Imaging performance of a miniature integrated microendoscope.

abstract：:Hyperspectral reflectance imaging technique has been used for in vivo detection of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia. However, the clinical outcome of this technique is suboptimal owing to multiple limitations such as nonuniform illumination, high-cost and bulky setup, and time-consuming data acquisition and processi...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical optics

authors： Zheng W,Wang C,Chang S,Zhang S,Xu RX

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Confocal micro-Raman spectroscopy--a valuable analytical tool in biological and medical field of research-allows probing molecular vibrations of samples without external labels or extensive preparation. We employ confocal micro-Raman spectroscopy to characterize renal tumors and normal tissue. Results show that Raman ...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical optics

authors： Zhuang Z,Li N,Guo Z,Zhu M,Xiong K,Chen S

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Microstructures of unstained human melanoma skin tissues have been examined by multimodal nonlinear optical microscopy. The polarized shape of the individual melanoma cell can be readily recognized-a phenotype that has been identified in laboratory cultures as characteristic of proliferating melanocytes but has not be...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical optics

authors： Zhang K,Zhang W,Yang CY,Yang H

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We present a hybrid method that combines a multilayered scaling method and a perturbation method to speed up the Monte Carlo simulation of diffuse reflectance from a multilayered tissue model with finite-size tumor-like heterogeneities. The proposed method consists of two steps. In the first step, a set of photon traj...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical optics

authors： Zhu C,Liu Q

更新日期：2012-01-01 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：:We present the design and experimental results of a new MEMS-based endoscopic optical coherence tomography (OCT) probe. The uniqueness of this miniature OCT imaging probe is a two-axis MEMS mirror with through-silicon vias (TSVs) for interconnecting. The TSV interconnection enables ultracompact probe design, successfu...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical optics

authors： Liu L,Wu L,Sun J,Lin E,Xie H

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We assess the properties of contact pressure applied by manually operated fiber-optic probes as a function of the operator, probe contact area, and sample stiffness. First, the mechanical properties of human skin sites with different skin structures, thicknesses, and underlying tissues were studied by in vivo indentat...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical optics

authors： Bregar M,Cugmas B,Naglic P,Hartmann D,Pernuš F,Likar B,Bürmen M

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:UV-induced collagen cross-linking is a promising treatment for keratoconus that stiffens corneal tissue and prevents further degeneration. Since keratoconus is generally localized, the efficacy of collagen cross-linking (CXL) treatments could be improved by stiffening only the weakened parts of the cornea. Here, we de...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical optics

authors： Singh M,Li J,Vantipalli S,Han Z,Larin KV,Twa MD

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：SIGNIFICANCE:In breast-preserving tumor surgery, the inspection of the excised tissue boundaries for tumor residue is too slow to provide feedback during the surgery. The discovery of positive margins requires a new surgery which is difficult and associated with low success. If the re-excision could be done immediately...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical optics

authors： Beletkaia E,Dashtbozorg B,Jansen RG,Ruers TJM,Offerhaus HL

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The intracellular refractive index is an important parameter that describes the optical density of the cytoplasm and the concentration of the intracellular solutes. The refractive index of adherently grown cells is difficult to access. We present a method in which silica microspheres in living cells are used to determ...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical optics

authors： Przibilla S,Dartmann S,Vollmer A,Ketelhut S,Greve B,von Bally G,Kemper B

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Near-infrared confocal microendoscopy is a promising technique for deep in vivo imaging of tissues and can generate high-resolution cross-sectional images at the micron-scale. We demonstrate the use of a dual-axis confocal (DAC) near-infrared fluorescence microendoscope with a 5.5-mm outer diameter for obtaining clini...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical optics

authors： Piyawattanametha W,Ra H,Qiu Z,Friedland S,Liu JT,Loewke K,Kino GS,Solgaard O,Wang TD,Mandella MJ,Contag CH

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We demonstrate that doubly-resonant coherent anti-Stokes Raman scattering can provide enhanced and highly specific contrast for molecules containing unique Raman-active small molecular groups. This combination provides contrast for molecules that can otherwise be difficult to discriminate by Raman spectroscopy. Here, ...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical optics

authors： Weeks T,Schie I,den Hartigh LJ,Rutledge JC,Huser T

更新日期：2011-02-01 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：:Time-resolved measurement of early arriving photons through diffusive media has been shown to effectively reduce the high degree of light scatter in biological tissue. However, the experimentally achievable reduction in photon scatter and the impact of time-gated detection on instrument noise performance is not well u...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical optics

authors： Valim N,Brock J,Niedre M

更新日期：2010-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The scattering of polarized light from a two layer scattering medium is investigated using Monte Carlo simulations. First order and normalized second order moments are used to analyze the spatial properties of the emerging light in different polarization states. Linearly and circularly polarized illumination is used t...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical optics

authors： Stockford IM,Morgan SP,Chang PC,Walker JG

更新日期：2002-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Surgical nerve damage due to difficulty with identification remains a major risk for postsurgical complications and decreased quality of life. Fluorescence-guided surgery offers a means to specifically highlight tissues of interest such as nerves and a number of fluorescence-guided surgical systems are in clinical tri...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical optics

authors： Korber J,Barth C,Gibbs S

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pulse oximeters are widely used for noninvasive monitoring of oxygen saturation in arterial blood hemoglobin. We present a transmittance pulse oximetry system based on near-infrared (NIR) laser diodes (750 and 850 nm) for monitoring oxygen saturation of arterial blood hemoglobin. The pulse oximetry system is made up o...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical optics

authors： Lopez Silva SM,Dotor Castilla ML,Silveira Martin JP

更新日期：2003-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Amblyopia ("lazy eye") is a major public health problem, caused by misalignment of the eyes (strabismus) or defocus. If detected early in childhood, there is an excellent response to therapy, yet most children are detected too late to be treated effectively. Commercially available vision screening devices that test fo...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical optics

authors： Irsch K,Gramatikov BI,Wu YK,Guyton DL

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Optically sectioned detection of fluorescence immunoassays using a confocal microscope enables the creation of both homo- and heterogeneous planar format assays. We report a set assays requiring optically sectioned detection using a model system and analysis procedures for separating signals of a surface layer from an...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical optics

authors： Ghafari H,Zhou Y,Ali S,Hanley QS

更新日期：2009-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dispersion encoded full-range (DEFR) frequency-domain optical coherence tomography (FD-OCT) and its enhanced version, fast DEFR, utilize dispersion mismatch between sample and reference arm to eliminate the ambiguity in OCT signals caused by non-complex valued spectral measurement, thereby numerically doubling the usa...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical optics

authors： Wang L,Hofer B,Guggenheim JA,Povazay B

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In near-infrared spectroscopy, concentration changes in oxygenated and deoxygenated hemoglobin are calculated from the changes in the attenuation of the measurement light. This is done by solving a linear equation based on the modified Lambert-Beer law. To solve this equation, we need to know the partial optical pathl...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical optics

authors： Umeyama S,Yamada T

更新日期：2009-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The results of an experimental study of the possibilities of monitoring erbium yttrium aluminum garnet laser-mediated ablation of human epidermis with the use of Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy and spectral polarization techniques are presented. The attenuated total reflection (ATR) method was used for ...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical optics

authors： Sviridov AP,Zimnyakov DA,Sinichkin YP,Butvina LN,Omelchenko AJ,Shakh GS,Bagratashvili VN

更新日期：2004-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Multiphoton microscopy (MPM) has the capacity to record second-harmonic generation (SHG) and endogenous two-photon excitation fluorescence (2PEF) signals emitted from biological tissues. The development of fiber-based miniaturized endomicroscopes delivering pulses in the femtosecond range will allow the transfer of MP...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical optics

authors： Garofalakis A,Kruglik SG,Mansuryan T,Gillibert A,Thiberville L,Louradour F,Vever-Bizet C,Bourg-Heckly G

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Optical technique based on diffuse reflectance measurement combined with indocyanine green (ICG) bolus tracking is extensively tested as a method for clinical assessment of brain perfusion in adults at the bedside. Methodology of multiwavelength and time-resolved detection of fluorescence light excited in the ICG is p...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical optics

authors： Gerega A,Milej D,Weigl W,Botwicz M,Zolek N,Kacprzak M,Wierzejski W,Toczylowska B,Mayzner-Zawadzka E,Maniewski R,Liebert A

更新日期：2012-08-01 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：:Cardiac architecture is inherently three-dimensional, yet most characterizations rely on two-dimensional histological slices or dissociated cells, which remove the native geometry of the heart. We previously developed a method for labeling intact heart sections without dissociation and imaging large volumes while pres...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical optics

authors： Huang H,Macgillivray C,Kwon HS,Lammerding J,Robbins J,Lee RT,So P

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Photobiological research in the last 30 yr has shown the existence of ultraweak photon emission in biological tissue, which can be detected with sophisticated photomultiplier systems. Although the emission of this ultraweak radiation, often termed biophotons, is extremely low in mammalian cells, it can be efficiently ...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical optics

authors： Niggli HJ,Tudisco S,Privitera G,Applegate LA,Scordino A,Musumeci F

更新日期：2005-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The area of in vivo sensing using optical fibers commonly uses materials such as silica and polymethyl methacrylate, both of which possess much higher modulus than human tissue. The mechanical mismatch between materials and living tissue has been seen to cause higher levels of glial encapsulation, scarring, and inflam...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical optics

authors： McMillan S,Rader C,Jorfi M,Pickrell G,Foster EJ

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe the use of a biochip based on complementary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS) technology for detection of specific genetic sequences using molecular beacons (MB) immobilized on solid surfaces as probes. The applicability of this miniature detection system for screening for the BRCA1 gene is evaluated using ...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical optics

authors： Culha M,Stokes DL,Griffin GD,Vo-Dinh T

更新日期：2004-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Current diagnostic capabilities and limitations of fluorescence endomicroscopy in the cervix are assessed by qualitative and quantitative image analysis. Four cervical tissue types are investigated: normal columnar epithelium, normal and precancerous squamous epithelium, and stromal tissue. This study focuses on the p...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical optics

authors： Schlosser C,Bodenschatz N,Lam S,Lee M,McAlpine JN,Miller DM,Van Niekerk DJ,Follen M,Guillaud M,MacAulay CE,Lane PM

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00