Appeal No. 95-3911
Application No. 08/189,124
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is an appeal from the final rejection of claims 1
through 4 and 6 through 8.
The disclosed invention relates to a method and apparatus
for imaging a luminescent object in or behind a scattering
medium. The method and apparatus include means (i.e., an
absorbing dye) added to the scattering medium for making the
scattering medium preferentially absorbing of luminescent
light emitted by the object. As a direct result of the means
added to the scattering medium, the multiple scattered
component of the luminescent light is absorbed by the
scattering medium as compared to the ballistic (i.e.,
unscattered) component of the luminescent light.
Claim 1 is illustrative of the claimed invention, and it
reads as follows:
1. A method for imaging an object in or behind a
scattering medium comprising the steps of:
(a) making the object to be detected luminescent;
(b) illuminating the object through the scattering medium
with a beam of illuminating light, the illuminating light
being of a sufficient wavelength to cause the object to
luminesce;
(c) whereby luminescent light is emitted from the object
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