New method for evaluation of in vivo scattering and refractive index properties obtained with optical coherence tomography.

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：: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：:Obstruction in the upper airway can often cause reductions in breathing or gas exchange efficiency and lead to rest disorders such as sleep apnea. Imaging diagnosis of the obstruction region has been accomplished using computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). However CT requires the use of ionizi...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical optics

authors： Jing J,Zhang J,Loy AC,Wong BJ,Chen Z

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Near-infrared diffuse optical tomography (DOT), one of the most sophisticated optical imaging techniques for observations through biological tissue, allows 3-D quantitative imaging of optical properties, which include functional and anatomical information. With DOT, it is expected to be possible to overcome the limita...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical optics

authors： Hoshi Y,Yamada Y

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The capabilities of micro-Raman spectroscopy for differentiating normal and malignant nasopharyngeal tissues were evaluated. Raman scattering signals were acquired from 22 normal and 52 malignant nasopharyngeal tissue samples. Distinctive spectral differences in Raman spectra between normal and malignant nasopharyngea...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical optics

authors： Li Y,Pan J,Chen G,Li C,Lin S,Shao Y,Feng S,Huang Z,Xie S,Zeng H,Chen R

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We introduce the application of functional data analysis (fDA) on functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) signals for the development of an accurate and clinically practical assessment method of pain perception. We used the cold pressor test to induce different levels of pain in healthy subjects while the fNIRS ...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical optics

authors： Pourshoghi A,Zakeri I,Pourrezaei K

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fluorescence spectroscopy is a promising technology for detection of epithelial precancers and cancers. While age and menopausal status influence measurements in the cervix, other variables do not significantly affect the diagnosis. In this study we examine probe pressure as a variable. A fiber optic probe to measure ...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical optics

authors： Nath A,Rivoire K,Chang S,Cox D,Atkinson EN,Follen M,Richards-Kortum R

更新日期：2004-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A Fourier transform spectrometer is used to simultaneously measure distance, dispersion and spectrum. It is shown that short coherence interferometry has the potential to measure the three-dimensional distribution of the spatial structure of a sample with a resolution determined by the coherence length of the light so...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical optics

authors： Hellmuth T,Welle M

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pedicle screw (PS) fixation has been widely used for spine diseases. Scientists and clinicians employ several approaches to navigate PS during operation. We have demonstrated the feasibility of monitoring the reduced scattering coefficient (μ's) on the trajectory of PS using near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS). To perfo...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical optics

authors： Liu Y,Wang Y,Qian Z,Zhao J,Cao X,Li W

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fluorescence Talbot microscope is a scalable field-of-view (FOV) imaging platform, which takes advantage of the phase sensitivity of the self-image of a periodic structure. Such a system can maintain the microscopic resolution and extend the FOV for the whole slide (15  mm×15  mm) scanning. Previously reported Talbot ...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical optics

authors： Sun Y,Pang S

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We present methods for visualizing the dynamic response of biological samples to laser-induced heating. Our approach utilizes optical frequency-domain imaging to detect, spatially localize, and monitor unique dynamic signatures that arise within zones of active tissue denaturation. Since this information is precisely ...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical optics

authors： Vakoc BJ,Tearney GJ,Bouma BE

更新日期：2007-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Probing tissue with near-infrared radiation (NIR) simultaneously produces remitted fluorescence and Raman scattering (IE) plus Rayleigh∕Mie light scattering (EE) that noninvasively give chemical and physical information about the materials and objects within. We model tissue as a three-phase system: plasma and red blo...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical optics

authors： Chaiken J,Deng B,Goodisman J,Shaheen G,Bussjager RJ

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Spatially confined and precise time delivery of neuroactive molecules is an important issue in neurophysiology. In this work we developed a technique for delivering chemical stimuli to cultured neurons consisting in encapsulating the molecules of interest in liposomes. These vectors were then loaded in reservoirs cons...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical optics

authors： Pinato G,Raffaelli T,D'Este E,Tavano F,Cojoc D

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Breast cancer is one of the most common cancers in females. To monitor chemotherapeutic efficacy for breast cancer, medical imaging systems such as x-ray mammography, computed tomography, magnetic resonance imaging, and ultrasound imaging have been used. Currently, it can take up to 3 to 6 weeks to see the tumor respo...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical optics

authors： Lee S,Jeong H,Seong M,Kim JG

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A pilot human study is conducted to evaluate the potential of using diffuse photon density wave (DPDW) methodology at near-infrared (NIR) wavelengths (685 to 830 nm) to monitor changes in tissue hemoglobin concentration in diabetic foot ulcers. Hemoglobin concentration is measured by DPDW in 12 human wounds for a peri...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical optics

authors： Papazoglou ES,Neidrauer M,Zubkov L,Weingarten MS,Pourrezaei K

更新日期：2009-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We present a novel confocal microscope that has dual-axis architecture and biaxial postobjective scanning for the collection of fluorescence images from biological specimens. This design uses two low-numerical-aperture lenses to achieve high axial resolution and long working distance, and the scanning mirror located d...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical optics

authors： Wang TD,Contag CH,Mandella MJ,Chan NY,Kino GS

更新日期：2004-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In order to diagnose cancer, a sample must be removed, prepared, and examined under a microscope, which is expensive, invasive, and time consuming. Fiber optic fluorescence endomicroscopy, where an image guide is used to obtain high-resolution images of tissue in vivo, has shown promise as an alternative to convention...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical optics

authors： Kyrish M,Dobbs J,Jain S,Wang X,Yu D,Richards-Kortum R,Tkaczyk TS

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe a computer eye model that allows for aspheric surfaces and a three-dimensional computer-based ray-tracing technique to simulate optical properties of the human eye and visual perception under various eye defects. Eye surfaces, such as the cornea, eye lens, and retina, are modeled or approximated by a set o...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical optics

authors： Fink W,Micol D

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pelvic organ prolapse (POP) occurs when changes to the pelvic organ support structures cause descent or herniation of the pelvic organs into the vagina. Clinical evaluation of POP is a series of manual measurements known as the pelvic organ prolapse quantification (POP-Q) score. However, it fails to identify the mecha...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical optics

authors： Parkinson LA,Gargett CE,Young N,Rosamilia A,Vashi AV,Werkmeister JA,Papageorgiou AW,Arkwright JW

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Clinical imaging techniques for the anterior segment of the eye provide excellent anatomical information, but molecular imaging techniques are lacking. Molecular photoacoustic imaging is one option to address this need, but implementation requires use of contrast agents to distinguish molecular targets from background...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical optics

authors： Kubelick KP,Snider EJ,Ethier CR,Emelianov S

更新日期：2019-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The optical properties of biological tissues under stretching are investigated using a full-field ellipsometry technique based on a differential Mueller matrix formalism. Traditional photoelastic-based formalism for extracting the linear birefringence (LB) properties of stretched anisotropic optical samples ignores th...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical optics

authors： Chen HW,Huang CL,Lo YL,Chang YR

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Magnetomotive optical coherence tomography (MM-OCT) can be utilized to spatially localize the presence of magnetic particles within tissues or organs. These magnetic particle-containing regions are detected by using the capability of OCT to measure small-scale displacements induced by the activation of an external ele...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical optics

authors： Ahmad A,Kim J,Shemonski ND,Marjanovic M,Boppart SA

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It is widely known that not all of the treated cells survive after introduction of exogenous molecules via any physical method. Therefore, it is important to develop methods that would allow simultaneous evaluation of both molecular delivery efficiency and cell viability. This study presents Förster resonance energy t...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical optics

authors： Ruzgys P,Tamošiūnas M,Lukinsone V,Šatkauskas S

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Focusing light inside highly scattering media is a challenging task in biomedical optical imaging, manipulation, and therapy. A recent invention has overcome this challenge by time reversing ultrasonically encoded diffuse light to an ultrasound-modulated volume inside a turbid medium. In this technique, a photorefract...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical optics

authors： Yang Q,Xu X,Lai P,Xu D,Wang LV

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：SIGNIFICANCE:Melanoma is a deadly cancer that physicians struggle to diagnose early because they lack the knowledge to differentiate benign from malignant lesions. Deep machine learning approaches to image analysis offer promise but lack the transparency to be widely adopted as stand-alone diagnostics. AIM:We aimed to...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical optics

authors： Gareau DS,Browning J,Correa Da Rosa J,Suarez-Farinas M,Lish S,Zong AM,Firester B,Vrattos C,Renert-Yuval Y,Gamboa M,Vallone MG,Barragán-Estudillo ZF,Tamez-Peña AL,Montoya J,Jesús-Silva MA,Carrera C,Malvehy J,Puig S,Mar

更新日期：2020-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Given the several difficulties associated with histology, including difficulty in continuous monitoring, this study aimed to investigate the feasibility of optical imaging modalities—cross-polarization color (CPC) imaging, erythema index (EI) imaging, and laser speckle contrast (LSC) imaging—for continuous evaluation ...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical optics

authors： Son T,Yoon HJ,Lee S,Jang WS,Jung B,Kim WU

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Microvascular network of the retina plays an important role in diagnosis and monitoring of various retinal diseases. We propose a three-dimensional (3-D) segmentation method with intensity-based Doppler variance (IBDV) based on swept-source optical coherence tomography. The automatic 3-D segmentation method is used to...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical optics

authors： Huang S,Piao Z,Zhu J,Lu F,Chen Z

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A modified spatial-temporal speckle correlation technique for operational assessment of structural changes in muscle tissues after slaughtering is considered. Coefficient of biological activity as a quantitative indicator of structural changes of biochemical processes in biological tissues is proposed. The experimenta...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical optics

authors： Maksymenko OP,Muravsky LI,Berezyuk MI

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We demonstrate the ex vivo imaging of an oral cancerous sample with a swept-source optical coherence tomography (SS-OCT) system. With the axial resolution of 8 microm in free space and system sensitivity of 108 dB, we can well distinguish the normal and abnormal tissue portions in a sample. In particular, we analyze t...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical optics

authors： Tsai MT,Lee HC,Lu CW,Wang YM,Lee CK,Yang CC,Chiang CP

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sugar-rich diets and poor dental hygiene promote the formation of a biofilm (plaque) that strongly adheres to the dental enamel surface and fosters the evolution of aciduric bacteria. The acid contributes to demineralization of the exterior tooth enamel, which accelerates after the pH drops below a critical value (∼5....

journal_title：Journal of biomedical optics

authors： Sharma M,Graham JY,Walczak PA,Nguyen R,Lee LK,Carson MD,Nelson LY,Patel SN,Xu Z,Seibel EJ

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00