Patent ID: 6385474
Filing Date: 2002-05-07
Classification: A61B,Y10S

Abstract:
Apparatus for detection and characterization of a medical pathology within an object under study, comprising:(a) a radiation source adapted to emit radiation within a predetermined frequency range onto a volume within such object, said radiation source being disposed so as to be capable of radiating such object; (b) a plurality of radiation detectors being disposed to surround at least a portion of such object to receive radiation scattered by said volume, said plurality of detectors being capable of providing data corresponding to the radiation received; (c) means for controlling said radiation source and said plurality of radiation detectors to emit and receive radiation; and (d) a device coupled to said plurality of radiation detectors and configured to construct a multidimensional field rendering of said volume using the data provided by said plurality of detectors, and to detect and characterize such medical pathology within said volume.