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Patent Inventor Names
Nirmala Ramanujam0
Quan Liu0
Date of Patent
October 21, 2008
0Patent Application Number
117082110
Date Filed
February 20, 2007
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Patent abstract
A reflectance instrument illuminates the surface of tissue with light of a selected wavelength and light emanating from the tissue due to reflectance is collected. The angle of illumination of tissue surface and/or collection of reflections is changed to probe at various depths beneath the surface of the tissue. The reflectance instrument may be used in a method for measuring the optical properties of a two layer diffuse media such as epithelial tissues.
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