Fluorescence tomographic imaging using a handheld-probe-based optical imager: extensive phantom studies.
Fluorescence tomographic imaging using a handheld-probe-based optical imager: extensive phantom studies.
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DOI:
10.1364/ao.48.006408
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发表时间:
2009-11-20
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影响因子:
1.9
通讯作者:
Godavarty A
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作者:
Ge J;Erickson SJ;Godavarty A
Hand-held probe based optical imagers are popular towards breast imaging due to their potential portability and maximum patient comfort. Recently, a novel hand-held probe based optical imager has been developed and its feasibility for three-dimensional fluorescence tomographic imaging demonstrated. Herein, extensive tomography studies were performed on large slab phantoms (650 ml) in order to assess the performance limits of the hand-held imager. Experiments were performed using different target volumes (0.1–0.45 cc), target depths (1–3 cm), and fluorescence (Indocyanine Green) absorption contrast ratios in a non-fluorescing (1:0) and constant fluorescing backgrounds (1000:1-5:1). The estimated sensitivity and specificity of the hand-held imager is 43% and 95%, respectively.