WO2023222268A1 - Dispositif et procédé d'imagerie médicale adaptés à l'observation de plusieurs bandes spectrales - Google Patents
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- TITLE Medical imaging device and method adapted to the observation of several spectral bands
- the invention relates to the field of medical imaging and in particular fluorescence imaging.
- fluorescence imaging consists of injecting a fluorescent marker which, excited at certain wavelengths by a light source, generates fluorescence radiation which can be captured by a camera and visualized in real time (we then speak of exogenous fluorescence).
- tissue autofluorescence also called endogenous fluorescence
- autofluorescence imaging is that it is completely non-invasive for the patient (no intravenous or subcutaneous injection of tracer).
- the thyroid gland must be removed while preserving the parathyroid glands, which are generally very close to it. Identifying the parathyroid glands is often difficult with the naked eye and requires great experience from the surgeon. The autofluorescence of these glands facilitates their localization.
- autofluorescence imaging only provides contextual information, namely “where are the parathyroid glands”. But, when dissecting the thyroid, the surgeon also needs functional information: 1) identify the vessels which irrigate each of these parathyroid glands so as not to damage them and preserve their functionality, 2) check that the parathyroid glands are well vascularized. Autofluorescence imaging alone does not allow observation of irrigating vessels or tissue perfusion. On the other hand, it is conventional to use the fluorescence of a marker such as green of indocyanine (“Indocyanine Green” or ICG) to visualize the vascular network which supplies the parathyroid glands.
- a marker such as green of indocyanine (“Indocyanine Green” or ICG)
- a thyroidectomy is performed in two phases.
- the two lobes of the thyroid are resected successively.
- the main disadvantage of not using perfusion imaging on the first side leads to (i) an increased risk of damaging the vascularization of the parathyroid glands of the first lobe, (ii) not knowing whether the parathyroid glands left in place are functional, which has a crucial importance on the way of operating the second lobe, especially if in this second lobe the parathyroid glands are difficult to protect.
- a fluorescent substance may consist of one molecule or several molecules.
- the invention aims to provide at least a partial response to the aforementioned need.
- a fluorescence imaging method for surgical applications comprising an operation of excitation of at least a first and a second fluorescent substances potentially located in a zone of interest, with at least one radiation of excitation having a maximum intensity defined by an excitation wavelength, this excitation wavelength being between 600 nm and 800 nm, or more particularly between 650-750 nm.
- the first substance has a fluorescence emission spectrum with a first intensity maximum at a first wavelength (for example, it is the fluorescence of indocyanine green with an intensity maximum near 820 nm) and the second substance has a fluorescence emission spectrum with a second intensity maximum at a second wavelength (for example, it is the autofluorescence of parathyroid glands with an intensity maximum near 711 nm).
- the fluorescence spectra of the first and second substances are distinct.
- the first and second wavelengths are distinct, and dependent on the excitation wavelength.
- the maximum of the fluorescence spectrum of the first substance has a wavelength greater than the maximum of the fluorescence spectrum of the second substance, with the excitation wavelength used to excite fluorescence in the region of interest.
- the method according to the invention further comprises
- this detection operation being carried out in a detection range itself included in a range of wavelengths between 400 nm and 1000 nm (i.e. the classic sensitivity zone of CMOS imaging sensors), possibly for example this detection length range extends between the excitation wavelength and 900 nm or 1000 nm, or even between the excitation wavelength and 870 nm, in other words, the detection operation can be carried out over a range of wavelengths which extends between a first wavelength greater than or equal to 400 nm and a second wavelength less than or equal to 1000 nm,
- the filtering operation is carried out according to at least two different operating modes, so as to generate from the output signal at least two images each respectively using one of these different operating modes , implemented one after another.
- the respective contribution to the intensity of the output signal obtained at the first and second wavelengths is different with each of these two operating modes. For example, with one of the two operating modes, the contribution to the intensity of the output signal obtained at the second wavelength is greater than or equal to that obtained at the first wavelength. With the other operating mode, it is the opposite, the contribution to the intensity of the output signal obtained at the first wavelength is greater than or equal to that obtained at the second wavelength.
- the radiation emitted by a first substance, in response to the excitation radiation presents a first spectrum with a maximum at a first wavelength
- the radiation emitted by a second substance, in response to the excitation radiation presents a second spectrum with a maximum at a second wavelength
- the maxima of the first and second spectra being well separated (For example, they are separated by at least 30nm, or even at least 50nm).
- the filtering operation is carried out using an operating mode in which we place, between the zone of interest and the detector (regardless of the position of this filter in the optical path it can be before or after the other filters or lenses), a low-pass filter chosen to reduce the contribution of the signal emitted by the first substance and an operating mode in which this low-pass filter is removed .
- the filter used for said filtering operation is a removable filter.
- the adjective “removable” means that the filter can be easily placed on the optical path between the area of interest and the detector, or removed from this optical path, that is to say without having to use a tool for example. It is the same for the adjective “retractable”, the “retracted” position of the filter corresponding to a position which is not on the optical path between the zone of interest and the detector.
- an “adjustable” filter is considered in this document as a “removable” filter since its filtering function can easily be activated or removed.
- the filtering operation makes it possible to reduce the contribution of the signal which, without filtering, would mask the less intense signal.
- the substances whose fluorescence we wish to observe must have spectrally shifted maxima to be able to more specifically filter the signal corresponding to one of these maxima in order to identify another.
- the substances observed must therefore have respective responses (in particular in re-emission and without the filtering operation mentioned above) to the excitation radiation which differ by intensity maxima spectrally shifted relative to each other on the detected wavelength range.
- the first substance corresponds to indocyanine green and the second substance is the one responsible for the autofluorescence of the parathyroid glands, with an excitation wavelength at 680 nm
- we observe for indocyanine green a first maximum of the fluorescence emission spectrum at a first wavelength close to 820 nm, while with this same excitation wavelength
- we observe for autofluorescence a second maximum of the fluorescence emission spectrum at a second wavelength close to 711 nm (see Figure 4).
- a low-pass filter can be placed in front of the sensor with a cut-off wavelength of between 750 and 800 nm (see figure 8).
- the tissues marked with indocyanine green become more visible again, or even mask the autofluorescence because they are much more fluorescent.
- the method according to the invention also possibly comprises one and/or the other of the following characteristics, each considered independently of one another or in combination with one or more others:
- At least one displayed image essentially corresponds to the contribution, in the output signal, of the emission of fluorescence radiation from the first substance or to the contribution, in the output signal, of the emission of fluorescence radiation from the second substance, and is calculated from a combination of output signals obtained respectively using the first filtering procedure and the second filtering procedure,
- the image of the parathyroid gland is produced with a low-pass filter in place between the area of interest and the sensor, and the image of the vascular network is produced without the low-pass filter between the area of interest and the sensor,
- the image of the parathyroid gland is produced with a low-pass filter in place between the area of interest and the sensor, and the image of the vascular network is produced with a high-pass filter in addition to or instead of the low pass filter between the area of interest and the sensor,
- a band-pass filter is placed between the zone of interest and the detector and in the second filtering operating mode, this band-pass filter is removed,
- the fluorescence yield of the first substance is greater than the fluorescence yield of the second substance
- the excitation operation is carried out with a single excitation wavelength; for example, the excitation wavelength is chosen so as to favor the function of re-emission of fluorescence by the second substance compared to that of the first substance;
- the operation consisting of generating at least two images from the output signal comprises at least one different optical or digital processing for each of these two images;
- the optical processing of one of said at least two images comprises the installation of a removable filter between the area of interest and the sensor, while the optical processing of the other of said at least two images comprises the removal the removable filter of the optical path between the area of interest and the sensor; this removal can possibly be accompanied by the installation of a high-pass filter;
- the digital processing comprises an operation consisting of using the signals respectively obtained on different color channels to generate each of said at least two images;
- said at least two fluorescent substances are respectively indocyanine green and the substance responsible for the autofluorescence of the parathyroid glands;
- the excitation radiation has a maximum intensity between 600 and 720 nm, for example, between 650 and 700nm;
- the excitation radiation has a maximum intensity at 680 nm
- the detection and acquisition operation includes
- the operation of displaying images formed from the output signal comprises the display of an image representative of the coefficient a, over at least a portion of the area of interest, where
- — a corresponds to the proportion of the total autofluorescence signal from at least one parathyroid gland, in the output signal after filtering by the band-pass filter.
- the invention also relates to a fluorescence imaging device, suitable for example for implementing the method mentioned above. It includes at least one sensor, a filter, and an excitation light source.
- this device comprises an excitation light source configured to emit, on an area of interest, autofluorescence or fluorescence excitation radiation.
- This excitation radiation is for example emitted in the form of a laser beam.
- This excitation radiation corresponds to an excitation wavelength defined by its maximum intensity on a spectrum. This excitation wavelength is for example included in a range of emission wavelengths between 600 nm and 850 nm.
- This device also includes a detector configured to detect fluorescence radiation.
- the detector is a CMOS or CCD camera comprising a sensor configured to detect fluorescence radiation emitted by at least a portion of the zone of interest, in a detection range which can extend over (or included in) a detection wavelength band extending at least between 400 nm and 1000 nm.
- the sensor is also configured to generate at least one output signal whose intensity as a function of the wavelength of the fluorescence radiation is representative of the intensity of the fluorescence radiation detected by the sensor.
- This device further comprises filtering means.
- the filtering means are in particular configured to be able to implement at least two different operating modes, and to generate from the output signal at least two images, each respectively using one of these different filtering operating modes.
- the first and second operating modes are implemented one after the other, the first filtering operating mode favoring, when a first and a second substance are present in the zone of interest, the contribution of the emission of the fluorescence radiation of the second substance in the output signal, relative to the contribution of the emission of the fluorescence radiation of the first substance, and the second filtering procedure favoring the contribution of the emission of the radiation of fluorescence of the first substance in the output signal, with respect to the contribution of the emission of fluorescence radiation of the first substance in the output signal obtained with the first filtering procedure.
- the device comprises calculation means configured to carry out operations consisting of calculating images obtained either, on the one hand, from the output signal obtained using the first filtering operating mode, and on the other hand on the other hand, from the output signal obtained using the second filtering operating mode, or from a combination of output signals obtained respectively using the first filtering operating mode and the second filtering operating mode .
- This device also includes display means for displaying images formed from the output signal.
- This device also possibly includes one and/or the other of the following characteristics, each considered independently of one another or in combination with one or more others:
- the excitation wavelength is included in a range of emission wavelengths between 650 nm and 700 nm
- the filtering means are configured so that with one of the two operating modes, the contribution to the intensity of the output signal obtained at the second wavelength is greater than that obtained at the first length wavelength, and with the other operating mode, conversely, the contribution to the intensity of the output signal obtained at the first wavelength is greater than that obtained at the second wavelength
- the filtering means include a removable filter; this removable filter is for example a low-pass filter having a cut-off wavelength of between 720nm and 800nm, or between 720nm and 800nm;
- the removable filter is placed between the area of interest and the sensor in the first operating mode and is removed in the second operating mode
- the device also being configured to receive a low-pass filter in the optical path located between the zone of interest and the sensor, in the first operating mode and to remove, in the second operating mode, this filter low pass of the optical path, the low pass filter has a cut-off wavelength adapted to limit the fluorescence of indocyanine green emitted in the area of interest
- a protective cover for a camera including the sensor and in which the filter is placed on the cover or integrated into the cover,
- the output signal comprises the signal of at least two different color channels
- this device comprising means for processing the output signal configured to produce linear combinations of the intensities obtained on the different color channels.
- the invention relates to a computer program comprising program code instructions for executing the method mentioned above, when said program is executed on a computer.
- the operations described as being carried out on a signal or on an image correspond to operations on quantities representative of this signal (for example the signal generated at the level of a photosensitive element of a sensor) or associated values at least some pixels of the image.
- Undescribed signal processing is possibly applied. For example, operations of summation, registration, normalization, colorization, etc. well known to those skilled in the art are possibly carried out in addition to those described below.
- Figure 1 is a schematic view of an exemplary embodiment of an imaging device according to the invention.
- Figure 2 represents the transmission characteristics of a high-pass filter as a function of wavelength, used in an example of implementation of the method according to the invention
- Figure 3 is a schematic representation of a filter system used in an example of implementation of the method according to the invention
- Figure 4 is a normalized representation of the emission spectra of parathyroid gland autofluorescence and indocyanine green seen by the camera for excitation at 680 nm (without the removable low-pass filter, but with other filters such that a Bayer filter and a high pass filter);
- Figure 5 represents the spectral characteristics of an example of CMOS sensor used in an example of implementation of the method according to the invention
- Figure 6 represents an image of a zone of interest obtained by positioning a low-pass filter between this zone of interest and the sensor of the device according to the invention; we mainly observe the autofluorescence of a parathyroid gland;
- Figure 7 represents an image equivalent to that of Figure 6, but obtained without the removable low pass filter; we mainly observe the fluorescence of indocyanine green;
- Figure 8 is a normalized representation of the emission spectra of parathyroid gland autofluorescence and indocyanine green as seen by the “filtered” camera for excitation at 680 nm (with the removable low-pass filter, and others filters such as a Bayer filter and a high pass filter).
- FIG. 1 An example of an embodiment of a device 1 according to the invention is shown in Figure 1.
- This comprises an excitation light source 2, a detector 3 provided with an objective 4 comprising at least one optical lens . It also includes filtering means 10 (it may be noted that the presence of a Bayer filter in the filtering means is optional).
- the device 1 also includes calculation means (one or more computers or servers) configured to perform various operations based on the output signal or signals from the detector 3.
- the excitation light source 2 is for example a laser source.
- This laser source emits excitation radiation with a maximum intensity corresponding to an excitation wavelength of for example between 600 nm and 800 nm or for example between 650 and 720 nm. More specifically, the excitation wavelength is at 680 nm.
- Detector 3 is for example a camera equipped with a CMOS or CCD sensor. This camera is for example a CMV 2000 type model marketed by XIMEA.
- the filtering means 10 comprise, for example, a lighting filter 11, an excitation light source filter 12, a high-pass or band-pass filter 13 and a filter low pass and/or a high pass filter 14, advantageously removable.
- a high-pass filter 13 may suffice in certain situations, in other situations and in particular if powerful ambient lighting is used, it will be preferable to use a band-pass filter with a cut-off frequency above of 900nm (see document EP2840953A1).
- the filtering means 10 optionally further comprise a matrix of color filters 15 (for example a Bayer filter mosaic) placed in front of the detector 3 (As indicated above, the presence of this type of filter in the means of filtering is optional).
- the lighting filter 11 is placed between the zone of interest I which includes the fluorescent or autofluorescent fabrics and the sensor 5.
- the lighting filter 11 serves to filter white light produced by light-emitting diodes equipping the detector 3 and/or or operating lighting (for example that produced by an operating light).
- the excitation light source filter 12 is placed downstream of the excitation light source 2, between the latter and the zone of interest I.
- the excitation light source filter 12 is a pass filter band which allows the excitation radiation emitted by the excitation light source 2 to pass.
- the excitation light source filter 12 essentially lets the excitation radiation pass, for example over more or less 10 nm around the length of excitation wave and blocks radiation outside this range.
- the high-pass or band-pass filter 13 is placed between a zone which includes the fluorescent or autofluorescent tissues of the zone of interest I and the detector 3.
- the high-pass filter 13 is placed in front of the objective 4
- the high-pass or band-pass filter 13 has a cutoff wavelength located above the excitation wavelength.
- this high-pass filter 13 has a spectral response such as that shown in the Figure 2, with a cutoff wavelength between 700 and 750 nm.
- the high-pass filter transmits more than 80% of the light between the cutoff wavelength and at least up to 900 nm.
- the low-pass filter 14 has a cutoff wavelength which is between the wavelengths of the intensity maxima of the fluorescence emission spectrum of two substances to be differentially imaged at a length d wave of particular excitation.
- the cut-off wavelength is chosen to detect the substance having the maximum intensity at the lowest wavelength when the low-pass filter is in place and to detect the substance having the maximum intensity. intensity at the highest wavelength when the low-pass filter is removed.
- the low-pass filter 14 is removable and can be placed between the area which includes the fluorescent or autofluorescent fabrics and the detector 3.
- the low-pass filter 14 is placed in front of the objective 4.
- the low-pass filter 14 has a cut-off wavelength located above the excitation wavelength (and above the cut-off wavelength of the high-pass filter 13).
- this low-pass filter 14 has a cutoff wavelength of between 750 and 800 nm.
- this low-pass filter 14 has a cutoff wavelength around 775 nm.
- the low-pass filter 14, and/or possibly a high-pass filter can be placed in different configurations which depend on the solution adopted.
- the low-pass filter 14 is placed on a filter wheel or a shutter (advantageously this shutter is integrated into the camera) so as to be able to be retracted or removed , or on the contrary placed on the optical path.
- an “adjustable” filter for example an activatable liquid crystal filter or with an adjustable or tunable cut-off wavelength as is the case for example with VersaChrome EdgeTM filters, marketed by the company Semrock, which make it possible to move the cut-off wavelength between 770 nm and 900 nm for example.
- the low-pass filter 14 is placed on or in a sterile house intended to protect the camera and its lens 4.
- a sterile house intended to protect the camera and its lens 4.
- filters can easily be added to an already existing fluorescence detection device. They just serve to significantly reduce part of the signal. They can be made from very low-cost filters or plastic films sold in large widths to protect from the sun.
- the sterile cover intended to protect the camera and its lens 4 is supplied with one or more sterile filters of this type which can be placed on the front face of the cover.
- Attaching a filter to the cover can be done using a notch, a self-adhesive strip, a Velcro® type strip, a magnetic fastener integrated into the cover, etc.
- a notch a self-adhesive strip
- Velcro® type strip a magnetic fastener integrated into the cover
- Figure 3 schematically illustrates an example of filtering as a function of wavelength, by the different filters of the filtering means 10 described previously.
- the filtering means 10 are adapted to be able to occupy at least two different configurations. According to a first configuration, the low-pass filter 14 is placed between the zone of interest I and the detector 3. According to a second configuration, the low-pass filter 14 is retracted or replaced by a high-pass or band-pass filter .
- Figure 4 shows the emission spectra corresponding to parathyroid gland autofluorescence and indocyanine green fluorescence, respectively, when the excitation light source has an excitation wavelength at 680 nm.
- a filtering operation is carried out according to a first and a second filtering operating mode different from one another and implemented one after the other .
- the first filtering operating mode is implemented using a low-pass filter placed in its first configuration (that is to say placed between the zone of interest I and the detector 3).
- This low-pass filter has a cutoff wavelength below 800 nm (e.g. 775 nm).
- Detector 3 can then detect 60% of the autofluorescence signal and 10% of the indocyanine green signal. So with a low-pass filter 14 of this type, the detected radiation essentially corresponds to the autofluorescence signal from the parathyroid glands.
- the image then generated in order to be displayed on the display means 16 essentially shows the autofluorescence of one or more parathyroid glands.
- the detector 3 would detect less indocyanine green fluorescence signal, but also less autofluorescence signal because the detection will be carried out over a narrower bandwidth in which the measured intensity of the autofluorescence signal is weak, even very weak.
- the parathyroid glands are very visible. Indeed, the parathyroid glands are then detected over a very large part of their emission spectrum, from 700 nm to 900 nm. Furthermore, with an excitation wavelength around 650-700 nm, the intensity of autofluorescence is greater than with an excitation wavelength between 700 and 800 nm, the parathyroid glands are therefore even more visible than with a device of the prior art using an excitation wavelength between 750 nm and 800 nm for example.
- the autofluorescence signal from the parathyroid glands can still be observed while the indocyanine green has diffused little. But, when the perfusion of the indocyanine green is complete, the detector 3 detects both the autofluorescence signal and the fluorescence signal of the indocyanine green, but as the latter is more intense, the signal from the parathyroid glands is hidden (see figure 7).
- a low-pass filter 14 which has a cut-off wavelength between 700 and 900 nm or a high-pass filter which has which has a cutoff wavelength between 750 and 800 nm, it is possible to adjust the ratio of the respective signals of autofluorescence and indocyanine green fluorescence to produce a hybrid image (optionally with a level of similar or identical fluorescence for each of the signals).
- the filtering means 10 comprise for example a lighting filter 11, an excitation light source filter 12 and a high-pass or band-pass filter 13 such as those described below. above in relation to the first embodiment of the filtering means 10.
- the filtering means 10 comprise a matrix of color filters 15 (for example a Bayer filter mosaic) placed in front of the detector 3 (As indicated above, the presence of this type of filter in the means of filtering is optional).
- the filtering means 10 are configured to collect signals in different wavelength ranges depending on the color channel(s) used for processing the fluorescence images.
- the spectral response of the detector 3 provided with the matrix of color filters 15 can differ depending on the colors, in particular in a spectral band between 700 and 900nm. Therefore by using an appropriate color filter matrix 15, such as that giving the spectral response illustrated in Figure 5, it is possible to carry out digital filtering by considering certain channels and/or combining them. For example, by processing with appropriate signal processing means the signals obtained from the red and blue channels (second filtering procedure), it is possible to detect, measure and visualize both the autofluorescence signal and the fluorescence signal. By processing the signals obtained from the blue channel, it is possible to detect, measure and visualize essentially the fluorescence signal.
- a CYGM filter cyan, yellow, green, magenta
- an RGBE filter red, green, blue, emerald
- a filter CMYK cyan, magenta, yellow and white
- an RGBW filter red, green, blue, white
- three separate sensors can be used (for example, three separate CCD sensors) or even superimposed filters as in a Foveon X3 sensor, etc.
- This list of example filters and sensors is not exhaustive. In any case, they can be used to select one or more channels and/or obtain various combinations of the signals obtained on different channels. It is also possible to combine the use of a removable filter (low pass and/or high pass) with filter matrices.
- this radiation only includes contributions from indocyanine green, autofluorescence and little contribution linked to ambient light, which always contains a little infrared in the detection band of device 1. Other potential contributions to the signal are neglected.
- This series of acquisitions makes it possible to provide an image which only contains the contribution, of the indocyanine green contained in the tissues, to the fluorescence emission collected by the sensor 5, and an image which only contains the contribution of the autofluorescence of the tissues observed (parathyroid glands), to the fluorescence emission collected by sensor 5.
- the acquisition (1 A) gives a background image with filter 14. This image is named bckLow.
- the acquisition (IB) gives an image of the fluorescence radiation of the area of interest with filter 14. This image is named Low.
- This image is named bckHigh.
- AF corresponds to the total autofluorescence signal detected with device 1 without filter 14.
- IGG corresponds to the total fluorescence signal of indocyanine green detected with the device 1 without filter 14.
- d corresponds to the distance between the excitation source 2 and the zone of interest I a corresponds to the proportion of the total signal of autofluorescence detected with device 1, filtered by low-pass filter 14.
- the combination provides the image of the contribution of indocyanine green fluorescence up to a multiplicative factor varying with distance.
- the combination provides the image of the contribution of autofluorescence of the parathyroid glands up to a multiplicative factor varying with distance.
- the same type of measurement can be used to quantify the increase in signal during an analysis of the perfusion following an injection of indocyanine green.
- this process only requires knowing in advance that the two parameters a and P. However, these values can be measured by calibration/calibration.
- the purpose of the calibration is to estimate the proportion a of the autofluorescence signal and the proportion p of indocyanine green fluorescence, detected by the device 1, in the different measurement configurations and the different filtering operating modes. To this end, it is possible to determine these measurements, prior to the acquisition of fluorescence images in the different measurement configurations and the different filtering operating modes. It is possible to determine these values once for all subsequent uses of the device 1, or even for all the devices 1 used meeting the same technical specifications (same type of sensor 5, same filters, etc.). Indeed, it could be verified that these coefficients a and P are relatively independent of the conditions of acquisition of the fluorescence signal by the sensor 5.
- an acquisition is carried out in total darkness, with only the emission of autofluorescence by the parathyroid and an acquisition is carried out in total darkness, with only the emission of fluorescence by indocyanine green.
- the value of a depends on the type of fluorescence emission.
- the value of a is not the same for the autofluorescence of the parathyroid, as for the fluorescence or the autofluorescence of other tissues or substances.
- this calibration would have to be done for all the pixels of sensor 5.
- the responses of the pixels vary from the black value and gain of each pixel.
- the spectral response of the pixels of sensor 5 is identical for all the pixels. It follows from these hypotheses that it is sufficient to determine a and P on an area of the sensor 5, and that the values thus determined will be the same for all of the pixels.
- the report may be preferred to if there is only one injection and this only occurs at the end ICG2 ICG- ⁇ of surgery.
- This disclosure includes electronics, electronic instructions, processors, memory, displays and other means necessary to guide, control, display and record the systems and processes described herein.
- This disclosure includes imaging systems and equipment for various medical uses, including, but not limited to, imaging of thyroid and parathyroid tissues.
- the disclosure also includes methods for operating imaging systems and equipment, methods for differential imaging of human tissues for medical purposes, and methods for imaging parathyroid and thyroid tissues.
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