Method of measuring concentration of luminescent materials in turbid media
CA 2375760 A1 · Owner: Patterson, Michael S. · Inventors: Weersink, Robert A.; Patterson, Michael S.
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The present invention provides a method for measurement of concentration of fluorophores in turbid media. The method uses a fluorescence plus reflectance technique to measure quantitatively the iin vivo concentration of a fluorescent drug independent of the tissue optical properties. The method involves using the reflectance measurement as a means of correcting for tissue scattering and absorption in the fluorescence measurement. Light directed to the tissue by means of an optical fiber to excite the fluorophores. Fluorescence from the fluorophores is measured by another fiber at a distance (D1) from the source in the turbid medium while the excitation light is , simultaneously …
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