Development of a digital fluorescence sensing technique to monitor the response of macrophages to external hypoxia.

abstract：:The refractive index of blood is a key biophysical parameter, which can reflect the physiological state. We measured the refractive index of whole blood and other components, such as serum, plasma, and hemoglobin, based on internal reflection by using a homemade apparatus in the spectral range of 400 to 750 nm. In add...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical optics

authors： Liu S,Deng Z,Li J,Wang J,Huang N,Cui R,Zhang Q,Mei J,Zhou W,Zhang C,Ye Q,Tian J

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Intercellular heterogeneity is a key factor in a variety of core cellular processes including proliferation, stimulus response, carcinogenesis, and drug resistance. However, cell-to-cell variability studies at the single-cell level have been hampered by the lack of enabling experimental techniques. We present a measur...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical optics

authors： Kelbauskas L,Ashili SP,Houkal J,Smith D,Mohammadreza A,Lee KB,Forrester J,Kumar A,Anis YH,Paulson TG,Youngbull CA,Tian Y,Holl MR,Johnson RH,Meldrum DR

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We demonstrate the first application of Raman spectroscopy in diagnosing nonmalignant, premalignant, malignant, and metastatic stages of breast cancer in a three-dimensional (3-D) cell culture model that closely mimics an in vivo environment. Comprehensive study comparing classification in two-dimensional (2-D) and 3-...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical optics

authors： Damayanti NP,Fang Y,Parikh MR,Craig AP,Kirshner J,Irudayaraj J

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A method for the prediction of the average photon pathlength in turbid media has been developed. The method is based on spatially resolved diffuse reflectance with discrete source detector distances up to 2 mm. Light reflectance was simulated using a Monte Carlo technique with a one-layer model utilizing a wide range ...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical optics

authors： Nilsson H,Larsson M,Nilsson GE,Strömberg T

更新日期：2002-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this work experimental tissue phantoms and numerical models were developed to estimate photon migration through the fetal head in utero. The tissue phantoms incorporate a fetal head within an amniotic fluid sac surrounded by a maternal tissue layer. A continuous wave, dual-wavelength (lambda = 760 and 850 nm) spect...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical optics

authors： Vishnoi G,Hielscher AH,Ramanujam N,Chance B

更新日期：2000-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Abdominal surgeries carry considerable risk of gastrointestinal and intra-abdominal hemorrhage, which could possibly cause patient death. Photoacoustic imaging is one solution to overcome this challenge by providing visualization of major blood vessels during surgery. We investigate the feasibility of in vivo blood ve...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical optics

authors： Kempski KM,Wiacek A,Graham M,González E,Goodson B,Allman D,Palmer J,Hou H,Beck S,He J,Bell MAL

更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fluorescence molecular tomography (FMT) is an important in vivo imaging modality to visualize physiological and pathological processes in small animals. However, FMT reconstruction is ill-posed and ill-conditioned due to strong optical scattering in deep tissues, which results in poor spatial resolution. It is well kn...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical optics

authors： Baikejiang R,Zhao Y,Fite BZ,Ferrara KW,Li C

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：SIGNIFICANCE:Optical coherence tomography (OCT) has proven useful for detecting various oral maxillofacial abnormalities. To apply it to clinical applications including biopsy guidance and routine screening, a handheld imaging probe is indispensable. OCT probes reported for oral maxillofacial imaging were either based ...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical optics

authors： Li K,Yang Z,Liang W,Shang J,Liang Y,Wan S

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：SIGNIFICANCE:The retina is critical for vision, and several diseases may alter its biomechanical properties. However, assessing the biomechanical properties of the retina nondestructively is a challenge due to its fragile nature and location within the eye globe. Advancements in Brillouin spectroscopy have provided the...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical optics

authors： Ambekar YS,Singh M,Scarcelli G,Rueda EM,Hall BM,Poché RA,Larin KV

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Nikon C1 confocal laser scanning microscope is a relatively inexpensive and user-friendly instrument. We describe a straightforward method to convert the C1 for multiphoton microscopy utilizing direct coupling of a femtosecond near-infrared laser into the scan head and fiber optic transmission of emission light to...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical optics

authors： Mancuso JJ,Larson AM,Wensel TG,Saggau P

更新日期：2009-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In laser retinal photocoagulation, short (<20 ms) pulses have been found to reduce thermal damage to the inner retina, decrease treatment time, and minimize pain. However, the safe therapeutic window (defined as the ratio of power for producing a rupture to that of mild coagulation) decreases with shorter exposures. T...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical optics

authors： Sramek C,Paulus Y,Nomoto H,Huie P,Brown J,Palanker D

更新日期：2009-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Artificially created demineralized and remineralized carious lesions on the root and enamel of human teeth were examined by photothermal radiometry (PTR) and modulated luminescence (LUM). Fourteen extracted human teeth were used and a lesion was created on a 1 mmx4 mm rectangular window, spanning root to enamel, using...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical optics

authors： Jeon RJ,Hellen A,Matvienko A,Mandelis A,Abrams SH,Amaechi BT

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:High resolution is important for sensitive detection of subtle distortions of retinal morphology at an early stage of eye diseases. We demonstrate virtually structured detection (VSD) as a feasible method to achieve in vivo super-resolution ophthalmoscopy. A line-scanning strategy was employed to achieve a super-resol...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical optics

authors： Liu C,Zhi Y,Wang B,Thapa D,Chen Y,Alam M,Lu Y,Yao X

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Stenosis and occlusion of the superficial femoral artery (SFA) are most common in arterial occlusive disease. There are numerous interventional, surgical, and combined approaches to reconstitute maximum blood supply to the lower limb; however, despite intense clinical research, the long-term success rates are still po...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical optics

authors： Heneweer C,Siggelkow M,Helle M,Petzina R,Wulff A,Schaefer JP,Berndt R,Rusch R,Wedel T,Klaws G,Müller-Gerbl M,Röcken C,Jansen O,Lutter G,Cremer J,Groß J

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Knowledge of neuronal wiring and morphogenesis in Drosophila is essential to understand brain function and dysfunction. The immunoenzyme method based on horseradish peroxidase/diaminobenzidine (HRP/DAB) provides high-contrast images to resolve details underlying neuronal architecture. However, the poor staining penetr...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical optics

authors： Tian Q,Yuan J,Li Y,Jiang T,Gong H,Zhou W

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Keratoconus is an eye disease in which the cornea progressively deforms due to loss of cornea mechanical rigidity, and thus causes deterioration of visual acuity. Techniques to characterize the mechanical characteristics of the cornea are important to better monitor changes and response to treatments. To investigate t...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical optics

authors： Ortega-Martinez A,Touchette G,Zhu H,Kochevar IE,Franco W

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A fully integrated trimodality fluorescence, diffuse optical, and x-ray computed tomography (FT/DOT/XCT) system for small animal imaging is reported in this work. The main purpose of this system is to obtain quantitatively accurate fluorescence concentration images using a multimodality approach. XCT offers anatomical...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical optics

authors： Lin Y,Barber WC,Iwanczyk JS,Roeck WW,Nalcioglu O,Gulsen G

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty (DALK) is an emerging surgical technique for the restoration of corneal clarity and vision acuity. The big-bubble technique in DALK surgery is the most essential procedure that includes the air injection through a thin syringe needle to separate the dysfunctional region of the corne...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical optics

authors： Shin S,Bae JK,Ahn Y,Kim H,Choi G,Yoo YS,Joo CK,Moon S,Jung W

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We present a simple wide-field imaging technique, called HiLo microscopy, that is capable of producing optically sectioned images in real time, comparable in quality to confocal laser scanning microscopy. The technique is based on the fusion of two raw images, one acquired with speckle illumination and another with st...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical optics

authors： Lim D,Ford TN,Chu KK,Mertz J

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In order to understand the relationship between accommodation and vision quality, a custom-built ultra-long scan depth spectral domain optical coherence tomography (UL-SDOCT) and a Shack-Hartmann wavefront sensor (HSWFS) were combined. The resolution and scan depth of UL-SDOCT are 6 μm and 15.6 mm, respectively, which...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical optics

authors： Shi G,Wang Y,Yuan Y,Wei L,Lv F,Zhang Y

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present report addresses the application of surface plasmon resonance (SPR) phenomenon for urea sensing. The former promises a high sensitivity, label-free detection, and real-time information by monitoring the refractive index change at the metal–dielectric interface. In the present report, a highly sensitive ure...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical optics

authors： Paliwal A,Tomar M,Gupta V

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ex vivo human skin has been used extensively for cosmeceutical and drug delivery studies, transplantable skin allografts, or skin flaps. However, it has a half-life of a few days due to ischemic necrosis. Traditional methods of assessing viability can be time-consuming and provide limited metabolic information. Using ...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical optics

authors： Sanchez WY,Prow TW,Sanchez WH,Grice JE,Roberts MS

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a previous study, we investigated physical methods to reduce whole-body, diet-related autofluorescence interference in several mouse strains through changes in animal diet. Measurements of mice with an in vivo multispectral imaging system over a 21-day period allowed for the quantification of concentration changes ...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical optics

authors： Bouchard MB,MacLaurin SA,Dwyer PJ,Mansfield J,Levenson R,Krucker T

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A swept source (SS)-based circular-state (CS) polarization-sensitive optical coherence tomography (PS-OCT) constructed entirely with polarization-maintaining fiber optics components is proposed with the experimental verification. By means of the proposed calibration scheme, bulk quarter-wave plates can be replaced by ...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical optics

authors： Lin H,Kao MC,Lai CM,Huang JC,Kuo WC

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Quantitative microscopy has been extensively used in biomedical research and has provided significant insights into structure and dynamics at the cell and tissue level. The entire procedure of quantitative microscopy is comprised of specimen preparation, light absorption/reflection/emission from the specimen, microsco...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical optics

authors： Huang K,Murphy RF

更新日期：2004-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Our aim is the development of a simple optical method for pulse wave profile, pulse wave delay time, and blood flow measurement. The method is based on recording the Doppler frequency shift related to a moving target--blood vessel walls or small particles. The Doppler signal is detected using the self-mixing that occu...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical optics

authors： Meigas K,Hinrikus H,Kattai R,Lass J

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We recently developed an algorithm for multiplexed fluorescence tomographic imaging of at least four fluorophores concurrently in the red and near-infrared wavelength region by jointly using spectral and temporal data. We report the design of a fluorescence tomography instrument that acquires spectral and temporal dat...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical optics

authors： Mu Y,Pera V,Niedre M

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Using single-molecule microscopy, we present a method to quantify the number of single autofluorescent proteins when they cannot be optically resolved. This method relies on the measurement of the total intensity emitted by each aggregate until it photobleaches. This strategy overcomes the inherent problem of blinking...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical optics

authors： Cognet L,Tardin C,Négrier ML,Breillat C,Coussen F,Choquet D,Lounis B

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We demonstrate the in vivo assessment of human scars by parametric imaging of birefringence using polarization-sensitive optical coherence tomography (PS-OCT). Such in vivo assessment is subject to artifacts in the detected birefringence caused by scattering from blood vessels. To reduce these artifacts, we preprocess...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical optics

authors： Gong P,Chin L,Es'haghian S,Liew YM,Wood FM,Sampson DD,McLaughlin RA

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cortical spreading depression (CSD) is a pronounced depolarization of neurons and glia that spreads slowly across the cortex followed by a period of depressed electrophysiological activity. The vascular changes associated with CSD are a large transient increase in blood flow followed by a prolonged decrease lasting gr...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical optics

authors： Guiou M,Sheth S,Nemoto M,Walker M,Pouratian N,Ba A,Toga AW

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00