SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IN VIVO CHARACTERIZATION OF TUBULAR SOFT TISSUES

Abstract: systems and methods described herein can facilitate in vivo characterization of soft tissue, such as within a colon or other areas of a gut, by providing one or more of a geometric variable or a biomechanical response variable. for example, a tissue characterization system can include a control system, a pressure transducer, and a catheter. the system can measure pressure and diameter data of a soft tissue region or interest. the pressure and diameter data can be analyzed to provide a gut stiffness index that corresponds to various characterizations of the region of interest, such as an extent of gut fibrosis, a severity of mucosa damage, or an infiltration of immune cells

Inventor(s): Nima Saeidi, Dara Ahmadi Azar, Shijie He

CPC Classification: A61B5/036 ({by means introduced into body tracts ( and take precedence)})

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