Patent ID: 8909326
Filing Date: 2014-12-09
Classification: A61K,G01B,G01N,H04N

Abstract:
1. A method for modeling an internal light source within an imaging subject, comprising: capturing surface light image data by measuring light that is generated by the light source within the imaging subject and is emitted from at least a portion of a surface of the imaging subject, wherein the light source comprises tissue that at least one of luminesces and fluoresces to generate the light; converting the surface light image data into a plurality of values of photon density, wherein each value of photon density is associated with a different surface element from among a set of surface elements that model the at least a portion of the surface and one or more volume elements representing an region of the subject; and using a processor to determine a three-dimensional representation of the internal light source based on the photon density values.