We think fluorescence is pretty amazing! Do you have an idea about how you could use a custom fluorescence phantom? Let’s chat, we love to hear about unique customer needs.
The fluorescence image to the left is one of our promotional Coin Caps we made for the 2023 ISFGS meeting in Amsterdam. These are paired with our coin phantoms and can be customized based on your needs.
Anthropomorphic Phantoms
Phantoms are a great way to demonstrate visualizations, without having to deal with the ooey-gooey mess of biological samples. We specialize in using additive manufacturing and also use other techniques to achieve custom shapes. Our manufacturing processes allow us to tune the absorption and scattering of the base materials and, of course we can also embed fluorophores. Have a CT/MRI DICOM file? We can work with that.
The images above show a breast lumpectomy phantom where the tumor inclusion was manufactured with four difference concentrations of fluorescence.
Lots of fluorophores, so many possibilities!
We offer a few standard lines of fluorescence reference targets, but we have experience working with so many more! Do you have an application where you need a phantom with a non-standard fluorophore? We have you covered!
The graph above shows the peak excitation/emission for clinical fluorophores (stars). The +’s are fluorophores we have characterized for our manufacturing. And the peak values don’t tell the whole story. See more about how we characterize the excitation-emission matrix.