Method and System for Imaging and Collection of Data for Diagnostic Purposes

摘要

A system for acquiring data regarding a wound in tissue comprises at least one light source configured to directly illuminate a target surface with a homogeneous field of excitation light. An optical sensor is configured to detect signals responsive to illumination of an illuminated portion of a wound and the area around the wound. A thermal sensor is configured to detect thermal information regarding the illuminated portion of the wound and the area around the wound. A processor receives the detected signals and the detected thermal information and outputs data regarding the illuminated portion of the wound and the area around the wound. The output data may include wound size of the illuminated portion of the wound, bacterial load of the illuminated portion of the wound, or at least one temperature associated with the illuminated portion of the wound and the area around the wound. The data output by the processor may be displayed on a display of the system.

主权项

1. A system for acquiring data regarding a wound in tissue, comprising:
at least one light source configured to directly illuminate a target surface with a homogeneous field of excitation light, the target surface including at least a portion of a wound and an area around the wound; an optical sensor configured to detect signals responsive to illumination of the illuminated portion of the wound and the area around the wound, each signal indicative of at least one of endogenous fluorescence, exogenous fluorescence, absorbance, and reflectance in the illuminated portion of the wound and the area around the wound; a thermal sensor configured to detect thermal information regarding the illuminated portion of the wound and the area around the wound; a processor configured to receive the detected signals and the detected thermal information and to output data regarding the illuminated portion of the wound and the area around the wound, the output data including at least two of wound size of the illuminated portion of the wound, bacterial load of the illuminated portion of the wound, and at least one temperature associated with the illuminated portion of the wound and the area around the wound; and a display for displaying the output data regarding the illuminated portion of the wound and the area around the wound output by the processor.