Endoscopic swept-source optical coherence tomography based on a two-axis microelectromechanical system mirror.

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：:We experimentally study potential mechanisms by which the enhancement factor in low-coherence enhanced backscattering (LEBS) can probe subtle variations in radial intensity distribution in weakly scattering media. We use enhanced backscattering of light by implementing either (1) low spatial coherence illumination or ...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical optics

authors： Liu J,Xu Z,Song Q,Konger RL,Kim YL

更新日期：2010-05-01 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：:The absorption of filter substances in sunscreens, reducing the incident ultraviolet (UV) radiation, is the basis for the protecting ability of such formulations. The erythema-correlated sun protection factor (SPF), depending mainly on the intensity of the UVB radiation, is the common value to quantify the efficacy of...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical optics

authors： Weigmann HJ,Schanzer S,Antoniou C,Sterry W,Lademann J

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Artificially created demineralized and remineralized carious lesions on the root and enamel of human teeth were examined by photothermal radiometry (PTR) and modulated luminescence (LUM). Fourteen extracted human teeth were used and a lesion was created on a 1 mmx4 mm rectangular window, spanning root to enamel, using...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical optics

authors： Jeon RJ,Hellen A,Matvienko A,Mandelis A,Abrams SH,Amaechi BT

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The atrial pacemaker complex is responsible for the initiation and early propagation of cardiac impulses. Optical coherence tomography (OCT), a nondestructive imaging modality with spatial resolutions of ∼1 to 15 μm, can be used to identify unique fiber orientation patterns in this region of the heart. Functionally ch...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical optics

authors： Ambrosi CM,Fedorov VV,Schuessler RB,Rollins AM,Efimov IR

更新日期：2012-07-01 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：:Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is an alternative to radical surgical resection for T1a or nonresectable carcinomas of the gastroesophageal junction. Besides the concentration of the photosensitizer, the light distribution in tissue is responsible for tumor destruction. For this reason, knowledge about the behavior of ligh...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical optics

authors： Holmer C,Lehmann KS,Wanken J,Reissfelder C,Roggan A,Mueller G,Buhr HJ,Ritz JP

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) in tumor cells was found to play an important role in maintaining the malignant phenotype. Using laser scanning confocal fluorescence microscopy (LSCFM) in a recent work, we reported a variable fluorescence intensity of ethidium bromide (EB) in mitochondria nucleoids of living carcinoma cells...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical optics

authors： Villa AM,Fusi P,Pastori V,Amicarelli G,Pozzi C,Adlerstein D,Doglia SM

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The feasibility of spatial frequency domain imaging (SFDI) for breast surgical margin assessment was evaluated in tissue-simulating phantoms and in fully intact lumpectomy specimens at the time of surgery. Phantom data was evaluated according to contrast-detail resolution, quantitative accuracy and model-data goodness...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical optics

authors： Laughney AM,Krishnaswamy V,Rice TB,Cuccia DJ,Barth RJ,Tromberg BJ,Paulsen KD,Pogue BW,Wells WA

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：SIGNIFICANCE:The blood-brain barrier (BBB) is a major obstacle to detecting and treating brain tumors. Overcoming this challenge will facilitate the early and accurate detection of brain lesions and guide surgical resection of tumors. AIM:We generated an orthotopic brain tumor model that simulates the pathophysiology ...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical optics

authors： Habimana-Griffin L,Ye D,Carpenter J,Prior J,Sudlow G,Marsala L,Mixdorf M,Rubin J,Chen H,Achilefu S

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fluorescence molecular tomography (FMT) is an important in vivo imaging modality to visualize physiological and pathological processes in small animals. However, FMT reconstruction is ill-posed and ill-conditioned due to strong optical scattering in deep tissues, which results in poor spatial resolution. It is well kn...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical optics

authors： Baikejiang R,Zhao Y,Fite BZ,Ferrara KW,Li C

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The specificity of the hemodynamic response function (HRF) is determined spatially by the vascular architecture and temporally by the evolution of hemodynamic changes. Here, we used functional photoacoustic microscopy (fPAM) to investigate single cerebral blood vessels of rats after left forepaw stimulation. In this s...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical optics

authors： Liao LD,Lin CT,Shih YY,Lai HY,Zhao WT,Duong TQ,Chang JY,Chen YY,Li ML

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Oxidative stress has become an exciting area of schizophrenia (SCZ) research, and provides ample opportunities and hope for a better understanding of its pathophysiology, which may lead to new treatment strategies. The first objective of the present study was to analyze the oxidative stress markers in breath samples o...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical optics

authors： Popa C,Petrus M,Bratu AM

更新日期：2015-05-01 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：: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：:A compact handpiece combining high resolution fluorescence (HRF) imaging with optical coherence tomography (OCT) was developed to provide real-time assessment of oral lesions. This multimodal imaging device simultaneously captures coregistered en face images with subcellular detail alongside cross-sectional images of ...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical optics

authors： Higgins LM,Pierce MC

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Diffuse optical imaging is an effective technique for noninvasive functional brain imaging. However, the measurements respond to systemic hemodynamic fluctuations caused by the cardiac cycle, respiration, and blood pressure, which may obscure or overwhelm the desired stimulus-evoked response. Previous work on this pro...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical optics

authors： Zhang Y,Brooks DH,Franceschini MA,Boas DA

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the search for improved imaging modalities for detection and diagnosis of breast cancer, a high negative prediction value is also important. Photoacoustic (optoacoustic) imaging is a relatively new technique that has high potential for visualizing breast malignancies, but little is known about the photoacoustic app...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical optics

authors： Heijblom M,Piras D,Maartens E,Huisman EJ,van den Engh FM,Klaase JM,Steenbergen W,Manohar S

更新日期：2013-12-01 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：: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：:We have been developing a Mach-Zehnder type of optical frequency domain reflectometry optical coherence tomography (OFDR-OCT) that uses discretely swept superstructure-grating distributed Bragg- reflector (SSG-DBR) lasers developed for telecommunication fields and has a 12-mm-depth range. We report images obtained wit...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical optics

authors： Kakuma H,Ohbayashi K,Arakawa Y

更新日期：2008-01-01 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：:Quantitative spectroscopy has recently been extended from a contact-probe to wide-area spectroscopic imaging to enable mapping of optical properties across a wide area of tissue. We train quantitative spectroscopic imaging (QSI) to identify cervical high-grade squamous intraepithelial lesions (HSILs) in 34 subjects un...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical optics

authors： Lau C,Mirkovic J,Yu CC,O'Donoghue GP,Galindo L,Dasari R,de las Morenas A,Feld M,Stier E

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Laser welding has the potential to become an effective method for wound closure and healing without sutures. Closure of skin incisions by laser welding with a combination of two near-infrared lasers (980 and 1064 nm), was performed for the first time in this study. One centimeter long, full-thickness incisions were ma...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical optics

authors： Hu L,Lu Z,Wang B,Cao J,Ma X,Tian Z,Gao Z,Qin L,Wu X,Liu Y,Wang L

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors' aim is to assess and quantitatively measure brain hemodynamic and morphological variations during closed-head injury (CHI) in mice using orthogonal diffuse near-infrared reflectance spectroscopy (o-DRS). CHI is a type of injury to the head that does not penetrate the skull. Usually, it is caused by mechan...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical optics

authors： Abookasis D,Shochat A,Mathews MS

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe the use of a Teflon-AF liquid core optical fiber (LCOF) geometry to enhance the collection of Raman scattering from the biochemical creatinine, dissolved in water and in urine. At short integration times, where shot noise is most troublesome, the enhanced signal leads to greater accuracy in estimating the ...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical optics

authors： Qi D,Berger AJ

更新日期：2005-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Autofluorescence, the endogenous fluorescence present in cells and tissues, has historically been considered a nuisance in biomedical imaging. Many endogenous fluorophores, specifically, collagen, elastin, nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide, and flavin adenine dinucleotide (FAD), are found throughout the human body. In...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical optics

authors： Deal J,Mayes S,Browning C,Hill S,Rider P,Boudreaux C,Rich TC,Leavesley SJ

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An approach to an established technique that is potentially applicable for a more comprehensive understanding of the electrical properties of red blood cells (RBCs) is presented. Using a high-intensity gradient laser trap, RBCs can be singly trapped and consequentially ionized. The subsequent dynamics of the ionized c...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical optics

authors： Kelley M,Cooper J,Devito D,Mushi R,Aguinaga MDP,Erenso DB

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We recently developed an algorithm for multiplexed fluorescence tomographic imaging of at least four fluorophores concurrently in the red and near-infrared wavelength region by jointly using spectral and temporal data. We report the design of a fluorescence tomography instrument that acquires spectral and temporal dat...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical optics

authors： Mu Y,Pera V,Niedre M

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00