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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 10, 2017
Filed:
Dec. 23, 2005
Applicant:
Guobin MA, Dorval, CA;
Inventor:
Guobin Ma, Dorval, CA;
Assignee:
SOFTSCAN HEALTHCARE GROUP LTD., Tortola, VG;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 33/50 (2006.01); G01N 21/64 (2006.01); A61B 5/00 (2006.01); G06T 5/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 21/6408 (2013.01); A61B 5/0059 (2013.01); G01N 21/6456 (2013.01); G06T 5/008 (2013.01); G06T 2207/10064 (2013.01); G06T 2207/30024 (2013.01);
Abstract
There is provided an improved method for enhancing fluorescence images of an object, such as a biological tissue, by selectively eliminating or reducing unwanted fluorescence from fluorophores other than the fluorophore of interest. The method is based on the measurement of the lifetime of fluorophores while preserving information related to the fluorescence intensity of the fluorophore of interest.