2004/06/29 by Edward N. Tsyganov, Tsyganov, Edward N., Pietro P. Antich +11
Physics and Astronomy · #Biological Physics (physics.bio-ph) #FOS: Physical sciences #Medical Physics (physics.med-ph) #physics.bio-ph #physics.med-ph
paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.physics/0406148
arxiv created 2004/07/06 · arxiv updated 2009/12/01
Various imaging methods for small animals are rapidly gaining acceptance in biology and medical research. Optical imaging is a very fast and convenient method of biological interrogation, but suffers from significant disadvantages, such as the absence of 3D image reconstruction algorithms. This have up until now impeded progress to a quantitative stage. Here we propose a 3D reconstruction algorithm for imaging light emitted at depths in small living animals. We believe the methods discussed here are novel and lead to a novel imaging paradigm, which we call Light Emission Tomography.