ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 10 -- United States Patent no. 12,292,437, issued on May 6, was assigned to Emit Imaging Inc. (Boston).

"Fluorescence histo-tomography (FHT) systems and methods" was invented by John W. Hoppin (Boston), John V. Frangioni (Wayland, Mass.), Robert William Holt (Boston), Mohammed Q. Qutaish (Medford, Mass.), Marc Edward Seaman (Norwood, Mass.), Mark W. Bordo (Worcester, Mass.) and Jacob Yost Hesterman (Newton, Mass.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A fluorescence histo-tomography (FHT) method may include capturing, using an imaging device positioned with respect to a chamber of a slicing apparatus, images of a block face of a specimen retained within the chamber. The images m...