Multimodal hyperspectral fluorescence and spatial frequency domain imaging for tissue health diagnostics of the oral cavity

Abstract

A multimodal, hyperspectral imaging system was built for diagnostics of oral tissues. The system, termed Hy perspectral- F luorescence- S patial F requency D omain I maging (Hy-F-SFDI), combines the principles of spatial frequency domain imaging, quantitative light fluorescence, and CIELAB color measurement. Hy-F-SFDI employs a compact LED projector, excitation LED, and a 16 channel hyperspectral camera mounted on a custom platform for tissue imaging. A two layer Monte Carlo approach was used to generate a reference table for quick tissue analysis. To demonstrate the clinical capabilities of Hy-F-SFDI, we used the system to quantify gingival tissue hemoglobin volume fraction, detect caries, bacterial activity, and measure tooth color of a volunteer at different time points. Hy-F-SFDI was able to measure quantitative changes in tissue parameters.