This disclosure provides a method for imaging lymph nodes and lymphatic vessels without a contrast agent. The method includes providing, using an optical source, an infrared illumination to a region of a subject having at least one lymphatic component, detecting a reflected portion of the infrared illumination directly reflected from the region using a sensor positioned thereabout, and generating at least one image indicative of the at least one lymphatic component in the subject using the reflected portion of the infrared illumination.

A system for urine sample analysis, the system may include one or more transmitters for transmitting radiation; one or more sensors that are configured to receive received radiation that passed through the urine sample and to generate detection signals indicative of an intensity of the received radiation at multiple frequencies; detaching elements that are configured to detach the one or more transmitters and the one or more sensors to a toilet bowl; and a processor that is configured to participate in the urine sample analysis for determining a content of the urine sample based on the detection signals.

Disclosed is a sensor and method for detecting one or more gasses in a sample. The sensor includes two sample tube sections, which allow for a larger sample, and correspondingly, more accurate measurement. Having two sample tube sections increases the total length of the sample path. However, placing the sample tube sections in parallel allows for the performance of the sensor to be enhanced, but the footprint of the sensor to remain unchanged. Light pipe material may be used to transport the light between sample tube sections. Further, light pipe material may be used to move the IR lamp away from the first filter tube section, reducing problems in the thermopile by dissipating heat from the IR lamp away from the sample tube section.

A purpose of the present invention is to provide an optical measurement system or the like suitable for optical measurement of nucleic acids, proteins, etc. In a first aspect of the present invention, an optical measurement system that provides optical sample measurement comprises: an optical cell having a sample-holding hollow portion; and a light source unit that emits broadband light containing first and second light to the optical cell. The optical cell includes: a first light guide where light passes through a first transparent portion that transmits the first light more readily than the second light and the hollow portion without passing through a second transparent portion that transmits the second light more readily than the first light; and a second light guide that differs from the first light guide, in which light passes through the second transparent portion and the hollow portion without passing through the first transparent portion.

Methods and assemblies may be used for determining and using standardized spectral responses for calibration of spectroscopic analyzers. The methods and assemblies may be used to calibrate or recalibrate a spectroscopic analyzer when the spectroscopic analyzer changes from a first state to a second state, the second state being defined as a period of time after a change to the spectroscopic analyzer causing a need to calibrate or recalibrate the spectroscopic analyzer. The calibration or recalibration may result in the spectroscopic analyzer outputting a standardized spectrum, such that the spectroscopic analyzer outputs a corrected material spectrum for an analyzed material, and defining the standardized spectrum. The corrected material spectrum may include signals indicative of material properties of an analyzed material, the material properties of the material being substantially consistent with material properties of the material output by the spectroscopic analyzer in the first state.

Methods, apparatuses, and systems for improving gas detecting devices are provided. An example gas detecting device may include a receiver element. In some examples, the receiver element may include a sample filter component and a reference filter component. In some examples, the sample filter component may be positioned coaxially with the reference filter component.

A method for analysing a sample uses a resonant support having a surface on which a plurality of separated photonic crystals extends. At least two crystals are configured to capture the same analyte. A resonance wavelength associated with each crystal varies with an amount of analyte in contact with the crystal. The wavelengths define a resonance spectral band between 200-1500 nm. The transmission/reflection of the light is maximum at an associated resonance wavelength. The method includes: illuminating the support in the resonance spectral band, the intensity of the lamination being variable in band; acquiring a measurement image using an image sensor, the image having different regions-of-interest each optically coupled to a photonic crystal; using a reference image representative of an image acquired by the image sensor, when the support is illuminated in the resonance spectral band in a reference configuration; and comparing the measurement image with the reference image.

A method for analysing a sample uses a resonant support. The sample extends on the support having a surface on which a plurality of separated photonic crystals extend. The sample extends between a light source and the crystals, wherein a resonance wavelength is associated with each crystal addressing the analyte and the wavelengths of the crystals define a resonance spectral band extending between 2 μm and 20 μm. The transmission or reflection of light by each crystal addressing the analyte is maximum at the associated resonance wavelength. The method includes illuminating the support by the light source, the light source emitting an illumination lightwave defining an illumination spectral band which at least partially covers the resonance spectral band, such that a plurality of crystals are simultaneously illuminated; acquiring an image of the support, and then determining the presence of the analyte in the sample from the image.

The present invention relates to computer implemented method performed by a computer (110) configured to calibrate an apparatus for measuring the absorbance of light of a substance (131) for a chromatography system (100), the apparatus (131) comprising a conduit (C) for enabling a fluid to be measured, a light emitter (LE) configured to emit light along an optical path (OP) to a light sensor (S) configured to measure the emitted light, the optical path intersecting the conduit (C), a rotating disc (D) having one or more optical filters, each of the one or more optical filters is arranged with its center passing through the optical path (OP) when rotating, an actuator configured to rotate the disc (D) dependent on a control signal, to the method comprising controlling rotation of (710) the disc (D) to a first position where a first filter, of the one or more optical filters, intersects the optical path (OP) at a first point (P1), measuring (720) a first light absorption value, controlling rotation of (730) the disc (D) to a second position, different to the first position, where the first filter still intersects the optical path (OP) at a second point (P2), measuring (740) a second light absorption value, generating (750) an aggregated light absorption value, calibrating (760) the apparatus (131) by comparing the aggregated light absorption value to a reference light absorption value.

A fluid medium monitoring apparatus of the present invention comprises: a light source unit for irradiating light; a first collimator unit for collimating light irradiated from the light source unit; a flow cell unit in which a fluid medium flows and light is allowed to absorb the wavelength of the fluid medium while proceeding along the moving direction of the fluid medium; and a light detection unit for detecting the wavelength of the light passing through the flow cell unit.