Patent ID: 10379109

Abstract:
In one aspect, methods of imaging are described herein. In some embodiments, a method of imaging described herein comprises disposing an ultrasound-switchable fluorophore in an environment; exposing the environment to an ultrasound beam to create an activation region within the environment; disposing the fluorophore within the activation region to switch the fluorophore from an off state to an on state; exposing the environment to a beam of electromagnetic radiation, thereby exciting the fluorophore; detecting a photoluminescence signal at a first location within the environment, the photoluminescence signal comprising at least one of an ultrasound fluorescence signal emitted by the fluorophore and a background signal; correlating the photoluminescence signal with a reference signal to generate a correlation coefficient for the first location; and multiplying the photoluminescence signal by the correlation coefficient for the first location to generate a modified photoluminescence signal for the first location.