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Proc SPIE Int Soc Opt Eng. 2008;6848:684807. doi: 10.1117/12.779196.

A low-cost, linear, DC - 35 MHz, high-power LED driver for continuous wave (CW) and fluorescence lifetime imaging (FLIM).

Proceedings of SPIE--the International Society for Optical Engineering

Sylvain Gioux, Vida Kianzad, Razvan Ciocan, Hak Soo Choi, Chad Nelson, Jeffrey Thumm, Robert J Filkins, Stephen J Lomnes, John V Frangioni

Affiliations

  1. Boston University, Boston, MA.

PMID: 19655029 PMCID: PMC2719859 DOI: 10.1117/12.779196

Abstract

Near-infrared (NIR) fluorescence has the potential to provide surgeons with real-time intraoperative image-guidance. Increasing the signal-to-background ratio of fluorescent agents involves delivering a controllable excitation fluence rate of proper wavelength and/or using complementary imaging techniques such as FLIM. In this study we describe a low-cost linear driver circuit capable of driving Light Emitting Diodes (LEDs) from DC to 35 MHz, at high power, and which permit fluorescence CW and lifetime measurements. The electronic circuit Gerber files described in this article and the list of components are available online at www.frangionilab.org.

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