<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><mads xmlns="http://www.loc.gov/mads/" xmlns:mods="http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.loc.gov/mads/
mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">fluorescence lifetime imaging microscopy</topic></authority><related type="broader"><topic>fluorescence microscopy</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>FLIM</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>fluorescence lifetime imaging microscopy</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>microscopy, fluorescence lifetime imaging</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Fluorescence-lifetime imaging microscopy or FLIM is an imaging technique for producing molecular images based on the fluorescence lifetime (the average time that the molecule spends in the excited state) from a fluorescent sample.The lifetime of the fluorophore signal, rather than its intensity, is used to create the image in FLIM. The fluorescence lifetime can function as a molecular stopwatch to observe a variety of events.The technique is thus particularly suitable for live-cell imaging. ]]></note></mads>