abstract：:Reduction of optical scattering in turbid biological tissues using nonreactive chemical agents has potential applications for light-based diagnostics and therapeutics. Optical clearing effects by exogenous chemical agents, in particular sugars and sugar alcohols, have been found to be temporary with tissue rehydration...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical optics

authors： Yeh AT,Hirshburg J

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A transgenic mouse model with a Clim [co-factor of LIM (a combination of first letters of Lin-11 (C. elegans), ISL1 (rat), and Mec-3 (C. elegans) gene names) domain proteins] gene partially blocked in the epithelial compartment of its tissues is used to establish the sensitivity of intrinsic reflectance nonlinear opti...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical optics

authors： Lyubovitsky JG,Spencer JA,Krasieva TB,Andersen B,Tromberg BJ

更新日期：2006-01-01 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：:A miniature fiber optic spectrometer enclosed within a semipermeable (dialysis) membrane is proposed for in vivo interstitial sensing applications. The semipermeable membrane acts as a molecular filter, allowing only small molecules to pass through to the sampling volume. This filtering, in principle, should enable co...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical optics

authors： Blazkiewicz P,Blazkiewicz K,Verhaege A,Anissimov YG,Roberts MS,Zvyagin AV

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fourier domain (FD) techniques have increasingly gained attention in optical coherence tomography (OCT). This is primarily due to their demonstrated sensitivity of two to three orders of magnitude over conventional time-domain techniques. FDOCT images are subject to two primary sources of artifacts. First, a complex c...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical optics

authors： Davis AM,Choma MA,Izatt JA

更新日期：2005-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Prolonged excitation of fluorescent probes leads eventually to loss of their capacity to emit light. A decrease in the number of detected photons reduces subsequently the resolving power of a fluorescence microscope. Adverse effects of fluorescence intensity loss on the quality of microscopic images of biological spec...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical optics

authors： Bernas T,Robinson JP,Asem EK,Rajwa B

更新日期：2005-11-01 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：:Many optical diagnostic approaches rely on changes in scattering and absorption properties to generate optical contrast between normal and diseased tissue. Recently, there has been increasing interest in using exogenous agents to enhance this intrinsic contrast with particular emphasis on the development for targeting...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical optics

authors： Lin AW,Lewinski NA,West JL,Halas NJ,Drezek RA

更新日期：2005-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:High-speed (video-rate) fluorescence lifetime imaging (FLIM) through a flexible endoscope is reported based on gated optical image intensifier technology. The optimization and potential application of FLIM to tissue autofluorescence for clinical applications are discussed. ...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical optics

authors： Munro I,McGinty J,Galletly N,Requejo-Isidro J,Lanigan PM,Elson DS,Dunsby C,Neil MA,Lever MJ,Stamp GW,French PM

更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The earliest steps of breast cancer begin with aberrations in mammary ductal structure. Techniques that enable an investigator to image in situ and then analyze the same tissue using biochemical tools facilitates identification of genetic networks and signaling pathways active in the imaged structure. Cellular confoca...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical optics

authors： Parrish A,Halama E,Tilli MT,Freedman M,Furth PA

更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Compact optical imagers that can detect both spectral and polarization signatures are required in many biomedical applications. An acousto-optic-tunable-filter (AOTF)-based imager is ideally suited to provide both agile spectral and polarization signatures. Such an imager can be readily used for real-time in vivo medi...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical optics

authors： Gupta N

更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The cyclic peptide, cyclopentapeptide cyclo(lys-Arg-Gly-Asp-phe) (c(KRGDf)), which is known to target alpha(v)beta3 integrin, is dual-labeled with a radiotracer, (111)indium, for gamma scintigraphy as well as with a near-infrared dye, IRDye800, for continuous-wave (cw) imaging of alpha(v)beta3 positive human M21 melan...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical optics

authors： Houston JP,Ke S,Wang W,Li C,Sevick-Muraca EM

更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of sampling region size and tissue heterogeneity is examined using fluorescence histogram assessment in a rat prostate tumor model with benzoporphyrin derivative fluorophore. Spatial heterogeneity in the fluorescence signal occurs on both macroscopic and microscopic scales. The periphery of the tumor is mor...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical optics

authors： Pogue BW,Chen B,Zhou X,Hoopes PJ

更新日期：2005-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Raman spectroscopy is an optical technique able to interrogate biological tissues, giving us an understanding of the changes in molecular structure that are associated with disease development. The Kerr-gated Raman spectroscopy technique uses a picosecond pulsed laser as well as fast temporal gating of collected Raman...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical optics

authors： Prieto MC,Matousek P,Towrie M,Parker AW,Wright M,Ritchie AW,Stone N

更新日期：2005-07-01 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：:We describe the protocol for an inexpensive and nondestructive optical reflectance assay for the measurement of biofilm formation. Reflectance data are obtained using an Ocean Optics (Dunedin, Florida) USB 2000 spectrometer with a polychromatic light source. A fiber optic cable is used both for illumination and collec...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical optics

authors： Broschat SL,Loge FJ,Peppin JD,White D,Call DR,Kuhn E

更新日期：2005-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The composition of cartilage is predictive of its in vivo performance. Therefore, the ability to assess its primary macromolecular components, proteoglycan (PG) and collagen, is of great importance. In the current study, we hypothesized that PG content and distribution in tissue engineered cartilage could be determine...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical optics

authors： Kim M,Bi X,Horton WE,Spencer RG,Camacho NP

更新日期：2005-05-01 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：:Multiphoton microscopy has evolved into a powerful bioimaging tool in three dimensions. However, the ability to image biological specimens in-depth can be hindered by sample spherical aberration and scattering. These two phenomena can result in the degradation of image resolution and the loss of detected multiphoton s...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical optics

authors： Lo W,Sun Y,Lin SJ,Jee SH,Dong CY

更新日期：2005-05-01 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：:Photobiological research in the last 30 yr has shown the existence of ultraweak photon emission in biological tissue, which can be detected with sophisticated photomultiplier systems. Although the emission of this ultraweak radiation, often termed biophotons, is extremely low in mammalian cells, it can be efficiently ...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical optics

authors： Niggli HJ,Tudisco S,Privitera G,Applegate LA,Scordino A,Musumeci F

更新日期：2005-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Spectral resolved tissue imaging has a broad range of biomedical applications such as the minimally invasive diagnosis of diseases and the study of wound healing and tissue engineering processes. Two-photon microscopy imaging of endogenous fluorescence has been shown to be a powerful method for the quantification of t...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical optics

authors： Laiho LH,Pelet S,Hancewicz TM,Kaplan PD,So PT

更新日期：2005-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have employed near-infrared optical methods to measure noninvasively the dynamics of muscle blood flow and oxygen saturation (StO2) during cuff occlusion and plantar flexion exercise. Relative muscle oxygen consumption (rVO2) was also computed from these data. Diffuse correlation spectroscopy provides information a...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical optics

authors： Yu G,Durduran T,Lech G,Zhou C,Chance B,Mohler ER 3rd,Yodh AG

更新日期：2005-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We present functional imaging of the concentration of a photodynamic therapy (PDT)-related dye in scattering tissue phantoms based on spatially resolved measurements of optical properties through spectroscopic optical coherence tomography (OCT). Expressions for the OCT signal are developed, enabling estimation of dept...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical optics

authors： Støren T,Røyset A,Svaasand LO,Lindmo T

更新日期：2005-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cortical spreading depression (CSD) is a pronounced depolarization of neurons and glia that spreads slowly across the cortex followed by a period of depressed electrophysiological activity. The vascular changes associated with CSD are a large transient increase in blood flow followed by a prolonged decrease lasting gr...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical optics

authors： Guiou M,Sheth S,Nemoto M,Walker M,Pouratian N,Ba A,Toga AW

更新日期：2005-01-01 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：:Penetration profiles of topically applied drugs and cosmetic products provide important information on their efficacy. The application of tape stripping in combination with UV/VIS spectroscopy is checked to determine the local position of topically applied substances inside the stratum corneum, the penetration profile...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical optics

authors： Weigmann HJ,Jacobi U,Antoniou C,Tsikrikas GN,Wendel V,Rapp C,Gers-Barlag H,Sterry W,Lademann J

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We successfully acquire the in vivo Raman spectrum of melanin from human skin using a rapid near-infrared (NIR) Raman spectrometer. The Raman signals of in vivo cutaneous melanin are similar to those observed from natural and synthetic eumelanins. The melanin Raman spectrum is dominated by two intense and broad peaks ...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical optics

authors： Huang Z,Lui H,Chen XK,Alajlan A,McLean DI,Zeng H

更新日期：2004-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We investigate the relationship between the laser beam at the retina (spot size) and the extent of retinal injury from single ultrashort laser pulses. From previous studies it is believed that the retinal effect of single 3-ps laser pulses should vary in extent and location, depending on the occurrence of laser-induce...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical optics

authors： Roach WP,Cain CP,Narayan DG,Noojin GD,Boppart SA,Birngruber R,Fujimoto JG,Toth CA

更新日期：2004-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Amblyopia is a form of visual impairment caused by ocular misalignment (strabismus) or defocus in an otherwise healthy eye. If detected early, the condition can be fully treated, yet over half of all children with amblyopia under age 5 escape detection. We developed a Pediatric Vision Screener (PVS) to detect amblyopi...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical optics

authors： Nassif DS,Piskun NV,Gramatikov BI,Guyton DL,Hunter DG

更新日期：2004-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Quantitative microscopy has been extensively used in biomedical research and has provided significant insights into structure and dynamics at the cell and tissue level. The entire procedure of quantitative microscopy is comprised of specimen preparation, light absorption/reflection/emission from the specimen, microsco...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical optics

authors： Huang K,Murphy RF

更新日期：2004-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Blood, being a suspension of deformable red cells suspended in plasma, displays flow dynamics considerably more complicated than those of an ideal Newtonian fluid. Flow dynamics in blood capillaries of a few hundred micrometers in diameter are investigated using Doppler optical coherence tomography (DOCT) and Doppler ...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical optics

authors： Moger J,Matcher SJ,Winlove CP,Shore A

更新日期：2004-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A computer simulation called RHME (Retinal Heating in Moving Eye) is developed to simulate the heating pattern that occurs in the retina during a long-duration exposure to a continuous wave laser beam. The simulation takes into account eye movements that occur during a deliberate fixation. Due to the rapid (millisecon...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical optics

authors： Lund BJ

更新日期：2004-09-01 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：: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：:We describe the use of a biochip based on complementary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS) technology for detection of specific genetic sequences using molecular beacons (MB) immobilized on solid surfaces as probes. The applicability of this miniature detection system for screening for the BRCA1 gene is evaluated using ...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical optics

authors： Culha M,Stokes DL,Griffin GD,Vo-Dinh T

更新日期：2004-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fluorescence spectroscopy is a promising technology for detection of epithelial precancers and cancers. While age and menopausal status influence measurements in the cervix, other variables do not significantly affect the diagnosis. In this study we examine probe pressure as a variable. A fiber optic probe to measure ...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical optics

authors： Nath A,Rivoire K,Chang S,Cox D,Atkinson EN,Follen M,Richards-Kortum R

更新日期：2004-05-01 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) provides more parameters than pure morphology does. In a recent paper [A. Knuettel and M. Boehlau-Godau, J. Biomed. Opt. 5(1) 83-92 (2000)] we have shown that the refractive index (RI) can be evaluated in a localized manner in skin tissue under in vivo conditions. Based on a theory, ...

journal_title：Journal of biomedical optics

authors： Knüttel A,Bonev S,Knaak W

更新日期：2004-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fluorescence diagnostic techniques are notable amongst many other optical methods because they offer high sensitivity and noninvasive measurement of tissue properties. However, a combination of multiple scattering and physical heterogeneity of biological tissues hampers interpretation of the fluorescence measurements....

journal_title：Journal of biomedical optics

authors： Churmakov DY,Meglinski IV,Greenhalgh DA

更新日期：2004-03-01 00:00:00