Functional assessment of gap junctions in monolayer and three-dimensional cultures of human tendon cells using fluorescence recovery after photobleaching.

abstract：:The efficacy of existing therapies and the discovery of innovative treatments for central nervous system (CNS) diseases have been limited by the lack of appropriate methods to investigate complex molecular processes at the synaptic level. To improve our capability to investigate complex mechanisms of synaptic signalin...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical optics

authors： Labrecque S,Sylvestre JP,Marcet S,Mangiarini F,Bourgoin B,Verhaegen M,Blais-Ouellette S,De Koninck P

更新日期：2016-04-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Frequency-domain diffuse optical spectroscopy (FD-DOS) utilizes intensity-modulated light to characterize optical scattering and absorption in thick tissue. Previous FD-DOS systems have been limited by large device footprints, complex electronics, high costs, and limited acquisition speeds, all of which complicate acc...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical optics

authors： Torjesen A,Istfan R,Roblyer D

更新日期：2017-03-01 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：: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：:It is challenging to image fluorescence objects with high spatial resolution in a highly scattering medium. Recently reported temperature-sensitive indocyanine green-loaded pluronic nanocapsules can potentially alleviate this problem. Here we demonstrate a frequency-domain temperature-modulated fluorescence tomography...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical optics

authors： Lin Y,Kwong TC,Bolisay L,Gulsen G

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A synchrotron light source dedicated to medical applications has been designed at National Institute of Radiological Sciences. The storage ring, with circumference of 80 m, is designed for acceleration of 2.3 GeV and a stored current of 420 mA. It is equipped with two multipole wigglers to produce sufficient photon fl...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical optics

authors： Torikoshi M,Tsunoo T,Endo M,Noda K,Kumada M,Yamada S,Soga F,Hyodo K

更新日期：2001-07-01 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：:Quantitative polarized light microscopy (qPLM) is a popular tool for the investigation of birefringent architectures in biological tissues. Collagen, the most abundant protein in mammals, is such a birefringent material. Interpretation of results of qPLM in terms of collagen network architecture and anisotropy is chal...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical optics

authors： van Turnhout MC,Kranenbarg S,van Leeuwen JL

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this work experimental tissue phantoms and numerical models were developed to estimate photon migration through the fetal head in utero. The tissue phantoms incorporate a fetal head within an amniotic fluid sac surrounded by a maternal tissue layer. A continuous wave, dual-wavelength (lambda = 760 and 850 nm) spect...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical optics

authors： Vishnoi G,Hielscher AH,Ramanujam N,Chance B

更新日期：2000-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A three-beam spectral domain optical coherence tomography system (OCT) whose center wavelength is 840 nm was developed. The three beams focus on fundus 3.1 mm apart from each other and are detected by a single line sensor. The distance between the beams is fixed and the beams scan a total area of 10×10  mm² while keep...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical optics

authors： Suehira N,Ooto S,Hangai M,Matsumoto K,Tomatsu N,Yuasa T,Yamada K,Yoshimura N

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Intracellular oxygen concentration is of primary importance in determining numerous physiological and pathological processes in biological systems. In this paper, we describe the application of the oxygen sensing indicator, ruthenium dibipyridine 4-(1"-pyrenyl)-2,2'-bipyridine chloride [Ru(bpy-pyr)(bpy)(2)], for molec...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical optics

authors： Ji J,Rosenzweig N,Jones I,Rosenzweig Z

更新日期：2002-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Selective photothermal interaction using dye enhancement has proven to be effective in minimizing surrounding tissue damage and delivering energy to target tissue. During laser irradiation, the process of photon absorption and thermal energy diffusion in the target tissue and its surrounding tissue are crucial. Such i...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical optics

authors： Crochet JJ,Gnyawali SC,Chen Y,Lemley EC,Wang LV,Chen WR

更新日期：2006-05-01 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：:Fluorescent proteins and dyes are routine tools for biological research to describe the behavior of genes, proteins, and cells, as well as more complex physiological dynamics such as vessel permeability and pharmacokinetics. The use of these probes in whole body in vivo imaging would allow extending the range and scop...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical optics

authors： Favicchio R,Psycharakis S,Schönig K,Bartsch D,Mamalaki C,Papamatheakis J,Ripoll J,Zacharakis G

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS) is applied to analyze human fingernails using nanosecond laser pulses. Measurements on 45 nail samples are carried out and 14 key species are identified. The elements detected with the present system are: Al, C, Ca, Fe, H, K, Mg, N, Na, O, Si, Sr, Ti as well as CN molecule. ...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical optics

authors： Hosseinimakarem Z,Tavassoli SH

更新日期：2011-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Invasive brain cancer cells cannot be visualized during surgery and so they are often not removed. These residual cancer cells give rise to recurrences.

journal_title：Journal of biomedical optics

authors： Jermyn M,Desroches J,Mercier J,Tremblay MA,St-Arnaud K,Guiot MC,Petrecca K,Leblond F

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Voltage-sensitive dyes (VSDs) are designed to monitor membrane potential by detecting fluorescence changes in response to neuronal or muscle electrical activity. However, fluorescence imaging is limited by depth of penetration and high scattering losses, which leads to low sensitivity in vivo systems for external dete...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical optics

authors： Zhang HK,Yan P,Kang J,Abou DS,Le HN,Jha AK,Thorek DL,Kang JU,Rahmim A,Wong DF,Boctor EM,Loew LM

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Second-harmonic-generation (SHG) microscopy has emerged as a powerful tool to image unstained living tissues and probe their molecular and supramolecular organization. In this article, we review the physical basis of SHG, highlighting how coherent summation of second-harmonic response leads to the sensitivity of polar...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical optics

authors： Vanzi F,Sacconi L,Cicchi R,Pavone FS

更新日期：2012-06-01 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：:Measuring the elasticity distribution inside the human body is of great interest because elastic abnormalities can serve as indicators of several diseases. We present a method for mapping elasticity inside soft tissues by imaging surface acoustic waves (SAWs) with digital holographic interferometry. With this method, ...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical optics

authors： Li S,Mohan KD,Sanders WW,Oldenburg AL

更新日期：2011-11-01 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：:Optical microanglography (OMAG) is a recently developed imaging modality capable of volumetric imaging of dynamic blood perfusion, down to capillary level resolution, with an imaging depth up to 2.00 mm beneath the tissue surface. We report the use of OMAG to monitor the cerebral blood flow (CBF) over the cortex of mo...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical optics

authors： Jia Y,Alkayed N,Wang RK

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The spatiotemporal characteristics of changes in cerebral blood volume associated with neuronal activity were investigated in the hindlimb somatosensory cortex of alpha-chloralose-urethane anesthetized rats (n=10) with optical imaging at 570 nm through a thinned skull. Activation of the cortex was carried out by elect...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical optics

authors： Li P,Luo Q,Luo W,Chen S,Cheng H,Zeng S

更新日期：2003-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Abdominal surgeries carry considerable risk of gastrointestinal and intra-abdominal hemorrhage, which could possibly cause patient death. Photoacoustic imaging is one solution to overcome this challenge by providing visualization of major blood vessels during surgery. We investigate the feasibility of in vivo blood ve...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical optics

authors： Kempski KM,Wiacek A,Graham M,González E,Goodson B,Allman D,Palmer J,Hou H,Beck S,He J,Bell MAL

更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The damage mechanism for near-infrared radiation (IRR) induced cataract is unclear. Both a photochemical and a thermal mechanism were suggested. The current paper aims to elucidate a photochemical effect based on investigation of irradiance-exposure time reciprocity. Groups of 20 rats were unilaterally exposed to 96-W...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical optics

authors： Yu Z,Schulmeister K,Talebizadeh N,Kronschläger M,Söderberg P

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Serum Raman spectroscopy (RS) has previously shown potential in oral cancer diagnosis and recurrence prediction. To evaluate the potential of serum RS in oral cancer screening, premalignant and cancer-specific detection was explored in the present study using 328 subjects belonging to healthy controls, premalignant, d...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical optics

authors： Sahu AK,Dhoot S,Singh A,Sawant SS,Nandakumar N,Talathi-Desai S,Garud M,Pagare S,Srivastava S,Nair S,Chaturvedi P,Murali Krishna C

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Vascular leakage is an important feature of various disease conditions. In vivo optical imaging provides a great opportunity for the evaluation of this phenomenon. In the present study, we focus on the development and validation of a near-infrared (NIR) imaging formula to allow reliable, cost-efficient evaluation of v...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical optics

authors： Botz B,Bölcskei K,Kemény Á,Sándor Z,Tékus V,Sétáló G Jr,Csepregi J,Mócsai A,Pintér E,Kollár L,Helyes Z

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Planar glass waveguides with a specific number of modes were fabricated by Ag(+)-Na(+) exchange in Schott SG11 glass. The effective refractive indices were determined using m-line spectroscopy in both s- and p-polarization. By using the reversed Wentzel-Kramers-Brillouin approximation, the index profiles were describe...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical optics

authors： Hassanzadeh A,Nitsche M,Armstrong S,Nabavi N,Harrison R,Dixon SJ,Langbein U,Mittler S

更新日期：2010-05-01 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：:Intraoperative fluorescence molecular imaging based on targeted fluorescence agents is an emerging approach to improve surgical and endoscopic imaging and guidance. Short exposure times per frame and implementation at video rates are necessary to provide continuous feedback to the physician and avoid motion artifacts....

journal_title：Journal of biomedical optics

authors： Koch M,Glatz J,Ermolayev V,de Vries EG,van Dam GM,Englmeier KH,Ntziachristos V

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00