Fluorescent phantom device
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1. A phantom device comprising:
- a body including one or more surfaces and an optical material designed to at least partially resemble the optical behavior of mammalian tissue; and
a fluorescent light source disposed within the body and configured to emit fluorescent light from within the body, through the optical material and to the one or more surfaces.
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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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1. A phantom device comprising:
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a body including one or more surfaces and an optical material designed to at least partially resemble the optical behavior of mammalian tissue; and a fluorescent light source disposed within the body and configured to emit fluorescent light from within the body, through the optical material and to the one or more surfaces. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A phantom device comprising:
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a body including one or more surfaces and an optical material designed to at least partially resemble the optical behavior of mammalian tissue; a hole in the body; a removable member including a cavity and shaped to fit in the hole; and a fluorescent light source disposed in the cavity and configured to emit fluorescent light from within the body when the removable member is in the hole. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A method for testing a light imaging system, the method comprising:
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receiving a phantom device, the phantom device comprising a body including an optical material designed to at least partially resemble the optical behavior of mammalian tissue and a fluorescent light source internal to the body; illuminating the body with excitation light that causes the fluorescent light source to emit fluorescent light; capturing an image of at least a portion of a phantom device; building a digital representation of the fluorescent light source using data included in the image; and comparing a component of the digital representation to a known property for the fluorescent light source or the phantom device. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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35. A computer readable medium including instructions for testing a light imaging system, the instructions comprising:
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instructions for capturing an image of at least a portion of a phantom device, said phantom device having a body including one or more surfaces and an optical material designed to at least partially resemble the optical behavior of mammalian tissue, and also a fluorescent light source disposed within the body and configured to emit fluorescent light from within the body, through the optical material and to the one or more surfaces; instructions for building a digital representation of the fluorescent light source using data included in the image; and instructions for comparing a component of the digital representation to a known property for the fluorescent light source or the phantom device.
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