyes are present in successive sequences of images with a surgical or diagnostic imaging device, each sequence of images alternating through different modes of excitation lighting adapted for at least one each of two or more of the two or more different dyes, and processing the captured images of each successive sequence of images in combination with each other. The processing comprising determining the respective local distributions of the two or more different fluorescence dyes causing the observed different distributions of brightness in the two or more different fluorescent images of the sequence and producing one or more images displaying the determined local distributions of the two or more different fluorescent dyes separately.

A system includes a microscope and computer system communicably coupled together. The microscope includes a camera, phase mask, and ultraviolet source. The phase mask is disposed within a view of the camera. The microscope is configured to scatter a light illuminating a tissue by emitting, using the ultraviolet source, an ultraviolet radiation towards the tissue and obtain, using the phase mask and the camera, an image of an illuminated surface of the tissue. The tissue includes at least one diagnostic feature. The image is within a predefined depth of field, inclusive, and includes a manifestation of the at least one diagnostic feature. The computer system is configured to determine a deblurred image from a trained first artificial intelligence model based on the image.

Devices, systems, and methods are provided for in vivo fluorescence imaging. Disclosed herein is an implantable miniature fluorescence imager on a chip having a custom imaging array with angle selective gratings, fiber optics, or microcollimators for image deblurring, and optical filters that can be tuned to image fluorescence from multiple fluorophores simultaneously. Power is supplied by an on-chip power source or transmitted to the chip from an external transducer such as an ultrasound transducer, electromagnetic transducer, inductive transducer, or radiofrequency transducer. Wireless communication may be provided by electromagnetic or ultrasound links to the device. The function of a fluorescence microscope is provided in a millimeter-scale device that can be readily implanted in tissue and used to image fluorescently labeled cells in vivo. The small size of the fluorescence imager makes possible sustained in vivo imaging with real-time monitoring of multiple cell types within Shifting the dynamic diseased tissue or a tumor.

An intraoral scanner comprises a first light source configured to generate first light that is monochromatic, a second light source configured to generate second light that is multichromatic, a third light source configured to generate third light. The intraoral scanner further comprises a mirror configured to direct at least the first light and the second light onto teeth of a patient, and to redirect first returning light, second returning light, and third returning light returning from the teeth to one or more sensors, wherein first returning light is associated with the first light, the second returning light is associated with the second light, and the third returning light is associated with the third light. The scanner further comprises the one or more sensors configured to perform hyperspectral imaging of the teeth based on at least one of the first returning light, the second returning light, or the third returning light.

A method for assessing pupillary shape using a pupillometer is described. The method includes capturing sequential images of a subject's pupil; analyzing the images using an image processing algorithm associated with the pupilometer to determine pupil shape characteristics, including ellipticity, eccentricity, and cyclotorsion; using an image processing mode associated with the pupilometer selected from speckle imaging and spectral imaging to enhance visualization of vascular structures with an iris of the pupil; comparing detected pupil shape characteristics against predetermined criteria to assess the presence of abnormalities; and outputting a binary status, graphical representation, or quantified measurement of the pupil shape on a display.

A system for determining a bacterial load of a target is provided. The system includes an adaptor for configuring a mobile communication device for tissue imaging and a mobile communication device. The adaptor includes a housing configured to be removably coupled to a mobile communication device and, an excitation light source for fluorescent imaging. The excitation light source is configured to emit light in one of ultraviolet, visible, near-infrared, and infrared ranges.

Proposed is a method, apparatus, and system for providing medical diagnosis assistance information showing whether a tissue related to a tissue image is normal or abnormal (e.g., cancer) using the AI technology. Proposed are a method, an apparatus, and a system for training an AI model for producing medical diagnosis assistance information in consideration of conditions for obtaining a tissue image in an endomicroscope system for digital biopsy.

Embodiments of the present disclosure provide systems, apparatuses and methods for a facility, such as a feedlot, barn, greenhouse, hospital, school or production facility, with synchronous communication and control of LED lights in lighting arrays for the emission of photon pulses to induce the stimulation of desired biological responses. Further provided herein are mobile real time location units to assist the LED lighting arrays to identify the location or status of an organism and to adjust their photon pulse emissions based on the needs of the organism.

A device for fluorescence-based imaging and monitoring of a target is provided. The device includes a light source emitting light for illuminating the target, the emitted light including at least one wavelength or wavelength band causing at least one biomarker associated with the target to fluoresce, and a light detector for detecting the fluorescence.

Systems, devices, and methods for delivering laser energy directed toward target tissue using a spectroscopic feedback. An exemplary laser feedback control system comprises a feedback analyzer to receive a signal from a target tissue using a spectroscopic sensor, and a laser controller to determine whether the received signal generally equals a first preset. If the received signal meets the first preset, the laser controller can send a control signal to a laser system to change from a first state to a second state of the first laser system. The laser system can deliver laser energy via an optical fiber towards the target tissue.

An image processing apparatus includes, among other things, a control unit that adjusts luminance of a first image and luminance of a second image by adjusting a first control parameter for controlling at least one of a first light source, a first imaging unit, or a first image processing unit and a second control parameter for controlling at least one of a second light source, a second imaging unit, or a second image processing unit on the basis of luminance information of the superimposed image.

A system for acquiring data regarding a wound in tissue comprises at least one excitation light source configured to directly illuminate a wound with excitation light; a spectral filtering mechanism configured to permit passage of optical signals responsive to illumination of the wound and having at least one wavelength corresponding to bacterial, fungal, and / or other microorganism autofluorescence and / or bacterial, fungal, viral, and / or microbial fluorescence, the spectral filtering mechanism including a plurality of selectable filters respectively corresponding to different discrete spectral bandwidths; an optical sensor configured to detect the spectrally filtered signals; and a processor configured to receive the detected, filtered signals and to identify a fluorescent signature of bacteria in the wound based at least in part on the detected, filtered signals and to output data regarding the bacterial, fungal, viral, and / or microbial fluorescent signature.

The invention provides a femtosecond laser two-photon living body three-dimensional imaging system based on a super-long light needle adaptive depth of field, and relates to the technical field of two-photon microscopic imaging, the system comprises a femtosecond laser, a spatial light modulator (SLM), a scanning module and a signal acquisition module, wherein the SLM adopts a partition cooperative modulation mechanism of center pixel random phase distribution and peripheral pixel wavefront compensation, and phase distortion correction and scanning path synchronous control are realized by adjusting the pixel proportion of a dynamic balance center area and a compensation area and combining random distribution and a gradient descent optimization algorithm. Through random-deterministic phase collaborative modulation, dynamic depth-of-field matching and light path layered optimization, the limitation of axial resolution and speed of traditional two-photon microscopic imaging is broken through, millisecond-level three-dimensional volume imaging of a living body sample is achieved, and the temporal-spatial resolution detection capacity of the dynamic biological process is remarkably improved.

The invention discloses a myocardial ischemia reperfusion injury animal model construction method and application thereof in the technical field of model animal preparation. The method comprises the steps of hypertension and hyperlipidemia pretreatment, standardized ischemia-reperfusion operation, immune microenvironment regulation and control and model evaluation and verification. According to the invention, model construction is carried out on an integrated model operation table, so that a standardized ischemia-reperfusion process is realized, reproducibility of a myocardial injury degree and an immune cell infiltration rule of the model is realized, and suitability of the model and nano-drug research is enhanced; and a reliable tool is provided for research and development of targeted drugs such as immune cell membrane coated nanoparticles.

An implantable multi-photon optical probe includes a probe housing having a proximal end and a distal end implantable on a sample. The probe housing adapted to provide excitation energy to the sample and to collect emitted radiation from the sample. The probe housing includes scanning optics configured to receive excitation radiation, and to laterally and axially scan the excitation radiation over a field-of-view of the optical probe. A scanning lens is disposed in the probe housing configured to receive the excitation radiation from the scanning optics, and an objective lens reshapes and focuses the excitation radiation. A focusing lens is disposed to receive the excitation radiation and to focus the excitation radiation into the sample.