Descriptive parameters of the erythrocyte aggregation phenomenon using a laser transmission optical chip.

abstract：:Simplified measurement of macular pigment optical density (MPOD) is important because of the ocular health benefits that are attributed to these retinal carotenoids. Here, we describe a novel instrument designed for this purpose, based on heterochromatic flicker photometry (HFP), which removes a number of difficulties...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical optics

authors： Bone RA,Mukherjee A

更新日期：2013-10-01 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：:We investigate the statistical polarization parameters of biological tissue histological section images with different morphological structure. First we outline the results of polarization coordinate mapping and analysis of the statistics of the first to fourth orders of biological tissue image polarization azimuth an...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical optics

authors： Angelsky OV,Ushenko AG,Ushenko YA,Ushenko YG,Tomka YY,Pishak VP

更新日期：2005-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We introduce a needle probe based on photoacoustics (PA) to extend the scope of optical needle methods in guiding biopsies. Pulsed light is coupled to an optical fiber in a needle to be inserted in tissue, and PA signals are detected using an ultrasound imager used for needle guidance. This PA needle samples large vol...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical optics

authors： Piras D,Grijsen C,Schütte P,Steenbergen W,Manohar S

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two-photon excitation microscopy is one of the key techniques used to observe three-dimensional (3-D) structures in biological samples. We utilized a visible-wavelength laser beam for two-photon excitation in a multifocus confocal scanning system to improve the spatial resolution and image contrast in 3-D live-cell im...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical optics

authors： Oketani R,Suda H,Uegaki K,Kubo T,Matsuda T,Yamanaka M,Arai Y,Smith N,Nagai T,Fujita K

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe a systematic approach to image, track, and quantify the movements of HIV viruses embedded in human cervical mucus. The underlying motivation for this study is that, in HIV-infected adults, women account for more than half of all new cases and most of these women acquire the infection through heterosexual c...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical optics

authors： Boukari F,Makrogiannis S,Nossal R,Boukari H

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A new optical parallel detection system of hybrid frequency and continuous-wave domains was developed to improve the data quality and accuracy in recovery of all breast optical properties. This new system was deployed in a previously existing system for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)-guided spectroscopy, and allows ...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical optics

authors： El-Ghussein F,Mastanduno MA,Jiang S,Pogue BW,Paulsen KD

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Type I collagen is a major component of the extracellular matrix as well as many tissue engineered models. To understand changes in collagen related models over time, it is important to evaluate collagen dynamics with noninvasive techniques. Fluorescence spectroscopy provides a method to noninvasively measure endogeno...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical optics

authors： Kirkpatrick ND,Hoying JB,Botting SK,Weiss JA,Utzinger U

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A tutorial introduction to diffuse light transport is presented. The basic analytic equations of time-resolved, steady-state and modulated light transport are introduced. The perturbation method for handling slight heterogeneities in optical properties is outlined. The treatment of boundary conditions such as an air/t...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical optics

authors： Jacques SL,Pogue BW

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cochlear implantation offers the potential to restore sensitive hearing in patients with severe to profound deafness. However, surgical placement of the electrode array within the cochlea can produce trauma to sensorineural components, particularly if the initial turn of the cochlea is not successfully navigated as th...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical optics

authors： Gurbani SS,Wilkening P,Zhao M,Gonenc B,Cheon GW,Iordachita II,Chien W,Taylor RH,Niparko JK,Kang JU

更新日期：2014-05-01 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：:Noninvasive diagnostic tools, such as Trichoscan®, reflectance confocal microscopy (RCM), and optical coherence tomography (OCT), are efficient methods of hair shaft and growth evaluation. The aim of this study was to carry out a comparative assessment of these three medical procedures by measuring the hair shaft and ...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical optics

authors： Kuck M,Schanzer S,Ulrich M,Garcia Bartels N,Meinke MC,Fluhr J,Krah M,Blume-Peytavi U,Stockfleth E,Lademann J

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopic imaging has been used to probe the biochemical composition of human renal tumor tissue and adjacent normal tissue. Freshly resected renal tumor tissue from surgery was prepared as a thin cryosection and examined by FTIR spectroscopic imaging. Tissue types could be discri...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical optics

authors： Sablinskas V,Urboniene V,Ceponkus J,Laurinavicius A,Dasevicius D,Jankevicius F,Hendrixson V,Koch E,Steiner G

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We investigate optoelectronic properties of integrated structures comprising semiconductor light-emitting materials for optical probes of microscopic biological systems. Compound semiconductors are nearly ideal light emitters for probing cells and other microorganisms because of their spectral match to the transparenc...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical optics

authors： Gourley PL,Copeland RG,Cox JD,Hendricks JK,McDonald AE,Peterson SL,Sasaki DY

更新日期：2002-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：SIGNIFICANCE:The arterial carbon dioxide (CO2) partial pressure PaCO2 is a clinically relevant variable. However, its measurement requires arterial blood sampling or bulky and expensive transcutaneous PtcCO2 meters. While the spectrophotometric determination of hemoglobin species-such as oxy-hemoglobin (O2Hb) and deoxy...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical optics

authors： Dervieux E,Bodinier Q,Uhring W,Théron M

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Using single-molecule microscopy, we present a method to quantify the number of single autofluorescent proteins when they cannot be optically resolved. This method relies on the measurement of the total intensity emitted by each aggregate until it photobleaches. This strategy overcomes the inherent problem of blinking...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical optics

authors： Cognet L,Tardin C,Négrier ML,Breillat C,Coussen F,Choquet D,Lounis B

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Current techniques to assess lymph node metastases in cancer patients include lymphoscintigraphy after administration of a nonspecific radiocolloid in order to locate and resect lymph nodes for pathological examination of harbored cancer cells. Clinical trials involving intradermal or subcutaneous injection of antibod...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical optics

authors： Sampath L,Wang W,Sevick-Muraca EM

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In order to evaluate the impact of anatomy on the spectral properties of oral tissue, we used reflectance and fluorescence spectroscopy to characterize nine different anatomic sites. All spectra were collected in vivo from healthy oral mucosa. We analyzed 710 spectra collected from the oral cavity of 79 healthy volunt...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical optics

authors： McGee S,Mirkovic J,Mardirossian V,Elackattu A,Yu CC,Kabani S,Gallagher G,Pistey R,Galindo L,Badizadegan K,Wang Z,Dasari R,Feld MS,Grillone G

更新日期：2008-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Protoporphyrin IX (PpIX)-encapsulated mesoporous silica nanoparticles were synthesized, characterized, and utilized for photodynamic therapy (PDT) of cancer. Silica encapsulation is relatively transparent for activated light and can protect the PpIX against denaturation induced by the extreme bioenvironment. The mesop...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical optics

authors： Qian J,Gharibi A,He S

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study investigates the precision and intraindividual variability of a clinical optical pachometer based on low-coherence reflectometry, which was used to measure the central thickness of a human cornea in vivo. The instrument, attached to a slit lamp, is a single mode fiber optic based Michelson interferometer wi...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical optics

authors： Bo Hnke M,Masters BR,Wa Lti R,Ballif JJ,Chavanne P,Gianotti R,Salathe RP

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It is widely known that not all of the treated cells survive after introduction of exogenous molecules via any physical method. Therefore, it is important to develop methods that would allow simultaneous evaluation of both molecular delivery efficiency and cell viability. This study presents Förster resonance energy t...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical optics

authors： Ruzgys P,Tamošiūnas M,Lukinsone V,Šatkauskas S

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:High resolution is important for sensitive detection of subtle distortions of retinal morphology at an early stage of eye diseases. We demonstrate virtually structured detection (VSD) as a feasible method to achieve in vivo super-resolution ophthalmoscopy. A line-scanning strategy was employed to achieve a super-resol...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical optics

authors： Liu C,Zhi Y,Wang B,Thapa D,Chen Y,Alam M,Lu Y,Yao X

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nonmelanoma skin cancer is the most common form of human cancer, often resulting in high morbidity. Low visual contrast of these tumors makes their delineation a challenging problem. Employing a linearly polarized monochromatic light source and a wide-field CCD camera, we have developed a technique for fluorescence po...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical optics

authors： Yaroslavsky AN,Salomatina EV,Neel V,Anderson R,Flotte T

更新日期：2007-01-01 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：:Spatially resolved diffuse reflectance spectroscopy (srDRS) is a well-established technique for noninvasive, in vivo characterization of tissue optical properties toward diagnostic applications. srDRS has a potential for depth-resolved analysis of tissue, which is desired in various clinical situations. However, curre...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical optics

authors： Petitdidier N,Koenig A,Gerbelot R,Grateau H,Gioux S,Jallon P

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We present a new detection instrument for sensor measurements based on excited-state fluorescence lifetimes. This system consists of a primary optoelectronic loop containing a resonance-type rf amplifier, a modulatable fluorescence-excitation light source, a fiber optic feedback loop (with a gap for a fluorescent sens...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical optics

authors： Rabinovich E,Sviminoshvilli T,O'Brien MJ,Brueck SR,Lopez GP

更新日期：2004-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Optical coherence tomography (OCT) is an emerging technology for high-resolution, noncontact imaging of transparent and scattering media. Polarization-sensitive optical coherence tomography (PS-OCT) is a functional extension of OCT that can image birefringent properties of a biological sample. PS-OCT was used to measu...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical optics

authors： Götzinger E,Pircher M,Sticker M,Fercher AF,Hitzenberger CK

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Clinical imaging techniques for the anterior segment of the eye provide excellent anatomical information, but molecular imaging techniques are lacking. Molecular photoacoustic imaging is one option to address this need, but implementation requires use of contrast agents to distinguish molecular targets from background...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical optics

authors： Kubelick KP,Snider EJ,Ethier CR,Emelianov S

更新日期：2019-05-01 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：: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