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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 19, 2019
Filed:
Mar. 17, 2014
The Regents of the University of California, Oakland, CA (US);
Paul Steinbach, San Diego, CA (US);
Quyen T. Nguyen, La Jolla, CA (US);
Roger Y. Tsien, La Jolla, CA (US);
The Regents of the University of California, Oakland, CA (US);
Abstract
Imaging systems for fluorescence guided surgery are provided. An imaging system comprises a light source unit for providing one or more illumination and excitation lights to a target, a detection unit for detecting reflectance and fluorescence from the target, an optical train for directing the one or more illumination and excitation lights from the light source unit to the target and for directing the reflectance and fluorescence from the target to the detection unit, and a control unit for controlling the light source unit and the detection unit. Imaging methods for fluorescence guided surgery are also provided.