Detecting and mapping of inflamed zones in a living tissue

The present invention relates to the field of examination and analysis of living tissues, and has for its object a process for the detection and mapping of inflamed zones of living tissues, as well as a device to practice the same. A method for detecting and mapping inflamed zones in living tissues...

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Main Authors Aprahamian, Pierre Marc, Heisel, Francine, Lucia, Alfredo, Miehe, Joseph-Albert, Sowinska, Malgorzata, Whelan, Maurice
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 21.05.2002
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Summary:The present invention relates to the field of examination and analysis of living tissues, and has for its object a process for the detection and mapping of inflamed zones of living tissues, as well as a device to practice the same. A method for detecting and mapping inflamed zones in living tissues and a device for implementing the method. The method includes subjecting the tissues to be analyzed to a luminous excitation with a predetermined spectral domain, acquiring at least the raw fluorescence signal of the porphyrins for a plurality of measurement points, and in determining, for each measurement point, the intensity of the fluorescence for the wavelengths characteristic of endogenous porphyrins.