Ethidium bromide as a marker of mtDNA replication in living cells.

abstract：:Heart disease is the primary cause of death in the western world. Many of these deaths are caused by the rupture of vulnerable plaque. Vulnerable plaques are characterized by a large lipid core covered by a thin fibrous cap. One method for detecting these plaques is reflection spectroscopy. Several studies have invest...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical optics

authors： Lilledahl MB,Haugen OA,Barkost M,Svaasand LO

更新日期：2006-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Selective retina treatment (SRT) is a novel short pulsed laser therapy of several retinal diseases associated with a decreased metabolism at the retinal pigment epithelium (RPE). The range of laser pulse energies is small, in which the desired selective RPE disintegration is achieved without adverse effects to the neu...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical optics

authors： Neumann J,Brinkmann R

更新日期：2006-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Imaging large areas of tissue rapidly and with high resolution may enable rapid pathology at the bedside. The limited field of view of high-resolution microscopes requires the merging of multiple images that are taken sequentially to cover a large area. This merging or mosaicing of images requires long acquisition and...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical optics

authors： Abeytunge S,Li Y,Larson B,Toledo-Crow R,Rajadhyaksha M

更新日期：2011-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We combine laser tweezers with custom computer tracking software and robotics to analyze the motility [swimming speed, VCL (curvilinear velocity), and swimming force in terms of escape laser power (Pesc)] and energetics [mitochondrial membrane potential (MP)] of individual sperm. Domestic dog sperm are labeled with a ...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical optics

authors： Nascimento JM,Shi LZ,Chandsawangbhuwana C,Tam J,Durrant B,Botvinick EL,Berns MW

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We present three-dimensional (3-D) high-resolution spectral-domain optical coherence microscopy (SD-OCM) by using a supercontinuum (SC) fiber laser source with 300-nm spectral bandwidth (full-width at half-maximum) in the 1700-nm spectral band. By using low-coherence interferometry with SC light and a confocal detecti...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical optics

authors： Yamanaka M,Hayakawa N,Nishizawa N

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine needle aspirations (EUS-FNA) of pancreatic masses suffer from sample errors and low-negative predictive values. Fiber-optic spectroscopy in the visible to near-infrared wavelength spectrum can noninvasively extract physiological parameters from tissue and has the potential to guide th...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical optics

authors： Stegehuis PL,Boogerd LS,Inderson A,Veenendaal RA,van Gerven P,Bonsing BA,Sven Mieog J,Amelink A,Veselic M,Morreau H,van de Velde CJ,Lelieveldt BP,Dijkstra J,Robinson DJ,Vahrmeijer AL

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Virus inactivation in red blood cell concentrates (RBCC) is being studied in order to increase the safety of the blood supply. For this purpose we have been studying the silicon phthalocyanine (Pc 4), a photosensitizer activated with red light. Two approaches were used to achieve enhanced selectivity of Pc 4 for virus...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical optics

authors： Ben-Hur E,Zuk MM,Oetjen J,Chan WS,Lenny L,Horowitz B

更新日期：1999-07-01 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：SIGNIFICANCE:The potential of fluorescence lifetime imaging microscopy (FLIM) is recently being recognized, especially in biological studies. However, FLIM does not directly measure the lifetimes, rather it records the fluorescence decay traces. The lifetimes and/or abundances have to be estimated from these traces dur...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical optics

authors： Guo S,Silge A,Bae H,Tolstik T,Meyer T,Matziolis G,Schmitt M,Popp J,Bocklitz T

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We introduce the concept of deliberate placement of absorbers to alter the average path of photons through tissue for a biomedical optical device. By changing the reflectivity of a needle that separates a source and detector, the average photon path through a turbid medium can be changed. Totally reflective needles ha...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical optics

authors： Simonson P,D'Amico E,Gratton E

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Complete and continuous imaging of microvascular networks is crucial for a wide variety of biomedical applications. Photoacoustic tomography can provide high resolution microvascular imaging using hemoglobin within red blood cells (RBCs) as an endogenic contrast agent. However, intermittent RBC flow in capillaries res...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical optics

authors： Yao J,Maslov K,Hu S,Wang LV

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Studies of bioluminescence in living animals, such as cell-based biosensor applications, require measurement of light at different wavelengths, but accurate light measurement is impeded by absorption by tissues at wavelengths<600 nm. We present a novel approach to this problem--the use of a plastic window in the skin/...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical optics

authors： Huang Q,Acha V,Yow R,Schneider E,Sardar DK,Hornsby PJ

更新日期：2007-09-01 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：:We experimentally compare the performance and image contrast of spontaneous Raman and coherent Stokes Raman scattering microscopy. We demonstrate the differences between these techniques on a series of geometry-controlled samples that range in complexity from a point (array of tips) to one-dimensional (line grating) a...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical optics

authors： Kim H,Michaels CA,Bryant GW,Stranick SJ

更新日期：2011-02-01 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：:The effect of glucose on fluorescence of synthesized ZnCdS nanoparticles in the presence of glucose oxidase or in a mixture of glucose oxidase and peroxidase has been investigated. Behavior of fluorescence characteristics of ZnCdS nanoparticles with nonstabilized surface and coated with polymer shell is compared. It h...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical optics

authors： Kochubey VI,Volkova EK,Konyukhova JG

更新日期：2014-01-01 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：:We present a study using plasmonic nanoparticles (NPs) to image epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) in live cells. Through detailed analysis of the NP scattering spectra, we determine the intracellular refractive index (RI) within attoliter volumes inside of the living cells. Molecular imaging is demonstrated usin...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical optics

authors： Curry AC,Crow M,Wax A

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is reviewed using the treatment of skin tumors as an example of superficial lesions and prostate cancer as an example of deep-lying lesions requiring interstitial intervention. These two applications are among the most commonly studied in oncological PDT, and illustrate well the different ch...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical optics

authors： Svanberg K,Bendsoe N,Axelsson J,Andersson-Engels S,Svanberg S

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We demonstrate the utility of functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) as a tool for physicians to study cortical plasticity in children with cerebral palsy (CP). Motor cortex activation patterns were studied in five healthy children and five children with CP (8.4+/-2.3 years old in both groups) performing a fing...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical optics

authors： Khan B,Tian F,Behbehani K,Romero MI,Delgado MR,Clegg NJ,Smith L,Reid D,Liu H,Alexandrakis G

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A microelectromechanical system (MEMS) mirror based endoscopic swept-source optical coherence tomography (SS-OCT) system that can perform three-dimensional (3-D) imaging at high speed is reported. The key component enabling 3-D endoscopic imaging is a two-axis MEMS scanning mirror which has a 0.8×0.8  mm2 mirror plate...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical optics

authors： Wang D,Fu L,Wang X,Gong Z,Samuelson S,Duan C,Jia H,Ma JS,Xie H

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ophthalmic surgery may benefit from use of more precise fiber delivery systems during laser surgery. Some current ophthalmic surgical techniques rely on tedious mechanical dissection of tissue layers. In this study, chains of sapphire microspheres integrated into a hollow waveguide distal tip are used for erbium:YAG l...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical optics

authors： Hutchens TC,Darafsheh A,Fardad A,Antoszyk AN,Ying HS,Astratov VN,Fried NM

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The measurement of changes in blood volume in tissue is important for monitoring the effects of a wide range of therapeutic interventions, from radiation therapy to skin-flap transplants. Many systems available for purchase are either expensive or difficult to use, limiting their utility in the clinical setting. A low...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical optics

authors： Glennie DL,Hayward JE,McKee DE,Farrell TJ

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dental erosion starts with a chemical attack on dental tissue causing tooth demineralization, altering the tooth structure and making it more sensitive to mechanical erosion. Medical diagnosis of dental erosion is commonly achieved through a visual inspection by the dentist during dental checkups and is therefore high...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical optics

authors： Abou Nader C,Pellen F,Loutfi H,Mansour R,Le Jeune B,Le Brun G,Abboud M

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper explains the term low-coherence interferometry, reviews the early development of optical low-coherence reflectometry, and shows some of the paths that led to the field of biomedical optics. This paper demonstrates that early technical developments in the telecommunications industry resulted in a myriad of t...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical optics

authors： Masters BR

更新日期：1999-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bacterial contamination of blood products is one of the most frequent infectious complications of transfusion. Since glucose levels in blood supplies decrease as bacteria proliferate, it should be possible to detect the presence of bacterial contamination by measuring the glucose concentrations in the blood components...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical optics

authors： Suzuki Y,Maruo K,Zhang AW,Shimogaki K,Ogawa H,Hirayama F

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Optical imaging using voltage-sensitive dyes has become an important tool for studying vortex-like electrical waves in the heart. Such waves, known as spiral or scroll waves, can spontaneously form in pathological ventricular myocardium, causing ventricular fibrillation and sudden death. Until recently, observations o...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical optics

authors： Bernus O,Mukund KS,Pertsov AM

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Malaria parasites induce morphological, biochemical, and mechanical changes in red blood cells (RBCs). Mechanical variations are closely related to the deformability of individual RBCs. The deformation of various RBCs, including healthy and malaria-infected RBCs (iRBCs), can be directly observed through quantitative p...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical optics

authors： Byeon H,Ha YR,Lee SJ

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We present a method for tissue fluorescence quantification in situ using a handheld fiber optic probe that measures both the fluorescence and diffuse reflectance spectra. A simplified method to decouple the fluorescence spectrum from distorting effects of the tissue optical absorption and scattering is developed, with...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical optics

authors： Kim A,Khurana M,Moriyama Y,Wilson BC

更新日期：2010-11-01 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