Combining Fluorescent Molecular Tomography (FMT) with anatomical imaging, eg MRI
facilitates interpreting functional information. Furthermore, using a heterogeneous model for
light propagation has been shown in simulations to be superior to homogeneous modeling
to quantify fluorescence. Here, we present a combined FMT-MRI system and apply it to heart
and aorta molecular imaging, a challenging area due to strong tissue heterogeneity and the
presence of air-voids due to lungs. First investigating performance in a phantom and mouse …