Screening for the breast cancer gene (BRCA1) using a biochip system and molecular beacon probes immobilized on solid surfaces.

abstract：:A classifier capable of ranking structural alterations of the cytoskeleton is developed. Images of cytoskeletal microtubules obtained from the epifluorescence microscopy of primary culture rat hepatocytes are analyzed. Morphological descriptors are extracted by contour and mass fractal analysis, direct methods, and sp...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical optics

authors： Crosta GF,Urani C,Fumarola L

更新日期：2006-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The specificity of molecular and functional photoacoustic (PA) images depends on the accuracy of the photoacoustic absorption spectroscopy. The PA signal is proportional to the product of the optical absorption coefficient and local light fluence; quantitative PA measurements of the optical absorption coefficient ther...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical optics

authors： Bauer AQ,Nothdurft RE,Erpelding TN,Wang LV,Culver JP

更新日期：2011-09-01 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：:We employ Fourier-transform Raman spectroscopy to study normal and tumoral human breast tissues, including several subtypes of cancers. We analyzed 194 Raman spectra from breast tissues that were separated into 9 groups according to their corresponding histopathological diagnosis. The assignment of the relevant Raman ...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical optics

authors： Bitar RA,Martinho Hda S,Tierra-Criollo CJ,Zambelli Ramalho LN,Netto MM,Martin AA

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We instrumented a combined fluorescence spectroscopy and imaging system to characterize the single- and two-photon excited autofluorescence in epithelial tissue. Single-photon fluorescence (SPF) are compared with two-photon fluorescence (TPF) measured at the same location in epithelial tissue. It was found that the SP...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical optics

authors： Zheng W,Wu Y,Li D,Qu JY

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fluorescence microscopy is commonly used to investigate disease progression in biological tissues. Biological tissues, however, are strongly scattering in the visible wavelengths, limiting the application of fluorescence microscopy to superficial (<200µm) regions. Optical clearing, which involves incubation of the tis...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical optics

authors： Moy AJ,Capulong BV,Saager RB,Wiersma MP,Lo PC,Durkin AJ,Choi B

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Alcohol testing is an expanding area of interest due to the impacts of alcohol abuse that extend well beyond drunk driving. However, existing approaches such as blood and urine assays are hampered in some testing environments by biohazard risks. A noninvasive, in vivo spectroscopic technique offers a promising alterna...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical optics

authors： Ridder TD,Ver Steeg BJ,Laaksonen BD

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Collagen fibers can be imaged with second harmonic generation (SHG) and are associated with efficient tumor cell locomotion. Preferential locomotion along these fibers correlates with a more aggressively metastatic phenotype, and changes in SHG emission properties accompany changes in metastatic outcome. We therefore ...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical optics

authors： Burke RM,Madden KS,Perry SW,Zettel ML,Brown EB 3rd

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A model that describes the concentration of photothermal (light-to-heat converters) compounds as a function of depth in a turbid medium is developed. The system consists of a pump laser (808 nm modulated at 400 Hz), which heats a photothermal compound, and a phase sensitive spectral domain optical coherence tomography...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical optics

authors： Guan G,Reif R,Huang Z,Wang RK

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：SIGNIFICANCE:Our study introduces an application of deep learning to virtually generate fluorescence images to reduce the burdens of cost and time from considerable effort in sample preparation related to chemical fixation and staining. AIM:The objective of our work was to determine how successfully deep learning meth...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical optics

authors： Nguyen T,Bui V,Thai A,Lam V,Raub C,Chang LC,Nehmetallah G

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A Monte Carlo algorithm is applied to simulate the measurements of a sample with glass slides sandwiched between the double integrating sphere (DIS) setup. The effects caused by various parameters, such as the sample port of integrating sphere, thicknesses, and optical properties of the sample, on light losses and opt...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical optics

authors： Zhu D,Lu W,Zeng S,Luo Q

更新日期：2007-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We investigated the effect of thiazone, a widely used penetration enhancer, on in vitro porcine skin and muscle tissue by single-integrating sphere technique during optical clearing (OC) treatment. The results showed that thiazone induced an increase on the total transmittance of skin which led to a reduction in that ...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical optics

authors： Jin X,Deng Z,Wang J,Ye Q,Mei J,Zhou W,Zhang C,Tian J

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Most reconstruction algorithms used in photoacoustic tomography do not account for the effects of acoustic attenuation on the recorded signals. For experimental measurements made in biological tissue, the frequency dependent acoustic attenuation causes high frequency components of the propagating photoacoustic waves t...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical optics

authors： Treeby BE

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

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：:Diffusion of two model drugs-benzyl nicotinate and ibuprofen-and the plasma macromolecule albumin across atherosclerotic rabbit aorta was studied ex vivo by attenuated total reflection-Fourier transform infrared (ATR-FTIR) imaging. Solutions of these molecules were applied to the endothelial surface of histological se...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical optics

authors： Palombo F,Danoux CB,Weinberg PD,Kazarian SG

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Differential phase optical coherence tomography (DPOCT) is introduced to measure optical path length changes in response to pulsed laser irradiation (585 nm). An analytical equation that includes thermoelastic surface displacement and thermorefractive index change is derived to predict optical path length change in re...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical optics

authors： Kim J,Oh J,Milner TE

更新日期：2006-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have developed a near-infrared (NIR) fluorescence goggle system based on the complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor active pixel sensor imaging and see-through display technologies. The fluorescence goggle system is a compact wearable intraoperative fluorescence imaging and display system that can guide surgery in...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical optics

authors： Liu Y,Njuguna R,Matthews T,Akers WJ,Sudlow GP,Mondal S,Tang R,Gruev V,Achilefu S

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Toward developing a new method for restoring tissue viscoelasticity in scarred vocal folds, we previously proposed a method to localize biomaterials within subepithelial voids ablated using ultrafast laser pulses. The clinical implementation of this method necessitates the quantification of the laser parameters for ab...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical optics

authors： Yildirim M,Ferhanoglu O,Kobler J,Zeitels SM,Ben-Yakar A

更新日期：2013-11-01 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：:Ultraviolet radiation from solar exposure is a key extrinsic factor responsible for premature skin aging (i.e., photo-aging). Recent advances using in vivo multiphoton tomography (MPT) demonstrate the efficacy of this approach to assess intrinsic and extrinsic skin aging as an alternative to existing invasive techniqu...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical optics

authors： Sanchez WY,Obispo C,Ryan E,Grice JE,Roberts MS

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:By using a novel temporal characterization technique, we determined that a threshold average laser power of 160 mW is required to drill through a 0.75-mm-thick cortical bone for a Nd:YVO(4) mode-locked laser oscillator with a peak intensity of 1.3 GWcm(2). The ablation mechanism is identified as average-power induced ...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical optics

authors： Lee YM,Tu RY,Chiang AC,Huang YC

更新日期：2007-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Polarization interferometry (PI) techniques, which are able to improve surface plasmon resonance (SPR) sensing performance and reduce restrictions on allowable parameters of SPR-supporting metal films, have been experimentally realized only in SPR sensors using monochromatic light as a source. Wavelength-interrogation...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical optics

authors： Liu Z,Liu L,Wang X,Shi H,Chong X,Ma S,Ji Y,Guo J,Ma H,He Y

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:With the advance of computer and photonics technology, imaging photoplethysmography [(PPG), iPPG] can provide comfortable and comprehensive assessment over a wide range of anatomical locations. However, motion artifact is a major drawback in current iPPG systems, particularly in the context of clinical assessment. To ...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical optics

authors： Sun Y,Hu S,Azorin-Peris V,Greenwald S,Chambers J,Zhu Y

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Raman spectroscopy is an optical technique able to interrogate biological tissues, giving us an understanding of the changes in molecular structure that are associated with disease development. The Kerr-gated Raman spectroscopy technique uses a picosecond pulsed laser as well as fast temporal gating of collected Raman...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical optics

authors： Prieto MC,Matousek P,Towrie M,Parker AW,Wright M,Ritchie AW,Stone N

更新日期：2005-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An algorithm was developed to obtain depth-resolved local optical axis in birefringent samples by using conventional polarization-sensitive optical coherence tomography (PSOCT) that uses a single circularly polarized incident light. The round-trip sample Jones matrices were first constructed from the cumulative PSOCT ...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical optics

authors： Fan C,Yao G

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We present a system combining optical coherence tomography (OCT) and multispectral imaging (MSI) for coregistered structural imaging and surface color imaging. We first describe and numerically validate an optimization model to guide the selection of the MSI wavelengths and their relative intensities. We then demonstr...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical optics

authors： Attendu X,Bourget MH,de Sivry-Houle MP,Boudoux C

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Computer simulation is used to facilitate the design of fiber-probe geometries that enable enhanced detection of optical signals arising from specific tissue depths. Obtaining understanding of the relationship between fiber-probe design and tissue interrogation is critical when developing strategies for optical detect...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical optics

authors： Wang AM,Bender JE,Pfefer J,Utzinger U,Drezek RA

更新日期：2005-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Application of a fiber optic biosensor (FOB) to the real-time investigation of the interaction kinetics between FITC-conjugated monoclonal sheep anti-human C-reactive protein (CRP) antibody and CRP isoforms on the surface of optical fiber is described. Recently, both the native pentameric CRP (pCRP), an acute phase pr...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical optics

authors： Chou C,Hsu HY,Wu HT,Tseng KY,Chiou A,Yu CJ,Lee ZY,Chan TS

更新日期：2007-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A confocal imaging and image processing scheme is introduced to visualize and evaluate the spatial distribution of spectral information in tissue. The image data are recorded using a confocal laser-scanning microscope equipped with a detection unit that provides high spectral resolution. The processing scheme is based...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical optics

authors： Maeder U,Marquardt K,Beer S,Bergmann T,Schmidts T,Heverhagen JT,Zink K,Runkel F,Fiebich M

更新日期：2012-10-01 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