Simulating the scanning of a focused beam through scattering media using a numerical solution of Maxwell's equations.

abstract：:We have combined a confocal laser scanning head modified for TPE (two-photon excitation) microscopy with some spectroscopic modules to study single molecules and molecular aggregates. The behavior of the TPE microscope unit has been characterized by means of point spread function measurements and of the demonstration ...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical optics

authors： Diaspro A,Chirico G,Federici F,Cannone F,Beretta S,Robello M

更新日期：2001-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We theoretically investigate the effect of noise on frequency-domain heterodyne and/or homodyne measurements of intensity-modulated beams propagating through diffusive media, such as a photon density wave. We assumed that the attenuated amplitude and delayed phase are estimated by taking the Fourier transform of the n...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical optics

authors： Kang D,Kupinski MA

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fiber-guided ablation of soft tissue with pulsed holmium and thulium lasers was investigated for intraluminal incisions. A bare fiber/tissue-contact application system with a nearly tangential irradiation geometry was first used in vitro on porcine ureter tissue. The efficiency and precision of the method was analyzed...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical optics

authors： Brinkmann R,Knipper A,Dro Ge G,Schro Er F,Gromoll B,Birngruber R

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Discrimination of benign and malignant melanocytic lesions is a major issue in clinical dermatology. Assessment of the thickness of melanoma is critical for prognosis and treatment selection. We aimed to evaluate a novel optical computed tomography (optical-CT) system as a tool for three-dimensional (3-D) imaging of m...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical optics

authors： Kokolakis A,Zacharakis G,Krasagakis K,Lasithiotakis K,Favicchio R,Spiliopoulos G,Giannikaki E,Ripoll J,Tosca A

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Stenosis and occlusion of the superficial femoral artery (SFA) are most common in arterial occlusive disease. There are numerous interventional, surgical, and combined approaches to reconstitute maximum blood supply to the lower limb; however, despite intense clinical research, the long-term success rates are still po...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical optics

authors： Heneweer C,Siggelkow M,Helle M,Petzina R,Wulff A,Schaefer JP,Berndt R,Rusch R,Wedel T,Klaws G,Müller-Gerbl M,Röcken C,Jansen O,Lutter G,Cremer J,Groß J

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nanophotothermolysis with long laser pulses for treatment of scattered cancer cells and their clusters is introduced with the main focus on real-time monitoring of temperature dynamics inside and around individual cancer cells labeled with carbon nanotubes. This technique utilizes advanced time- and spatially-resolved...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical optics

authors： Biris AS,Boldor D,Palmer J,Monroe WT,Mahmood M,Dervishi E,Xu Y,Li Z,Galanzha EI,Zharov VP

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:As small animal optical imaging and tomography are gaining popularity for interrogating functional and molecular events in vivo, it becomes increasingly necessary to gain knowledge of the optical properties of the species investigated to better understand and describe photon propagation through their tissues. To achie...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical optics

authors： Niedre MJ,Turner GM,Ntziachristos V

更新日期：2006-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We present three-dimensional (3-D) in vivo photoacoustic (PA) images of the blood vasculature of a chicken chorioallantoic membrane (CAM) obtained by using a fiber-based noncontact PA tomography system. With a fiber-optic heterodyne interferometer, the system measures the surface displacement of a sample, induced by t...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical optics

authors： Eom J,Park SJ,Lee BH

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We interrogate the ability of free-space fluorescence tomography to image small animals in vivo using charge-coupled device (CCD) camera measurements over 360-deg noncontact projections. We demonstrate the performance of normalized dual-wavelength measurements that are essential for in-vivo use, as they account for th...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical optics

authors： Deliolanis NC,Dunham J,Wurdinger T,Figueiredo JL,Tannous BA,Ntziachristos V

更新日期：2009-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The ability to quantitatively determine tissue fluorescence is of interest for the purpose of better understanding the details of photodynamic therapy of skin cancer. In particular, we are interested in quantifying protoporphyrin IX (PpIX) in vivo. We present a method of correcting fluorescence for effects of native t...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical optics

authors： Saager RB,Cuccia DJ,Saggese S,Kelly KM,Durkin AJ

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The morphogenetic relationship between early patterning and polarity formation is of fundamental interest and remains a controversial issue in preimplantation embryonic development. We use a label-free three-dimensional (3-D) imaging technique of full-field optical coherence tomography (FF-OCT) successfully for the fi...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical optics

authors： Zheng JG,Huo T,Chen T,Wang C,Zhang N,Tian N,Zhao F,Lu D,Chen D,Ma W,Sun JL,Xue P

更新日期：2013-01-01 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：:A simple empirical method is presented to determine the scattering coefficient mu' s from backscattered polarized images of turbid media. It uses the ratio, pixel by pixel, of two images that are the second and the first backscattered Stokes parameter images Q and I, respectively. Taking this image ratio, then integra...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical optics

authors： Jaillon F,Saint-Jalmes H

更新日期：2005-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recently, it was shown in measurements carried out on humans that time-resolved near-infrared reflectometry and fluorescence spectroscopy may allow for discrimination of information originating directly from the brain avoiding influence of contaminating signals related to the perfusion of extracerebral tissues. We rep...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical optics

authors： Liebert A,Sawosz P,Milej D,Kacprzak M,Weigl W,Botwicz M,Maczewska J,Fronczewska K,Mayzner-Zawadzka E,Królicki L,Maniewski R

更新日期：2011-04-01 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：:We report the design, integration, and validation of a fluorescence microscopy system for imaging of electroperturbation--the effects of nanosecond, megavolt-per-meter pulsed electric fields on biological cells and tissues. Such effects have potential applications in cancer therapy, gene regulation, and biophysical re...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical optics

authors： Sun Y,Vernier PT,Behrend M,Wang J,Thu MM,Gundersen M,Marcu L

更新日期：2006-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A quantification method to measure endocytosis was designed to assess cellular uptake and specificity of a targeting nanoparticle platform. A simple N -hydroxysuccinimide ester conjugation technique to functionalize 100-nm hollow silica nanoshell particles with fluorescent reporter fluorescein isothiocyanate and folat...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical optics

authors： Sandoval S,Mendez N,Alfaro JG,Yang J,Aschemeyer S,Liberman A,Trogler WC,Kummel AC

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Optical spectroscopy has shown potential as a real-time, in vivo, diagnostic tool for identifying neoplasia during endoscopy. We present the development of a diagnostic algorithm to classify elastic-scattering spectroscopy (ESS) spectra as either neoplastic or non-neoplastic. The algorithm is based on pattern recognit...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical optics

authors： Rodriguez-Diaz E,Castanon DA,Singh SK,Bigio IJ

更新日期：2011-06-01 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：:Different colors of visible light penetrate to varying depths in tissue due to the wavelength dependence of tissue optical absorption and elastic scattering. We exploit this to map the contour of the closest surface of a buried fluorescent object. This uses a novel algorithm based on the diffusion theory description o...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical optics

authors： Kim A,Roy M,Dadani FN,Wilson BC

更新日期：2010-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The erratum concerns amendment of Section 2.5 of the published article. ...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical optics

authors： Hu XS,Arredondo MM,Gomba M,Confer N,DaSilva AF,Johnson TD,Shalinsky M,Kovelman I

更新日期：2020-05-01 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：:Polarization interferometry (PI) techniques, which are able to improve surface plasmon resonance (SPR) sensing performance and reduce restrictions on allowable parameters of SPR-supporting metal films, have been experimentally realized only in SPR sensors using monochromatic light as a source. Wavelength-interrogation...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical optics

authors： Liu Z,Liu L,Wang X,Shi H,Chong X,Ma S,Ji Y,Guo J,Ma H,He Y

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

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：:Skin cancer diagnosis depends not only on histopathological examination but also on visual inspection before and after the excision of suspected lesion. Neoplasm is accompanied with changes in birefringence of collagen, pleomorphicity, and hyperchromatic state of epithelial nuclei. These phenomena can be measured by s...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical optics

authors： Aharon O,Abdulhalim I,Arnon O,Rosenberg L,Dyomin V,Silberstein E

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper presents a fiber Bragg grating (FBG)-instrumented prosthetic silicone liner that provides cushioning for the residual limb and can successfully measure interface pressures inside prosthetic sockets of lower-limb amputees in a simple and practical means of sensing. The liner is made of two silicone layers be...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical optics

authors： Al-Fakih E,Arifin N,Pirouzi G,Mahamd Adikan FR,Shasmin HN,Abu Osman NA

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Quantification of nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NADH) changes during functional brain activation and pathological conditions provides critical insight into brain metabolism. Of the different imaging modalities, two-photon laser scanning microscopy (TPLSM) is becoming an important tool for cellular-resolution meas...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical optics

authors： Baraghis E,Devor A,Fang Q,Srinivasan VJ,Wu W,Lesage F,Ayata C,Kasischke KA,Boas DA,Sakadzić S

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：SIGNIFICANCE:Melanoma is a deadly cancer that physicians struggle to diagnose early because they lack the knowledge to differentiate benign from malignant lesions. Deep machine learning approaches to image analysis offer promise but lack the transparency to be widely adopted as stand-alone diagnostics. AIM:We aimed to...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical optics

authors： Gareau DS,Browning J,Correa Da Rosa J,Suarez-Farinas M,Lish S,Zong AM,Firester B,Vrattos C,Renert-Yuval Y,Gamboa M,Vallone MG,Barragán-Estudillo ZF,Tamez-Peña AL,Montoya J,Jesús-Silva MA,Carrera C,Malvehy J,Puig S,Mar

更新日期：2020-11-01 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：:Two pronounced absorption peaks in blue and red ranges of the chlorin-based photosensitizer (PS) absorption spectrum provide additional benefits in photodynamic therapy (PDT) performance. Differing optical properties of biological tissues in these ranges allow for both dual-wavelength diagnostics and PDT performance. ...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical optics

authors： Kurakina D,Khilov A,Shakhova M,Orlinskaya N,Sergeeva E,Meller A,Turchin I,Kirillin M

更新日期：2019-12-01 00:00:00