Patent ID: 11890077
Assignee: THE GENERAL HOSPITAL CORPORATION
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 20:
21. An imaging method, comprising:
providing at least one first light radiation to a structure at at least one first wavelength that is between 600 and 900 nm;
detecting at least one second light radiation at at least one second wavelength which is different from the first wavelength, wherein the second light radiation is based on an auto fluorescence of at least one portion of the structure being impacted by the first light radiation; and
generating at least one first image of the at least one portion of the structure and at least one gradient second image based on the autofluorescence,
wherein the at least one first image or the at least one gradient second image includes information identifying at least one characteristic indicative of inflammation in the at least one portion of the structure,
wherein the at least one characteristic indicative of inflammation is determined by processing the detected signal based on the at least one second light radiation to further determine the at least one characteristic.