APPARATUS FOR MEASURING OPTICAL PARAMETERS IN SCATTERING MEDIA

    公开(公告)号:US20210219881A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-07-22

    申请号:US16757490

    申请日:2018-10-19

    IPC分类号: A61B5/1455

    摘要: A spectrophotometric apparatus for determining optical parameters in a scattering medium based on the measurement of attenuation of light propagating through said medium by diffusion. To eliminate the detrimental effect of light being guided in an intermediate optical layer between a surface of the medium and a contact surface of the apparatus, either a multitude of optical barriers may be formed in the contact surface or the angular range over which light is emitted or received by the apparatus may be limited by appropriate means. With both of these alternative approaches, light propagation in the intermediate layer can be suppressed, leading to increased measurement accuracy. This is particularly beneficial for building an oximeter with improved precision. Further aspects include features for improving the applicability of the apparatus on curved surfaces such as the strongly curved skulls of neonates.

    A METHOD OF DETERMINING A GRADIENT IMPULSE RESPONSE FUNCTION DURING EXECUTION OF A MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING OR SPECTROSCOPY SEQUENCE

    公开(公告)号:US20180136298A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-05-17

    申请号:US15573284

    申请日:2016-05-12

    摘要: A method of determining an actual gradient impulse response function during execution of a magnetic resonance (MR) imaging or spectroscopy sequence, wherein a main magnetic field is generated in a sample region of an MR apparatus by means of a main magnet and wherein superimposed time dependent gradient fields and radiofrequency fields in a first RF band are generated in the sample region according to a first MR sequence for forming images or spectra, the gradient fields being generated by gradient forming means of the MR apparatus operated according to a gradient forming sequence part of said first MR sequence, the MR apparatus further comprising at least one magnetic field probe. The method comprises the steps of: —operating said at least one magnetic field probe according to a second sequence, whereby a time dependent probe signal is repeatedly acquired from each magnetic field probe during a probe acquisition time window, thus providing at least one time dependent probe signal; —obtaining said actual gradient impulse response function by calculating an impulse response function from said at least one time dependent probe signal and from said gradient forming sequence part.