Patent ID: 7974683

Claim:
A method for monitoring the effects of a pathology differentiating agent on a tissue sample, the method comprising: (a) applying a pathology differentiating agent to an examination area of a tissue sample; (b) exposing the examination area of the tissue sample to optical radiation; (c) measuring the intensity of scattered light re-emitted from the examination area of the tissue sample over time, within a life-time of transient optical effects provoked by the pathology differentiating agent following its administration to the examination area of the tissue sample; (d) computing a curve for each spatial point of the examination area of the tissue sample of the intensity of scattered light re-emitted from the examination area of the tissue sample versus time; (e) calculating from each curve at least one dynamic optical parameter, and (f) creating an artificial image expressing the spatial distribution of the at least one dynamic optical parameter with the pixel values of the artificial image corresponding to each spatial point of the examination area of the tissue sample.