THE BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SYSTEM
发明人:
LIU, HANLI,KAVURI, VENKAIAH C.
申请号:
CA2981461
公开号:
CA2981461A1
申请日:
2015.04.29
申请国别(地区):
CA
年份:
2015
代理人:
摘要:
A diagnostic imaging device includes a probe that uses both an ultrasound transducer and frequency-domain diffuse optical imaging (FD-DOI) to assist with locating and diagnosing sub-tissue anomalies. According to one aspect, the diagnostic imaging device relates to a clip-on cap that can be utilized with existing ultrasound transducers. The diagnostic imaging device described herein can be utilized for image-guided needle biopsy to regions where prostate tissues are highly suspicious for high-grade cancer, as well as for image-guided interventions, such as cryotherapy, photodynamic therapy, and brachytherapy for early-stage or localized prostate cancer.