Methods to Minimize Optical Noise That Degrade Fluorescence Efficiency of Optical Probe for Near-Infrared Tracking in Surgical Environment
Read full paper at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=53338#.VL3H5yzQrzE Author(s) Hyeong Ju Park 1,2* , In Hee Shin 1 , Jae Seok Park 1 , Joo Beom Eom 1 , Seok-Ki Kim 3 , Byeong-Il Lee 1 Affiliation(s) 1 Medical Photonics Research Center, Korea Photonics Technology Institute, Gwangju, South Korea . 2 Interdisciplinary Program of Biomedical Engineering, Chonnam National University, Gwangju, South Korea . 3 Department of Nuclear Medicine, National Cancer Center, Goyang, South Korea . ABSTRACT In the medical field, there are growing interests in applied research such as in vivo fluorescence monitoring because of excellent body transmission characteristic of the near-infrared light. However, optical noise by excitation light and illumination equipment for medical applications such as interior light, surgical light decrease efficiency of the fluorescent signal when observers such as surgeons confirm fl...