Real-Time Multispectral Imager for Home-Based Health Care

Author

Yi, Dingrong ; Wang, Chao ; Qi, Hairong ; Kong, Linghua ; Wang, Fengtao ; Adibi, Ali

Author_Institution

Imaging Res., Sunny brook Health Sci. Center, Toronto, ON, Canada

Volume

58

Issue

3

fYear

2011

fDate

3/1/2011 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

736

Lastpage

740

Abstract

Multispectral imaging (MSI) is becoming a powerful tool for tissue abnormality detection. Conventional MSI systems, however, are not readily suitable for challenges of routine clinical uses due to the fact that they are expensive, bulky, and time consuming to acquire the data. In this letter we report a novel approach to instrument MSI technology into a handheld, low-cost, standing-alone, real-time operational device that is suitable for home-based health care. It covers techniques used to produce multiple images at discrete signature wavelengths of tissues with a single shot.

Keywords

biological techniques; biological tissues; biomedical imaging; health care; patient monitoring; handheld device; home based health care; low cost device; realtime multispectral imager; standing alone device; tissue abnormality detection; Calibration; Charge coupled devices; Optical filters; Optical imaging; Pixel; Skin; Biological tissues; chromophore inspection; instrumentation; multispectral imaging (MSI); real-time imaging; Calibration; Hemoglobins; Home Care Services; Humans; Melanins; Microarray Analysis; Point-of-Care Systems; Skin; Spectrophotometry;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Biomedical Engineering, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9294

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/TBME.2010.2077637

Filename

5585728