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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 30, 2009
Filed:
Jul. 29, 2007
Bradley W. Rice, Danville, CA (US);
Chaincy Kuo, Oakland, CA (US);
Daniel G. Stearns, Mountain View, CA (US);
Heng Xu, Alameda, CA (US);
Bradley W. Rice, Danville, CA (US);
Chaincy Kuo, Oakland, CA (US);
Daniel G. Stearns, Mountain View, CA (US);
Heng Xu, Alameda, CA (US);
Xenogen Corporation, Alameda, CA (US);
Abstract
Described herein are systems and methods for obtaining a three-dimensional (3D) representation of the distribution of fluorescent probes inside a sample, such as a mammal. Using a) fluorescent light emission data from one or more images, b) a surface representation of the mammal, and c) computer-implemented photon propagation models, the systems and methods produce a 3D representation of the fluorescent probe distribution in the mammal. The distribution may indicate—in 3D—the location, size, and/or brightness or concentration of one or more fluorescent probes in the mammal.