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Patent US8180435 - Method and apparatus for determining target depth, brightness and size ... - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inPatentsA method of investigating the location and size of a light-emitting source in a subject is disclosed. In practicing the method, one first obtains a light intensity profile by measuring, from a first perspective with a photodetector device, photons which (i) originate from the light-emitting source, (ii)...http://www.google.com/patents/US8180435?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US8180435 - Method and apparatus for determining target depth, brightness and size within a body regionAdvanced Patent SearchPublication numberUS8180435 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 12/823,019Publication dateMay 15, 2012Priority dateMay 17, 2001Fee statusPaidAlso published asCA2447262A1, DE60213993D1, DE60213993T2, EP1402243A2, EP1402243B1, US7403812, US7764986, US8825140, US20030002028, US20070270697, US20100262019, US20120150026, WO2002093143A2, WO2002093143A3Publication number12823019, 823019, US 8180435 B2, US 8180435B2, US-B2-8180435, US8180435 B2, US8180435B2InventorsBradley W. Rice, Daniel G. Stearns, Tamara L. TroyOriginal AssigneeXenogen CorporationExport CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (117), Non-Patent Citations (81), Referenced by (2), Classifications (14), Legal Events (1) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetMethod and apparatus for determining target depth, brightness and size within a body region
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