Abstract
Transmittance and fluorescence optical projection tomography can offer high-resolution and high-contrast visualization of whole biological specimens; however, applications are limited to samples exhibiting minimal light scattering. Our previous work demonstrated that angular-domain techniques permitted imaging of ${\sim}{1}\;{\rm cm}$ diameter noncleared lymph nodes because of their low scattering nature. Here, an angle-restricted transmittance/fluorescence system is presented and characterized in terms of geometric and fluorescence concentration reconstruction accuracy as well as spatial resolution, depth of focus, and fluorescence limits of detection. Using lymph node mimicking phantoms, results demonstrated promising detection and localization capabilities relevant for clinical lymph node applications.
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