--- title: View of Field | fluorescenceimaging description: fluorescenceimaging | QUEL Imaging's observations of challenges with in vivo fluorescence imaging. How can phantoms and reference targets be used to advance the field? --- [Skip to content](https://blog.quelimaging.com/tag/fluorescenceimaging#main-content) [![QUEL\_web\_logo-1](https://blog.quelimaging.com/hs-fs/hubfs/QUEL_web_logo-1.png?width=200&height=75&name=QUEL_web_logo-1.png)](https://www.QUELimaging.com) - [Home](https://blog.quelimaging.com) - [Products](https://shop.QUELimaging.com) - [Blog](https://blog.quelimaging.com) - [News](https://www.QUELimaging.com/news) - [About](https://www.quelimaging.com/about) - [Resources](https://shop.QUELimaging.com/Resources) Open main navigation Close main navigation - [Home](https://blog.quelimaging.com) - [Products](https://shop.QUELimaging.com) - [Blog](https://blog.quelimaging.com) - [News](https://www.QUELimaging.com/news) - [About](https://www.quelimaging.com/about) - [Resources](https://shop.QUELimaging.com/Resources) # View of Field ### Reflections on the field of *in vivo* fluorescence imaging [![QUEL Imaging logo embedded in a fluorescence tissue phantom mask imaged with NIR fluorescence ](https://blog.quelimaging.com/hubfs/2024_01_QUEL_Stanford_Logo_CC.png)](https://blog.quelimaging.com/fluorescence-imaging-tips-common-misconceptions) [imageguidedsurgery](https://blog.quelimaging.com/tag/imageguidedsurgery) ### [Fluorescence Imaging 101: Quick Tips and Common Misconceptions](https://blog.quelimaging.com/fluorescence-imaging-tips-common-misconceptions) ![Picture of Ethan LaRochelle](https://app.hubspot.com/settings/avatar/925081a77283a399dbd145b49b251212) [Ethan LaRochelle](https://blog.quelimaging.com/author/ethan) Fluorescence imaging can appear deceptively simple: administer a fluorescent contrast agent,... [Read more](https://blog.quelimaging.com/fluorescence-imaging-tips-common-misconceptions) [![Graphic depicting a CAD model and prototype of the fluorescence imaging demo system. ](https://blog.quelimaging.com/hubfs/FluoVizThumbnail.png)](https://blog.quelimaging.com/fluoviz-pt2) [ICG](https://blog.quelimaging.com/tag/icg) ### [Building a Fluorescence Imaging System: Part 2 - System Design](https://blog.quelimaging.com/fluoviz-pt2) ![Picture of The QUEL Team](https://blog.quelimaging.com/hs-fs/hubfs/QUEL_Q.png?width=50&name=QUEL_Q.png) [The QUEL Team](https://blog.quelimaging.com/author/quel) We discussed previously how we settled on a design concept for our demo imaging system. To recap,... [Read more](https://blog.quelimaging.com/fluoviz-pt2) [![ISFSG European Meeting 2025](https://blog.quelimaging.com/hubfs/ISFGS_Slide_Example.jpg)](https://blog.quelimaging.com/isfgs-europe-2025) [imageguidedsurgery](https://blog.quelimaging.com/tag/imageguidedsurgery) ### [Reflections from the ISFGS Europe Meeting in Madrid](https://blog.quelimaging.com/isfgs-europe-2025) ![Picture of Ethan LaRochelle](https://app.hubspot.com/settings/avatar/925081a77283a399dbd145b49b251212) [Ethan LaRochelle](https://blog.quelimaging.com/author/ethan) In November, I joined surgeons, engineers, and industry partners in Madrid for the ISFGS European... [Read more](https://blog.quelimaging.com/isfgs-europe-2025) [![Alberto Ruiz, PhD (CTO & co-founder, QUEL Imaging)](https://blog.quelimaging.com/hubfs/AlbertoRuiz.gif)](https://blog.quelimaging.com/2025-11-phantoms-in-fgs) [fluorescenceimaging](https://blog.quelimaging.com/tag/fluorescenceimaging) ### [Dive Into Fluorescence-Guided Surgery: Highlights From OPTICA's Optical Phantom Webinar Series](https://blog.quelimaging.com/2025-11-phantoms-in-fgs) ![Picture of The QUEL Team](https://blog.quelimaging.com/hs-fs/hubfs/QUEL_Q.png?width=50&name=QUEL_Q.png) [The QUEL Team](https://blog.quelimaging.com/author/quel) Fluorescence-guided surgery (FGS) continues to shape the future of precision medicine, and... [Read more](https://blog.quelimaging.com/2025-11-phantoms-in-fgs) [![Maple syrup samples under UV light](https://blog.quelimaging.com/hubfs/Screenshot%202025-11-03%20at%204.08.06%20PM.png)](https://blog.quelimaging.com/maple-syrup) [fluorescenceimaging](https://blog.quelimaging.com/tag/fluorescenceimaging) ### [Optical Properties in Action - Maple Syrup](https://blog.quelimaging.com/maple-syrup) ![Picture of The QUEL Team](https://blog.quelimaging.com/hs-fs/hubfs/QUEL_Q.png?width=50&name=QUEL_Q.png) [The QUEL Team](https://blog.quelimaging.com/author/quel) The official Flavor of Vermont is Maple, and our State Tree is the Sugar Maple. There’s a friendly... [Read more](https://blog.quelimaging.com/maple-syrup) [![](https://blog.quelimaging.com/hubfs/CoinCover_example_Inferno.jpg)](https://blog.quelimaging.com/tips-tricks-developing-a-fluorescence-imaging-system) [fluorescenceimaging](https://blog.quelimaging.com/tag/fluorescenceimaging) ### [Tips & Tricks: Developing a fluorescence imaging system](https://blog.quelimaging.com/tips-tricks-developing-a-fluorescence-imaging-system) ![Picture of The QUEL Team](https://blog.quelimaging.com/hs-fs/hubfs/QUEL_Q.png?width=50&name=QUEL_Q.png) [The QUEL Team](https://blog.quelimaging.com/author/quel) Weak and noisy fluorescence images can kill user confidence in your medical device. Sometimes it’s... [Read more](https://blog.quelimaging.com/tips-tricks-developing-a-fluorescence-imaging-system) [![Webinar Panelists surrounding the QUEL Imaging logo](https://blog.quelimaging.com/hubfs/FF8FA85E-C2FC-44F9-B4EE-0A50A3ACC031.png)](https://blog.quelimaging.com/blaze-webinar-202507) [imageguidedsurgery](https://blog.quelimaging.com/tag/imageguidedsurgery) ### [Accelerating Surgical Imaging: Webinar with Blaze Bioscience](https://blog.quelimaging.com/blaze-webinar-202507) ![Picture of The QUEL Team](https://blog.quelimaging.com/hs-fs/hubfs/QUEL_Q.png?width=50&name=QUEL_Q.png) [The QUEL Team](https://blog.quelimaging.com/author/quel) [Blaze Bioscience](https://www.blazebioscience.com/technology) is developing a real-time surgical imaging system that highlights [tozuleristide](https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8355837/#:~:text=BLZ%2D100%20(tozuleristide)%20is%20an%20intraoperative%20fluorescent%20imaging,used%20in%20real%20time%20to%20guide%20tumor)... [Read more](https://blog.quelimaging.com/blaze-webinar-202507) [![](https://blog.quelimaging.com/hubfs/QUEL_Pig.jpg)](https://blog.quelimaging.com/save-a-pig) [fluorescenceimaging](https://blog.quelimaging.com/tag/fluorescenceimaging) ### [Save a pig, use a phantom](https://blog.quelimaging.com/save-a-pig) ![Picture of Ethan LaRochelle](https://app.hubspot.com/settings/avatar/925081a77283a399dbd145b49b251212) [Ethan LaRochelle](https://blog.quelimaging.com/author/ethan) This past spring we participated the NIH I-Corps program. As part of this program we interviewed... [Read more](https://blog.quelimaging.com/save-a-pig) [![QUEL Imaging ICG vessel phantom imaged by Stryker minimally invasive FGS system](https://blog.quelimaging.com/hubfs/IFSO_MIS_QUEL_Phantom.jpg)](https://blog.quelimaging.com/2022-08-isfgs) [imageguidedsurgery](https://blog.quelimaging.com/tag/imageguidedsurgery) ### [7th Annual International Congress for Fluorescence Guided Surgery](https://blog.quelimaging.com/2022-08-isfgs) ![Picture of Ethan LaRochelle](https://app.hubspot.com/settings/avatar/925081a77283a399dbd145b49b251212) [Ethan LaRochelle](https://blog.quelimaging.com/author/ethan) I recently attended the 7th Annual International Congress for Fluorescence Guided Surgery. This... 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