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Patent US7555332 - Fluorescent light tomography - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inPatentsDescribed herein are systems and methods for obtaining a three-dimensional (3D) representation of the distribution of fluorescent probes inside a sample, such as a mammal. Using a) fluorescent light emission data from one or more images, b) a surface representation of the mammal, and c) computer-implemented...http://www.google.com/patents/US7555332?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US7555332 - Fluorescent light tomographyAdvanced Patent SearchTry the new Google Patents, with machine-classified Google Scholar results, and Japanese and South Korean patents.Publication numberUS7555332 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 11/829,927Publication dateJun 30, 2009Filing dateJul 29, 2007Priority dateJul 16, 2002Fee statusPaidAlso published asEP2146752A1, EP2146752A4, US7599731, US20070253908, US20080031494, WO2008124640A1Publication number11829927, 829927, US 7555332 B2, US 7555332B2, US-B2-7555332, US7555332 B2, US7555332B2InventorsBradley W. Rice, Chaincy Kuo, Daniel G. Stearns, Heng XuOriginal AssigneeXenogen CorporationExport CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (103), Non-Patent Citations (59), Referenced by (8), Classifications (16), Legal Events (3) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetFluorescent light tomography
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