Imaging corneal pathology in a transgenic mouse model using nonlinear microscopy.

abstract：:Dihydroartemisinin (DHA), a front-line antimalarial herbal compound, has been shown to possess promising anticancer activity with low toxicity. We have previously reported that DHA induced caspase-3-dependent apoptosis in human lung adenocarcinoma cells. However, the cellular target and molecular mechanism of DHA-indu...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical optics

authors： Lu YY,Chen TS,Wang XP,Li L

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Utilizing a laser scanning confocal microscope system, the refractive indices of articular cartilage (AC) with mechanical or biochemical degenerations were characterized to investigate whether potential correlations exist between refractive index (RI) and cartilage degeneration. The cartilage samples collected from th...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical optics

authors： Wang K,Wu J,Day R,Kirk TB,Hu X

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The earliest steps of breast cancer begin with aberrations in mammary ductal structure. Techniques that enable an investigator to image in situ and then analyze the same tissue using biochemical tools facilitates identification of genetic networks and signaling pathways active in the imaged structure. Cellular confoca...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical optics

authors： Parrish A,Halama E,Tilli MT,Freedman M,Furth PA

更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The properties of polarized light emerging from turbid media in the exact backscattering direction are studied by modulating the incident light polarization state and isolating the synchronous signal with lock-in amplifier detection. The results are reported for polystyrene microsphere suspensions in distilled water, ...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical optics

authors： Studinski RC,Vitkin IA

更新日期：2000-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lumpectomy coupled with radiation therapy and/or chemotherapy is commonly used to treat breast cancer patients. We are developing an enhanced thermal IR imaging technique that has the potential to provide real-time imaging to guide tissue excision during a lumpectomy by delineating tumor margins. This enhanced thermal...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical optics

authors： Case JR,Young MA,Dréau D,Trammell SR

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The expensive fabrication of current opto-microfluidic sensors is a barrier to the successful adoption of these devices in point-of-care testing. This work reports a simple inexpensive opto-microfluidic device incorporating a poly(dimethylsiloxane)-glass hybrid microfluidic chip modified with gold nanoparticles and a ...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical optics

authors： Pires NM,Dong T

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Previous studies suggest that altered corneal temperature may be a feature of schizophrenia, but the association between major depressive disorder (MDD) and corneal temperature has yet to be assessed. The aim of this study is to investigate whether eye temperature is different among MDD patients than among healthy ind...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical optics

authors： Maller JJ,George SS,Viswanathan RP,Fitzgerald PB,Junor P

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe a systematic approach to image, track, and quantify the movements of HIV viruses embedded in human cervical mucus. The underlying motivation for this study is that, in HIV-infected adults, women account for more than half of all new cases and most of these women acquire the infection through heterosexual c...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical optics

authors： Boukari F,Makrogiannis S,Nossal R,Boukari H

更新日期：2016-09-01 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：:Second-harmonic generation (SHG) imaging can help reveal interactions between collagen fibers and cancer cells. Quantitative analysis of SHG images of collagen fibers is challenged by the heterogeneity of collagen structures and low signal-to-noise ratio often found while imaging collagen in tissue. The role of collag...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical optics

authors： Bredfeldt JS,Liu Y,Pehlke CA,Conklin MW,Szulczewski JM,Inman DR,Keely PJ,Nowak RD,Mackie TR,Eliceiri KW

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fluorescence-guided diagnosis of tumor tissue is in many cases insufficient, because false positive results interfere with the outcome. Improvement through observation of cell metabolism might offer the solution, but needs a detailed understanding of the origin of autofluorescence. With respect to this, spectrally res...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical optics

authors： Rück A,Hauser C,Mosch S,Kalinina S

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Coherent anti-Stokes Raman scattering (CARS) microscopy is used to determine the distribution and concentration of selected compounds in intact human hair. By generating images based on ratiometric CARS contrast, quantitative concentration maps of both water and externally applied d-glycine are produced in the cortex ...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical optics

authors： Zimmerley M,Lin CY,Oertel DC,Marsh JM,Ward JL,Potma EO

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:As the most abundant cell type in the central nervous system, astrocyte has been one of main research topics in neuroscience. Although various tools have been developed, at present, there is no tool that allows noninvasive activation of astrocyte in vivo without genetic or pharmacological perturbation. Here we report ...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical optics

authors： Choi M,Yoon J,Ku T,Choi K,Choi C

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A new skin-imaging method, which was developed recently, gives an informative image data about skin moles by collecting scattered polarized light reflected from their tissue area at different wavelengths and polarizations. This method is called as optical rotational spectropolarimetric imaging (ORSI), which scans the ...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical optics

authors： Graham L,Yitzhaky Y,Abdulhalim I

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The development of methods that allow microscale studies of complex biomaterials based on their molecular composition is of great interest to a wide range of research fields. We show that stimulated Raman scattering (SRS) microscopy is an excellent analytical tool to study distributions of different biomolecules in mu...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical optics

authors： Roeffaers MB,Zhang X,Freudiger CW,Saar BG,van Ruijven M,van Dalen G,Xiao C,Xie XS

更新日期：2010-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Autofluorescence-based imaging techniques have become very important in the ophthalmological field. Being noninvasive and very sensitive, they are broadly used in clinical routines. Conventional autofluorescence intensity imaging is largely influenced by the strong fluorescence of lipofuscin, a fluorophore that can be...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical optics

authors： Sauer L,Andersen KM,Dysli C,Zinkernagel MS,Bernstein PS,Hammer M

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Optical coherence tomography (OCT) is a potential clinical tool for enamel lesion monitoring. Swept-source OCT findings were compared with cross-sectional nanohardness findings of enamel. Subsurface bovine enamel lesions in three groups were subjected to (1) deionized water (control), (2) phosphoryl oligosaccharide of...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical optics

authors： Mandurah MM,Sadr A,Shimada Y,Kitasako Y,Nakashima S,Bakhsh TA,Tagami J,Sumi Y

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Full-field optical coherence tomography (FF-OCT) capable of in vivo cellular-level imaging is demonstrated for nonscanning horizontal cross-sectional imaging. The system is based on a white light interference microscope illuminated by a thermal light source. A dual-channel two-dimensional (2-D) detection technique inc...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical optics

authors： Akiba M,Chan KP

更新日期：2007-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Scanning laser ophthalmoscopy (SLO) and optical coherence tomography (OCT) provide complementary views of the retina, with the former collecting fluorescence data with good lateral but relatively low-axial resolution, and the latter collecting label-free backscattering data with comparable lateral but much higher axia...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical optics

authors： Zhang P,Zam A,Jian Y,Wang X,Li Y,Lam KS,Burns ME,Sarunic MV,Pugh EN Jr,Zawadzki RJ

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The recycling of G-protein-coupled receptors (GPCR) to the cell surface after internalization plays an important role in the regulation of overall GPCR activity. The angiotensin II type I receptor (AT1R) belongs to class B GPCRs that recycle slowly back to the cell surface. Previous studies have proposed that Rab11 co...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical optics

authors： Li H,Li HF,Felder RA,Periasamy A,Jose PA

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Optical coherence tomography (OCT) provides more parameters than pure morphology does. In a recent paper [A. Knuettel and M. Boehlau-Godau, J. Biomed. Opt. 5(1) 83-92 (2000)] we have shown that the refractive index (RI) can be evaluated in a localized manner in skin tissue under in vivo conditions. Based on a theory, ...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical optics

authors： Knüttel A,Bonev S,Knaak W

更新日期：2004-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cochlear implantation offers the potential to restore sensitive hearing in patients with severe to profound deafness. However, surgical placement of the electrode array within the cochlea can produce trauma to sensorineural components, particularly if the initial turn of the cochlea is not successfully navigated as th...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical optics

authors： Gurbani SS,Wilkening P,Zhao M,Gonenc B,Cheon GW,Iordachita II,Chien W,Taylor RH,Niparko JK,Kang JU

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Multiphoton microscopy has evolved into a powerful bioimaging tool in three dimensions. However, the ability to image biological specimens in-depth can be hindered by sample spherical aberration and scattering. These two phenomena can result in the degradation of image resolution and the loss of detected multiphoton s...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical optics

authors： Lo W,Sun Y,Lin SJ,Jee SH,Dong CY

更新日期：2005-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Limited cutaneous systemic sclerosis (lcSSc) was formerly known as CREST syndrome in reference to the associated clinical features: calcinosis, Raynaud's phenomenon, esophageal dysfunction, sclerodactyly, and telangiectasias. The transforming growth factor beta has been identified as a major player in the pathogenic p...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical optics

authors： Barolet D

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We examine the morphological and chemical changes in the pulp chamber dentin after using endodontic agents by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), Fourier transform Raman spectroscopy (FT-Raman), and micro energy-dispersive x-ray fluorescence spectrometry (μEDXRF). Thirty teeth were sectioned exposing the pulp chamber ...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical optics

authors： Pascon FM,Kantovitz KR,Soares LE,Santo AM,Martin AA,Puppin-Rontani RM

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cellularity of the fibrous caps of coronary atheromas, manifested by the infiltration of macrophages (average size, 20 to 30 microm), is thought to weaken the structural integrity of the cap and predispose plaques to rupture. Therefore, an imaging technology capable of identifying macrophages within fibroatheroma caps...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical optics

authors： Tanaka A,Tearney GJ,Bouma BE

更新日期：2010-01-01 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 propose a handheld projective imaging device for orthotopic projection of near-infrared fluorescence images onto target biological tissue at visible wavelengths without any additional visual aid. The device integrates a laser diode light source module, a camera module, a projector, an ultrasonic distance sensor, a ...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical optics

authors： Li C,Liu P,Shao P,Pei J,Li Y,Pawlik TM,Martin EW,Xu RX

更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:During emergency medical situations, where the patient has an obstructed airway or necessitates respiratory support, endotracheal intubation (ETI) is the medical technique of placing a tube into the trachea in order to facilitate adequate ventilation of the lungs. Complications during ETI, such as repeated attempts, f...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical optics

authors： Nawn CD,Souhan BE,Carter R 3rd,Kneapler C,Fell N,Ye JY

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fluorescence spectroscopy has been widely investigated as a technique for identifying pathological tissue; however, unrelated subject-to-subject variations in spectra complicate data analysis and interpretation. We describe and evaluate a new biosensing technique, differential laser-induced perturbation spectroscopy (...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical optics

authors： Kozikowski RT,Smith SE,Lee JA,Castleman WL,Sorg BS,Hahn DW

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00