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DIAGNOSTICS
Volume 13, Issue 22, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/diagnostics13223482
Keywords
asymmetrical LED beam irradiation; increasing of beam width; increasing of beam power; fluorescence emission-guided; surgical microscope
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This study proposes an asymmetric irradiation array for LEDs to provide uniform power and increase their intensity within the beam width. By using a ring-type array structure and a multi-asymmetric irradiation method, the irradiation power of the LEDs was increased. Through experimental methods and 3D printing technology, it was confirmed that the LED satisfies the conditions for fluorescence emission induction.
The light emitting diodes (LEDs) used in surgical fluorescence microscopes have weak power, to induce fluorescence emission. The LED induces fluorescence emission throughout a lesion due to its large beam width; however, the beam irradiation intensity is not uniform within the beam width, resulting in a fluorescence emission induction difference. To overcome this problem, this study proposes an asymmetric irradiation array for supplying power uniformly throughout the beam width of the LED and increasing the intensity of the LED. To increase the irradiation power of the LEDs, a multi-asymmetric irradiation method with a ring-type array structure was used. The LED consisted of eight rings, and the space between the LEDs, the placement position, and the placement angle were analyzed to devise an experimental method using 3D printing technology. To test the irradiation power of the LED, the working distance (WD) between the LED and target was 30 cm. The bias voltage of the LED for irradiating the light source was 5.0 V and the measured power was 4.63 mW. The brightness (lux) was 1153 lx. Consequently, the LED satisfied the fluorescence emission induction conditions. The diameter of the LED-irradiated area was 9.5 cm. Therefore, this LED could be used to observe fluorescent emission-guided lesions. This study maximized the advantages of LEDs with optimal conditions for fluorescence emission by increasing the beam width, irradiation area, and energy efficiency, using a small number of LEDs at the maximum WD. The proposed method, optimized for fluorescence expression-induced surgery, can be made available at clinical sites by mass producing them through semiconductor processes.
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