US Patent:
20040202356, Oct 14, 2004
Inventors:
George Stookey - Noblesville IN, US
Kenneth Dunipace - Indianapolis IN, US
International Classification:
G06K009/00
Abstract:
The present invention provides methods and system for easy detection of diseased tissue. The method of the present invention comprises the steps of quantifying fluorescence spectral values of a plurality of tissue regions of a target tissue, wherein the plurality of tissue regions represent stages of development of a disease; (b) transforming the fluorescence spectral values to produce enhanced spectral values for each tissue region; and (c) displaying an enhanced image of the plurality of tissue regions using the transformed spectral values, wherein the plurality of tissue regions appear substantially distinguishable. The system of the invention comprises a recording device for recording a fluorescence image of a target tissue having a plurality of regions, a processor operably coupled with the recording device for processing the image and producing spectral data, software operably coupled with the processor for transforming the spectral data into enhanced data, and a display screen operably coupled with software for displaying an enhanced image of the plurality of regions of the target tissue.