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Published in final edited form as: Appl Opt. 2010 Aug 10;49(23):4343–4354. doi: 10.1364/AO.49.004343

Table 1.

Optical properties of phantom and fluorescent target for all experimental cases.

Optical Properties	μ_{ax (cm⁻¹)}		μ_{am (cm cm⁻¹)}		μ_sx^e_{(cm cm⁻¹)}	μ_sm^f_{(cm cm⁻¹}	Φ^g	τ^h(nsec)

	μ_axf^a	μ_axi^b	μ_amf^c	μ_ami^d
Target	0.3	0.04	0.506	0.046	10.87	9.82	0.0108	0.56
Background	0.00	0.051	0.00	0.054	9.34	7.42	8

^{a & c}

Absorption coefficient of the fluorophores at excitation and emission wavelengths, respectively

^{b & d}

Absorption coefficient of the chromophores at excitation and emission wavelengths, respectively

^{e & f}

Scattering coefficient of the chromophores at excitation and emission wavelengths, respectively

^{g & h}

Quantum efficiency and life time of ICG, respectively