US Patent:
20130102880, Apr 25, 2013
Inventors:
THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIF - Oakland CA, US
David Thayer - Irvine CA, US
Yuting Lin - Mission Viejo CA, US
Mehmet Burcin Unlu - Instanbul, TR
Assignee:
THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA - Oakland CA
International Classification:
A61B 5/055
Abstract:
A method for photomagnetic imaging of tissue includes the steps of heating the tissue using light; measuring a change in temperature of the tissue with magnetic resonance thermometry; and creating an optical property map from the measured change in temperature. An apparatus for performing photomagnetic imaging of tissue which includes a light source to heat the tissue, a magnetic resonance imaging system to measure a change in temperature of the tissue, and a data processor to generate an optical property map from the measured change in temperature. An optical property map of tissue photomagnetic imaging of tissue produced by: heating the tissue using light; measuring a change in temperature of the tissue with magnetic resonance thermometry; and creating an optical property map from the measured change in temperature.