A 3.47 e- Read noise, 81 dB dynamic range backside-illuminated multispectral imager for near-infrared fluorescence image-guided surgery

Steven Blair, Amit Deliwala, Eric Chen, Sailesh Subashbabu, Anthony Li, Mebin George, Missael Garcia, Nan Cui, Zhongmin Zhu, Stefan Andonovski, Borislav Kondov, Sinisa Stojanoski, Magdalena Bogdanovska Todorovska, Gordana Petrusevska, Goran Kondov, Viktor Gruev

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Abstract

Near-infrared fluorescence image-guided surgery relies on an interdisciplinary community to develop near-infrared fluorescent markers and near-infrared sensitive cameras capable of mapping relevant structures during surgical procedures. As biochemists pursue a new generation of near-infrared fluorophores aimed at surgical oncology and other applications, optoelectronic engineers developing near-infrared imagers have been slow to adopt architectural improvements that will enhance outcomes in existing operations and to document optoelectronic characteristics that are needed to predict endpoints for new procedures. Here we present a single-chip snapshot multispectral imaging system that integrates arrays of bandpass optical filters and six-transistor backside-illuminated pixels to provide RGB-NIR images with low read noise (3.47 e-) and high dynamic range (81 dB). This imaging system is being used in clinical studies for sentinel lymph node mapping during breast cancer surgery.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publication2020 IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems, ISCAS 2020 - Proceedings
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
ISBN (Electronic)9781728133201
StatePublished - 2020
Event52nd IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems, ISCAS 2020 - Virtual, Online
Duration: Oct 10 2020Oct 21 2020

Publication series

NameProceedings - IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems
Volume2020-October
ISSN (Print)0271-4310

Conference

Conference52nd IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems, ISCAS 2020
CityVirtual, Online
Period10/10/2010/21/20

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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