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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 20, 2012
Filed:
Apr. 04, 2008
Applicants:
Vasilis Ntziachristos, Larissa, GR;
Mark J. Niedre, Boston, MA (US);
Inventors:
Vasilis Ntziachristos, Larissa, GR;
Mark J. Niedre, Boston, MA (US);
Assignee:
The General Hospital Corporation, Boston, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 21/64 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Optical imaging systems and methods use early photons in order to generate processed fluorescent light images of fluorescent material on or within a tissue. The early photons are generated in accordance with a pulsed light source and an early-photon light receiver. The processed fluorescent light images tend to have improved resolution and imaging accuracy compared with fluorescent light images generated with photons beyond the early photons portions.