Fluorescence imaging

Fluorescence imaging is being used to track molecular signals and tags in tissue. Several fluorescent contrast agents are in pre-clinical and clinical studies to image cancer tumors in vivo, or vascular diseases. Systems and algorithms for diffuse fluorescence imaging of tissue are studied, both as a stand-alone system, and as coupled to magnetic resonance imaging and computed tomography imaging. Work in this area is focused on cancer tumor imaging, and characterizing systems that can make optimally useful measurements of the tumors, and their response to therapy.

Faculty contact: Brian W. Pogue, Frederic Leblond