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Fluorescent phantom device

US7649185B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Xenogen Corporation · US

Inventors

Bradley W. Rice · Danville, US
David Nilson · Walnut Creek, US
Tamara Troy · Berkeley, US

Key dates

Filing date	Mar 6, 2007
Grant date	Jan 19, 2010
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Oct 28, 2027

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61B2560/0233
WIPO fieldMeasurement
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Described herein is a phantom device that simplifies usage, testing, and development of light imaging systems. The phantom device includes a body and a fluorescent light source internal to the body. The body comprises an optical material designed to at least partially resemble the optical behavior of mammalian tissue. The phantom device has many uses. One use of the phantom device permits testing of tomography software in the imaging system, such as software configured for 3D reconstruction of the fluorescent light source. Another use tests spectral unmixing software in the imaging system. The phantom device also allows a user to compare trans- and epi-fluorescent illumination imaging results.

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