SBIR-STTR Award

Unique concept for multispectral imaging tissue
Award last edited on: 3/25/02

Sponsored Program
SBIR
Awarding Agency
NIH : NCI
Total Award Amount
$50,000
Award Phase
1
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Principal Investigator
Roy E Williams

Company Information

FEO Medical Inc (AKA: Manufacture surgical and medical instruments)

1025 Crosswinds Cove
Collierville, TN 38017
   (901) 853-2244
   rewillia@midsouth.rr.com
   www.feomedical.com
Location: Single
Congr. District: 08
County: Shelby

Phase I

Contract Number: 1R43CA057079-01
Start Date: 00/00/00    Completed: 00/00/00
Phase I year
1992
Phase I Amount
$50,000
We will investigate a novel imaging approach, developed for aerospace applications, which will increase the amount and improve the quality of information available in a medical thermographic image. The technique, termed Frequency-modulated Reticle Imaging Thermal Energy or FRITE, will cost less than current thermographic systems and provide information not presently acquired, when implemented. In addition to providing intensity information from ultraviolet to the far infrared, the system has the potential-to furnish true It color information in very narrow bands, a concept terined hyperspectral imaging. We believe this information could open new areas of diagnostic medical imaging leading to improved detection and diagnosis of abnormal tissue and organ function. This technology could be applied to other commercial applications including structural stress analysis and remote sensing. During Phase I, we will further investigate existing thermographic imagers; design, verify and specify the necessary imaging optics; develop specifications for the design of the reticle; select appropriate detectors; design and subtest the signal processing systems, both analog and digital, and specify the host processing system. The results of Phase I will guide a prototype construction in Phase II.Awardee's statement of the potential commercial applications of the research:Commercial medical applications include the non-invasive characterization and imaging of tissues including breast, prostate and uterus. Other commercial applications include structural stress analysis, industrial temperature monitoring, PC-board inspection, low-light level security surveillance and personnel identification, and aerospace remote sensing.National Cancer Institute (NCI)

Phase II

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