Criteria for the design of tissue-mimicking phantoms for the standardization of biophotonic instrumentation

L Hacker, H Wabnitz, A Pifferi, TJ Pfefer… - Nature Biomedical …, 2022 - nature.com
A lack of accepted standards and standardized phantoms suitable for the technical
validation of biophotonic instrumentation hinders the reliability and reproducibility of its …

Tackling standardization in fluorescence molecular imaging

M Koch, P Symvoulidis, V Ntziachristos - Nature Photonics, 2018 - nature.com
The emerging clinical use of targeted fluorescent agents heralds a shift in intraoperative
imaging practices that overcome the limitations of human vision. However, in contrast to …

3D printing fluorescent material with tunable optical properties

AJ Ruiz, S Garg, SS Streeter, MK Giallorenzi… - Scientific Reports, 2021 - nature.com
The 3D printing of fluorescent materials could help develop, validate, and translate imaging
technologies, including systems for fluorescence-guided surgery. Despite advances in 3D …

Indocyanine green matching phantom for fluorescence-guided surgery imaging system characterization and performance assessment

AJ Ruiz, M Wu, EPM LaRochelle… - Journal of …, 2020 - spiedigitallibrary.org
Significance: Expanded use of fluorescence-guided surgery with devices approved for use
with indocyanine green (ICG) has led to a range of commercial systems available. There is a …

A guideline for clinicians performing clinical studies with fluorescence imaging

W Heeman, J Vonk, V Ntziachristos… - Journal of Nuclear …, 2022 - Soc Nuclear Med
Fluorescence imaging is an emerging imaging technique that has shown many benefits for
clinical care. Currently, the field is in rapid clinical translation, and an unprecedented …

3D-Printed Tumor Phantoms for Assessment of In Vivo Fluorescence Imaging Analysis Methods

EPM LaRochelle, SS Streeter, EA Littler… - Molecular imaging and …, 2023 - Springer
Purpose Interventional fluorescence imaging is increasingly being utilized to quantify cancer
biomarkers in both clinical and preclinical models, yet absolute quantification is complicated …

Performance test methods for near‐infrared fluorescence imaging

U Kanniyappan, B Wang, C Yang, P Ghassemi… - Medical …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose Near‐infrared fluorescence (NIRF) imaging using exogenous contrast has gained
much attention as a technique for enhancing visualization of vasculature using untargeted …

Multi-parametric standardization of fluorescence imaging systems based on a composite phantom

D Gorpas, M Koch, M Anastasopoulou… - IEEE Transactions …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Objective: Fluorescence molecular imaging (FMI) has emerged as a promising tool for
surgical guidance in oncology, with one of the few remaining challenges being the ability to …

Benchmarking of fluorescence cameras through the use of a composite phantom

D Gorpas, M Koch, M Anastasopoulou… - Journal of …, 2017 - spiedigitallibrary.org
Fluorescence molecular imaging (FMI) has shown potential to detect and delineate cancer
during surgery or diagnostic endoscopy. Recent progress on imaging systems has allowed …

AAPM Task Group Report 311: Guidance for performance evaluation of fluorescence‐guided surgery systems

BW Pogue, TC Zhu, V Ntziachristos, BC Wilson… - Medical …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The last decade has seen a large growth in fluorescence‐guided surgery (FGS) imaging
and interventions. With the increasing number of clinical specialties implementing FGS, the …