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Nirmala Ramanujam
Also filed as: RAMANUJAM NIRMALA
23 granted patents·5 pending applications·1,940 citations·filing 1993–2019
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28 records- 0196US6258576B1Diagnostic method and apparatus for cervical squamous intraepithelial lesions in vitro and in vivo using fluorescence spectroscopyUNIV TEXAS·Filed 1996·Granted Jul 10, 2001·212 cites·35 claims
- 0291US7236815B2Method for probabilistically classifying tissue in vitro and in vivo using fluorescence spectroscopyUNIV TEXAS·Filed 2003·Granted Jun 26, 2007·97 cites·32 claims
- 0390US7751039B2Optical assay system for intraoperative assessment of tumor marginsUNIV DUKE·Filed 2007·Granted Jul 6, 2010·15 cites·15 claims
- 0489US9091637B2Smart fiber optic sensors systems and methods for quantitative optical spectroscopyYU BING·Filed 2010·Granted Jul 28, 2015·9 cites·25 claims
- 0588US7440659B2Depth-resolved reflectance instrument and method for its useWISCONSIN ALUMNI RES FOUND·Filed 2007·Granted Oct 21, 2008·13 cites·3 claims
- 0688US5697373AOptical method and apparatus for the diagnosis of cervical precancers using raman and fluorescence spectroscopiesUNIV TEXAS·Filed 1995·Granted Dec 16, 1997·408 cites·4 claims
- 0781US7835786B2Methods, systems, and computer program products for optimization of probes for spectroscopic measurement in turbid mediaWISCONSIN ALUMNI RES FOUND·Filed 2006·Granted Nov 16, 2010·9 cites·22 claims
- 0880US7952704B2Optical assay system for intraoperative assessment of tumor marginsUNIV DUKE·Filed 2010·Granted May 31, 2011·3 cites·40 claims
- 0980US6095982ASpectroscopic method and apparatus for optically detecting abnormal mammalian epithelial tissueUNIV TEXAS·Filed 1997·Granted Aug 1, 2000·249 cites·46 claims
- 1078US7570988B2Method for extraction of optical properties from diffuse reflectance spectraWISCONSIN ALUMNI RES FOUND·Filed 2005·Granted Aug 4, 2009·36 cites·18 claims
- 1177US6825928B2Depth-resolved fluorescence instrumentWISCONSIN ALUMNI RES FOUND·Filed 2002·Granted Nov 30, 2004·89 cites·11 claims
- 1277US5421339ADiagnosis of dysplasia using laser induced fluoroescenceUNIV TEXAS·Filed 1993·Granted Jun 6, 1995·200 cites·20 claims
- 1374US8804115B2Systems and methods for performing optical spectroscopy using a self-calibrating fiber optic probeYU BING·Filed 2009·Granted Aug 12, 2014·7 cites·43 claims
- 1473US7818154B2Monte Carlo based model of fluorescence in turbid media and methods and systems for using same to determine intrinsic fluorescence of turbid mediaUNIV DUKE·Filed 2007·Granted Oct 19, 2010·14 cites·20 claims
- 1573US6135965ASpectroscopic detection of cervical pre-cancer using radial basis function networksUNIV TEXAS·Filed 1996·Granted Oct 24, 2000·281 cites·46 claims
- 1670US7202947B2Depth-resolved fluorescence instrument with angled excitationWISCONSIN ALUMNI RES FOUND·Filed 2004·Granted Apr 10, 2007·49 cites·17 claims
- 1765US5991653ANear-infrared raman spectroscopy for in vitro and in vivo detection of cervical precancersUNIV TEXAS·Filed 1996·Granted Nov 23, 1999·125 cites·5 claims
- 1864US5623932ADiagnosis of dysplasia using laser induced fluorescenceUNIV TEXAS·Filed 1995·Granted Apr 29, 1997·119 cites·11 claims
- 1959US9820655B2Systems and methods for spectral analysis of a tissue mass using an instrument, an optical probe, and a Monte Carlo or a diffusion algorithmRAMANUJAM NIRMALA·Filed 2008·Granted Nov 21, 2017·4 cites·23 claims
- 2054US12073559B2Methods for automated detection of cervical pre-cancers with a low-cost, point-of-care, pocket colposcopeUNIV DUKE·Filed 2019·Granted Aug 27, 2024·0 cites·30 claims
- 2154US8369915B2Integrated miniaturized fiber optic probeWISCONSIN ALUMNI RES FOUND·Filed 2009·Granted Feb 5, 2013·1 cites·20 claims
- 2252US12350341B2Methods for the treatment of cancer and benign lesions by ablationUNIV DUKE·Filed 2018·Granted Jul 8, 2025·0 cites·21 claims
- 2345US2016287063A1Colposcopes having light emitters and image capture devices and associated methodsUNIV DUKE·Filed 2014·Application pending·0 cites
- 2444US2011059016A1Optical assay system with a multi-probe imaging arrayRAMANUJAM NIRMALA·Filed 2008·Application pending·0 cites
- 2542US2005203419A1Side-firing probe for performing optical spectroscopy during core needle biopsyFiled 2005·Application pending·0 cites
- 2641US2008270091A1Scaling method for fast monte carlo simulation of diffuse reflectance spectra from multi-layered turbid media and methods and systems for using same to determine optical properties of multi-layered turbid medium from measured diffuse reflectanceRAMANUJAM NIRMALA·Filed 2008·Application pending·0 cites
- 2738US11805994B2Colposcopes, mammoscopes, and inserters having curved ends and associated methodsUNIV DUKE·Filed 2018·Granted Nov 7, 2023·0 cites·18 claims
- 2831US2019150725A1Colposcopes and mammoscopes having curved ends and flat ends, associated methods, and speculum-free imaging methodsUNIV DUKE·Filed 2017·Application pending·0 cites
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