We describe the design and construction of a miniaturized multichannel near infrared (NIR) endoscopic imaging system developed for high-resolution imaging of mice. The device allows for simultaneous real-time video images in white light and two independent NIR channels. Testing demonstrated independent acquisition of nanomolar concentrations of fluorochromes Cy5.5 and Cy7. Cross-talk between the NIR channels, partially a result of broad tails in the spectra of commonly used organic fluorochromes, was assessed, modeled for the linear range of the concentration/signal intensity function, and compensated. The calculated compensation was 5.5% and 22% of the total signal intensity in the two channels NIR700 and NIR780, respectively, at equal concentrations of the two fluorochromes. Using a mouse model of colonic adenomatosis, we show that both perfusion and protease activity can be detected simultaneously, independently, and repeatedly in live mice. The developed device should be useful for in vivo imaging of diverse molecular targets.
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January 2025
Research Laboratory of Electronics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA.
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Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA.
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Department of Chemistry, University of Massachusetts Amherst, 710 North Pleasant Street, Amherst, Massachusetts 01003, United States.
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State Key Laboratory of Information Photonics and Optical Communications, Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Beijing 100876, China.
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