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ALFANO ROBERT R
US124 patents
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RES FOUNDATION OF CITY COLLEGE
16 patentsUS5983125ANov 9, 1999
Method and apparatus for in vivo examination of subcutaneous tissues inside an organ of a body using optical spectroscopy
RES FOUNDATION OF CITY COLLEGE247 citations99
US5847394ADec 8, 1998
Imaging of objects based upon the polarization or depolarization of light
RES FOUNDATION OF CITY COLLEGE180 citations99
US5719399AFeb 17, 1998
Imaging and characterization of tissue based upon the preservation of polarized light transmitted therethrough
RES FOUNDATION OF CITY COLLEGE444 citations99
US5413108AMay 9, 1995
Method and apparatus for mapping a tissue sample for and distinguishing different regions thereof based on luminescence measurements of cancer-indicative native fluorophor
RES FOUNDATION OF CITY COLLEGE249 citations99
US6208886B1Mar 27, 2001
Non-linear optical tomography of turbid media
RES FOUNDATION OF CITY COLLEGE179 citations97
US6108576AAug 22, 2000
Time-resolved diffusion tomographic 2D and 3D imaging in highly scattering turbid media
RES FOUNDATION OF CITY COLLEGE184 citations97
US5943133AAug 24, 1999
System and method for performing selected optical measurements on a sample using a diffraction grating
RES FOUNDATION OF CITY COLLEGE101 citations97
US5656810AAug 12, 1997
Method and apparatus for evaluating the composition of an oil sample
RES FOUNDATION OF CITY COLLEGE57 citations95
US5769081AJun 23, 1998
Method for detecting cancerous tissue using optical spectroscopy and fourier analysis
RES FOUNDATION OF CITY COLLEGE68 citations94
US5625458AApr 29, 1997
Method and system for imaging objects in turbid media using diffusive fermat photons
RES FOUNDATION OF CITY COLLEGE202 citations94
US6091985AJul 18, 2000
Detection of cancer and precancerous conditions in tissues and/or cells using native fluorescence excitation spectroscopy
RES FOUNDATION OF CITY COLLEGE113 citations93
US5369496ANov 29, 1994
Noninvasive method and apparatus for characterizing biological materials
RES FOUNDATION OF CITY COLLEGE102 citations93
US6762839B2Jul 13, 2004
System and method for performing selected optical measurements utilizing a position changeable aperture
RES FOUNDATION OF CITY COLLEGE24 citations92
US6346101B1Feb 12, 2002
Photon-mediated introduction of biological materials into cells and/or cellular components
RES FOUNDATION OF CITY COLLEGE76 citations92
US5799656ASep 1, 1998
Optical imaging of breast tissues to enable the detection therein of calcification regions suggestive of cancer
RES FOUNDATION OF CITY COLLEGE52 citations92
US5717517AFeb 10, 1998
Method for amplifying laser signals and an amplifier for use in said method
RES FOUNDATION OF CITY COLLEGE61 citations92
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9 patentsUS5474910ADec 12, 1995
Method and device for detecting biological molecules and/or microorganisms within a desired area or space
151 citations99
US6091983AJul 18, 2000
Imaging of objects in turbid media based upon the preservation of polarized luminescence emitted from contrast agents
115 citations97
US5371368ADec 6, 1994
Ultrafast optical imaging of objects in a scattering medium
161 citations97
US6665556B1Dec 16, 2003
Method and apparatus for examining a tissue using the spectral wing emission therefrom induced by visible to infrared photoexcitation
61 citations96
US6240312B1May 29, 2001
Remote-controllable, micro-scale device for use in in vivo medical diagnosis and/or treatment
1,233 citations96
US6069354AMay 30, 2000
Photonic paper product dispenser
160 citations96
US5467767ANov 21, 1995
Method for determining if tissue is malignant as opposed to non-malignant using time-resolved fluorescence spectroscopy
121 citations94
US6215587B1Apr 10, 2001
Microscope imaging inside highly scattering media
87 citations93
US5635402AJun 3, 1997
Technique for determining whether a cell is malignant as opposed to non-malignant using extrinsic fluorescence spectroscopy
119 citations93
ALFANO ROBERT R
9 patentsUS5042494AAug 27, 1991
Method and apparatus for detecting cancerous tissue using luminescence excitation spectra
ALFANO ROBERT R237 citations99
US4479499AOct 30, 1984
Method and apparatus for detecting the presence of caries in teeth using visible light
ALFANO ROBERT R357 citations99
US4290433ASep 22, 1981
Method and apparatus for detecting the presence of caries in teeth using visible luminescence
ALFANO ROBERT R197 citations99
US5293872AMar 15, 1994
Method for distinguishing between calcified atherosclerotic tissue and fibrous atherosclerotic tissue or normal cardiovascular tissue using Raman spectroscopy
ALFANO ROBERT R440 citations98
US5261410ANov 16, 1993
Method for determining if a tissue is a malignant tumor tissue, a benign tumor tissue, or a normal or benign tissue using Raman spectroscopy
ALFANO ROBERT R358 citations95
US4930516AJun 5, 1990
Method for detecting cancerous tissue using visible native luminescence
ALFANO ROBERT R434 citations95
US5348018ASep 20, 1994
Method for determining if tissue is malignant as opposed to non-malignant using time-resolved fluorescence spectroscopy
ALFANO ROBERT R115 citations94
US9561077B2Feb 7, 2017
Method of using supercontinuum light for medical and biological applications
ALFANO ROBERT R20 citations93
US4853595AAug 1, 1989
Photomultiplier tube having a transmission strip line photocathode and system for use therewith
ALFANO ROBERT R80 citations93
RES FOUNDATION OF CUNY
5 patentsUS6495833B1Dec 17, 2002
Sub-surface imaging under paints and coatings using early light spectroscopy
RES FOUNDATION OF CUNY139 citations98
US6151522ANov 21, 2000
Method and system for examining biological materials using low power CW excitation raman spectroscopy
RES FOUNDATION OF CUNY291 citations98
US6006001ADec 21, 1999
Fiberoptic assembly useful in optical spectroscopy
RES FOUNDATION OF CUNY108 citations98
US6587711B1Jul 1, 2003
Spectral polarizing tomographic dermatoscope
RES FOUNDATION OF CUNY196 citations96
US6631289B2Oct 7, 2003
System and method of fluorescence spectroscopic imaging for characterization and monitoring of tissue damage
RES FOUNDATION OF CUNY21 citations92
UNIV CITY
3 patentsUS6437867B2Aug 20, 2002
Performing selected optical measurements with optical coherence domain reflectometry
UNIV CITY180 citations98
US6280386B1Aug 28, 2001
Apparatus for enhancing the visibility of a luminous object inside tissue and methods for same
UNIV CITY134 citations96
US7515265B2Apr 7, 2009
Imaging systems and methods to improve backscattering imaging using circular polarization memory
UNIV CITY63 citations94
RES FOUNDATION OF CITY UNIVERS
3 patentsUS6560478B1May 6, 2003
Method and system for examining biological materials using low power CW excitation Raman spectroscopy
RES FOUNDATION OF CITY UNIVERS139 citations97
US7826878B2Nov 2, 2010
Optical tomography using independent component analysis for detection and localization of targets in turbid media
RES FOUNDATION OF CITY UNIVERS63 citations93
US7218959B2May 15, 2007
Hybrid-dual-fourier tomographic algorithm for a fast three-dimensionial optical image reconstruction in turbid media
RES FOUNDATION OF CITY UNIVERS24 citations92
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2 patentsRES FOUNDATION
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1 patentMEDISCIENCE TECHNOLOGY CORP
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