Systems and methods for generating fluorescent light images

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2006-07-11

2011-12-13

Casler, Brian (Department: 3737)

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ABSTRACT:
An imaging system divides image pixels intensities by exposure time to generate image data in units of intensity per time. The imaging system divides a fluorescent light image in intensity per time units by an excitation light image in intensity per time units to provide a quantitative corrected fluorescent light image that is generally invariant to position of an imaging instrument relative to a biological tissue being imaged.

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