Title:
【発明の名称】皮膚診断用蛍光スコープシステム
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP2001504739
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:
Apparatus for the diagnosis of a skin disease site by visual fluorescence inspection comprising an excitation light source for illuminating the disease site, a light guide for transmitting the excitation light directly to the disease site to generate fluorescence light and viewing goggles for processing the excitation light reflected and the fluorescence light emitted from the disease site to provide a fluorescence image of the disease site to a user. The fluorescence image is used to aid the medical assessment of skin conditions and the diagnosis of cutaneous diseases by supplementing the visual assessment of skin lesions made by the naked eye. The apparatus can be used in several modes of operation that permit the viewing of full color fluorescence images and enhanced two color images. The apparatus can also use image intensifying equipment to amplify fluorescence light so that even very weak fluorescing objects can be seen. A method for acquiring and viewing the fluorescence images is also disclosed.
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Inventors:
Louis, Harvey
Zen, Haishan
Mac O'Lay, Calm Yi.
Parsic, swing
McLean, David Eye.
Zen, Haishan
Mac O'Lay, Calm Yi.
Parsic, swing
McLean, David Eye.
Application Number:
JP52500098A
Publication Date:
April 10, 2001
Filing Date:
December 04, 1997
Export Citation:
Assignee:
Louis, Harvey
Zen, Haishan
Mac O'Lay, Calm Yi.
Parsic, swing
McLean, David Eye.
Zen, Haishan
Mac O'Lay, Calm Yi.
Parsic, swing
McLean, David Eye.
International Classes:
A61B5/00; A61B5/103; A61B10/00; (IPC1-7): A61B10/00
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Shusaku Yamamoto