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Weng WC, Chen JC, Lee CY, Lin CW, Lee WT, Shieh JY, Wang CC, Chuang CC. Cross-section and feasibility study on the non-invasive evaluation of muscle hemodynamic responses in Duchenne muscular dystrophy by using a near-infrared diffuse optical technique. Biomed Opt Express 2018; 9:4767-4780. [PMID: 30319901 PMCID: PMC6179388 DOI: 10.1364/boe.9.004767] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2018] [Revised: 09/04/2018] [Accepted: 09/06/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
Abstract
Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is an X-linked debilitating muscular disease that may decrease nitric oxide (NO) production and lead to functional muscular ischemia. Currently, the 6-minute walk test (6-MWT) and the North Star Ambulatory Assessment (NSAA) are the primary outcome measures in clinical trials, but they are severely limited by the subjective consciousness and mood of patients, and can only be used in older and ambulatory boys. This study proposed using functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) to evaluate the dynamic changes in muscle hemodynamic responses (gastrocnemius and forearm muscle) during a 6-MWT and a venous occlusion test (VOT), respectively. Muscle oxygenation of the forearm was evaluated non-invasively before, during and after VOT in all participants (included 30 DMD patients and 30 age-matched healthy controls), while dynamic muscle oxygenation of gastrocnemius muscle during 6-MWT was determined in ambulatory participants (n = 18) and healthy controls (n = 30). The results reveal that impaired muscle oxygenation was observed during 6-MWT in DMD patients that may explain why the DMD patients walked shorter distances than healthy controls. Moreover, the results of VOT implied that worsening muscle function was associated with a lower supply of muscle oxygenation and may provide useful information on the relationship between muscular oxygen consumption and supply for the clinical diagnosis of DMD. Therefore, the method of fNIRS with VOT possesses great potential in future evaluations of DMD patients that implies a good feasibility for clinical application such as for monitoring disease severity of DMD.
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- Wen-Chin Weng
- Department of Pediatrics, National Taiwan University Hospital, and College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei 10041, Taiwan
- Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei 10051, Taiwan
- Department of Pediatric Neurology, National Taiwan University Children’s Hospital, Taipei 10041, Taiwan
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- Institute of Biomedical Engineering, National Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu 30010, Taiwan
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- Department of Electrical Engineering, National United University, Miaoli 36063, Taiwan
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- Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, National Taiwan University Hospital Hsin-Chu Branch, Hsinchu 30059, Taiwan
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- Department of Pediatrics, National Taiwan University Hospital, and College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei 10041, Taiwan
- Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei 10051, Taiwan
- Department of Pediatric Neurology, National Taiwan University Children’s Hospital, Taipei 10041, Taiwan
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- Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei 10048, Taiwan
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- Institute of Biomedical Engineering, National Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu 30010, Taiwan
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- Institute of Biomedical Engineering, National Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu 30010, Taiwan
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Kim H, Jo G, Chang JH. Ultrasound-assisted photothermal therapy and real-time treatment monitoring. Biomed Opt Express 2018; 9:4472-4480. [PMID: 30615724 PMCID: PMC6157783 DOI: 10.1364/boe.9.004472] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2018] [Revised: 07/25/2018] [Accepted: 08/20/2018] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Photothermal therapy (PTT) has the capability for selective treatment, in which light delivered to the target is converted into heat and subsequently causes coagulative necrosis. However, optical scattering in biological media limits light penetration, thus reducing therapeutic efficacy. Here, we demonstrate that the temperatures generated by light and ultrasound energies can be added constructively in resected melanoma cancers, which causes an increase in treatment depth. This method is called dual thermal therapy (DTT). It is also shown that combined ultrasound and photoacoustic images acquired using the pulse sequence proposed in this paper can be used for real-time monitoring of DTT.
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- Haemin Kim
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Sogang University, Seoul, 04107, South Korea
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- Department of Electronic Engineering, Sogang University, Seoul, 04107, South Korea
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Sogang University, Seoul, 04107, South Korea
- Department of Electronic Engineering, Sogang University, Seoul, 04107, South Korea
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Dai H, Jiao Y, Sun Z, Cao Z, Chen X. Label-free real-time ultrasensitive monitoring of non-small cell lung cancer cell interaction with drugs. Biomed Opt Express 2018; 9:4149-4161. [PMID: 30615755 PMCID: PMC6157792 DOI: 10.1364/boe.9.004149] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/20/2018] [Revised: 07/19/2018] [Accepted: 08/01/2018] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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The timely discovery of cancer cell resistance in clinical processing and the accurate calculation of drug dosage to reduce and inhibit tumour growth factor in cancer patients are promising technologies in cancer therapy. Here, an optofluidic resonator effectively detects drug interactions with cancer cell processing in real time and enables the calculation of label-free drug-non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) and binding ratios using molecular fluorescence intensity. According to clinical test and in vivo experimental data, the efficiencies of gefitinib and erlotinib are only 37% and 12% compared to AZD9291, and 0.300 μg of EGFR inactivation requires 0.484 μg of AZD9291, 0.815 μg of gefitinib and 1.348 μg of erlotinib. Experimental results show that the present method allows for the performance detection of drug resistance and for the evaluation of dosage usage.
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- Hailang Dai
- The State Key Laboratory on Fiber Optic Local Area Communication Networks and Advanced Optical Communication Systems, school of Physics and Astronomy, Shanghai JiaoTong University, Shanghai 200240, China
- Collaborative Innovation Center of IFSA (CICIFSA), Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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- The State Key Laboratory on Fiber Optic Local Area Communication Networks and Advanced Optical Communication Systems, school of Physics and Astronomy, Shanghai JiaoTong University, Shanghai 200240, China
- Collaborative Innovation Center of IFSA (CICIFSA), Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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- Zhejiang Rongjun Hospital, Jiaxing 314000, China
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- The State Key Laboratory on Fiber Optic Local Area Communication Networks and Advanced Optical Communication Systems, school of Physics and Astronomy, Shanghai JiaoTong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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- The State Key Laboratory on Fiber Optic Local Area Communication Networks and Advanced Optical Communication Systems, school of Physics and Astronomy, Shanghai JiaoTong University, Shanghai 200240, China
- Collaborative Innovation Center of IFSA (CICIFSA), Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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Shokouhi EB, Razani M, Gupta A, Tabatabaei N. Comparative study on the detection of early dental caries using thermo-photonic lock-in imaging and optical coherence tomography. Biomed Opt Express 2018; 9:3983-3997. [PMID: 30615710 PMCID: PMC6157756 DOI: 10.1364/boe.9.003983] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2018] [Revised: 07/23/2018] [Accepted: 07/26/2018] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
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Early detection of dental caries is known to be the key to the effectiveness of therapeutic and preventive approaches in dentistry. However, existing clinical detection techniques, such as radiographs, are not sufficiently sensitive to detect and monitor the progression of caries at early stages. As such, in recent years, several optics-based imaging modalities have been proposed for the early detection of caries. The majority of these techniques rely on the enhancement of light scattering in early carious lesions, while a few of them are based on the enhancement of light absorption at early caries sites. In this paper, we report on a systemic comparative study on the detection performances of optical coherence tomography (OCT) and thermophotonic lock-in imaging (TPLI) as representative early caries detection modalities based on light scattering and absorption, respectively. Through controlled demineralization studies on extracted human teeth and µCT validation experiments, several detection performance parameters of the two modalities such as detection threshold, sensitivity and specificity have been qualitatively analyzed and discussed. Our experiment results suggests that both modalities have sufficient sensitivity for the detection of well-developed early caries on occlusal and smooth surfaces; however, TPLI provides better sensitivity and detection threshold for detecting very early stages of caries formation, which is deemed to be critical for the effectiveness of therapeutic and preventive approaches in dentistry. Moreover, due to the more specific nature of the light absorption contrast mechanism over light scattering, TPLI exhibits better detection specificity, which results in less false positive readings and thus allows for the proper differentiation of early caries regions from the surrounding intact areas. The major shortcoming of TPLI is its inherent depth-integrated nature, prohibiting the production of depth-resolved/B-mode like images. The outcomes of this research justify the need for a light-absorption based imaging modality with the ability to produce tomographic and depth-resolved images, combining the key advantages of OCT and TPLI.
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Jelvehgaran P, Alderliesten T, Georgiou G, Meijer SL, Bloemen PR, Kodach LL, van Laarhoven HWM, van Berge Henegouwen MI, Hulshof MCCM, Rasch CRN, van Leeuwen TG, de Boer JF, de Bruin M, van Herk M. Feasibility of using optical coherence tomography to detect radiation-induced fibrosis and residual cancer extent after neoadjuvant chemo-radiation therapy: an ex vivo study. Biomed Opt Express 2018; 9:4196-4216. [PMID: 30615728 PMCID: PMC6157785 DOI: 10.1364/boe.9.004196] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2018] [Revised: 07/03/2018] [Accepted: 08/02/2018] [Indexed: 05/11/2023]
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Treatment of resectable esophageal cancer includes neoadjuvant chemo-radiation therapy (nCRT) followed by esophagectomy in operable patients. High-risk surgery may have been avoided in patients with a pathological complete response (pCR). We investigated the feasibility of optical coherence tomography (OCT) to detect residual cancer and radiation-induced fibrosis in 10 esophageal cancer patients that underwent nCRT followed by esophagectomy. We compared our OCT findings with histopathology. Overall, OCT was able to differentiate between healthy tissue, fibrotic tissue, and residual cancer with a sensitivity and specificity of 79% and 67%, respectively. Hence, OCT has the potential to add to the assessment of a pCR.
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- Pouya Jelvehgaran
- Department of Biomedical Engineering and Physics, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam 1105 AZ, The Netherlands
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam 1105 AZ, The Netherlands
- Institute for Laser Life and Biophotonics Amsterdam, Department of Physics and Astronomy, VU University Amsterdam, Amsterdam 1081 HV, The Netherlands
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam 1105 AZ, The Netherlands
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam 1105 AZ, The Netherlands
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- Department of Pathology, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam 1105 AZ, The Netherlands
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering and Physics, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam 1105 AZ, The Netherlands
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- Department of Pathology, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam 1105 AZ, The Netherlands
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Amsterdam UMC and Cancer Center Amsterdam, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam 1105 AZ, The Netherlands
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- Department of Surgery, Amsterdam UMC and Cancer Center Amsterdam, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam 1105 AZ, The Netherlands
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam 1105 AZ, The Netherlands
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam 1105 AZ, The Netherlands
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering and Physics, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam 1105 AZ, The Netherlands
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- Institute for Laser Life and Biophotonics Amsterdam, Department of Physics and Astronomy, VU University Amsterdam, Amsterdam 1081 HV, The Netherlands
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering and Physics, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam 1105 AZ, The Netherlands
- Department of Urology, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam 1105 AZ, The Netherlands
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering and Physics, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam 1105 AZ, The Netherlands
- Manchester Cancer Research Centre, Division of Cancer Science, School of Medical Sciences, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, University of Manchester, Manchester Academic Health Sciences Centre, Manchester M13 9PL, UK
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Hallam KA, Donnelly EM, Karpiouk AB, Hartman RK, Emelianov SY. Laser-activated perfluorocarbon nanodroplets: a new tool for blood brain barrier opening. Biomed Opt Express 2018; 9:4527-4538. [PMID: 30615730 PMCID: PMC6157760 DOI: 10.1364/boe.9.004527] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/11/2018] [Revised: 08/08/2018] [Accepted: 08/20/2018] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
Abstract
A major obstacle in the monitoring and treatment of neurological diseases is the blood brain barrier (BBB), a semipermeable barrier that prevents the delivery of many therapeutics and imaging contrast agents to the brain. In this work, we explored the possibility of laser-activated perfluorocarbon nanodroplets (PFCnDs) to open the BBB and deliver agents to the brain tissue. Specifically, near infrared (NIR) dye-loaded PFCnDs comprised of a perfluorocarbon (PFC) core with a boiling point above physiological temperature were repeatedly vaporized and recondensed from liquid droplet to gas bubble under pulsed laser excitation. As a result, this pulse-to-pulse repeated behavior enabled the recurring interaction of PFCnDs with the endothelial lining of the BBB, allowing for a BBB opening and extravasation of dye into the brain tissue. The blood brain barrier opening and delivery of agents to tissue was confirmed on the macro and the molecular level by evaluating Evans Blue staining, ultrasound-guided photoacoustic (USPA) imaging, and histological tissue analysis. The demonstrated PFCnD-assisted pulsed laser method for BBB opening, therefore, represents a tool that has the potential to enable non-invasive, cost-effective, and efficient image-guided delivery of contrast and therapeutic agents to the brain.
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- Kristina A. Hallam
- Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA
- School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA
- School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, USA
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Iyer JS, Zhu N, Gasilov S, Ladak HM, Agrawal SK, Stankovic KM. Visualizing the 3D cytoarchitecture of the human cochlea in an intact temporal bone using synchrotron radiation phase contrast imaging. Biomed Opt Express 2018; 9:3757-3767. [PMID: 30338153 DOI: 10.1364/boe.9.00375] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2018] [Revised: 05/17/2018] [Accepted: 05/23/2018] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
Abstract
The gold standard method for visualizing the pathologies underlying human sensorineural hearing loss has remained post-mortem histology for over 125 years, despite awareness that histological preparation induces severe artifacts in biological tissue. Historically, the transition from post-mortem assessment to non-invasive clinical biomedical imaging in living humans has revolutionized diagnosis and treatment of disease; however, innovation in non-invasive techniques for cellular-level intracochlear imaging in humans has been difficult due to the cochlea's small size, complex 3D configuration, fragility, and deep encasement within bone. Here we investigate the ability of synchrotron radiation-facilitated X-ray absorption and phase contrast imaging to enable visualization of sensory cells and nerve fibers in the cochlea's sensory epithelium in situ in 3D intact, non-decalcified, unstained human temporal bones. Our findings show that this imaging technique resolves the bone-encased sensory epithelium's cytoarchitecture with unprecedented levels of cellular detail for an intact, unstained specimen, and is capable of distinguishing between healthy and damaged epithelium. All analyses were performed using commercially available software that quickly reconstructs and facilitates 3D manipulation of massive data sets. Results suggest that synchrotron radiation phase contrast imaging has the future potential to replace histology as a gold standard for evaluating intracochlear structural integrity in human specimens, and motivate further optimization for translation to the clinic.
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- Janani S Iyer
- Eaton-Peabody Laboratories and Department of Otolaryngology, Massachusetts Eye and Ear, 243 Charles St, Boston, MA, USA
- Department of Otolaryngology, Harvard Medical School, 25 Shattuck St, Boston, MA, USA
- Program in Speech and Hearing Bioscience and Technology, Harvard University Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, 1350 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA, USA
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- Canadian Light Source Inc., Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
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- Canadian Light Source Inc., Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
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- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada
- Biomedical Engineering Graduate Program, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada
- Department of Medical Biophysics, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada
- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada
- Biomedical Engineering Graduate Program, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada
- Department of Medical Biophysics, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada
- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada
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- Eaton-Peabody Laboratories and Department of Otolaryngology, Massachusetts Eye and Ear, 243 Charles St, Boston, MA, USA
- Department of Otolaryngology, Harvard Medical School, 25 Shattuck St, Boston, MA, USA
- Program in Speech and Hearing Bioscience and Technology, Harvard University Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, 1350 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA, USA
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Stambaugh A, Parks JW, Stott MA, Meena GG, Hawkins AR, Schmidt H. Optofluidic detection of Zika nucleic acid and protein biomarkers using multimode interference multiplexing. Biomed Opt Express 2018; 9:3725-3730. [PMID: 30338150 PMCID: PMC6191625 DOI: 10.1364/boe.9.003725] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/01/2018] [Revised: 06/05/2018] [Accepted: 06/13/2018] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
Abstract
The recent massive Zika virus (ZIKV) outbreak illustrates the need for rapid and specific diagnostic techniques. Detecting ZIKV in biological samples poses unique problems: antibody detection of ZIKV is insufficient due to cross-reactivity of Zika antibodies with other flaviviruses, and nucleic acid and protein biomarkers for ZIKV are detectable at different stages of infection. Here, we describe a new optofluidic approach for the parallel detection of different molecular biomarkers using multimode interference (MMI) waveguides. We report differentiated, multiplex detection of both ZIKV biomarker types using multi-spot excitation at two visible wavelengths with over 98% fidelity by combining several analysis techniques.
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- Alexandra Stambaugh
- School of Engineering, University of California, Santa Cruz, 1156 High St., Santa Cruz, CA 95064, USA
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- School of Engineering, University of California, Santa Cruz, 1156 High St., Santa Cruz, CA 95064, USA
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- ECEn Department, Brigham Young University, 459 Clyde Building, Provo, UT 84602, USA
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- School of Engineering, University of California, Santa Cruz, 1156 High St., Santa Cruz, CA 95064, USA
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- ECEn Department, Brigham Young University, 459 Clyde Building, Provo, UT 84602, USA
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- School of Engineering, University of California, Santa Cruz, 1156 High St., Santa Cruz, CA 95064, USA
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Ghijsen M, Rice TB, Yang B, White SM, Tromberg BJ. Wearable speckle plethysmography (SPG) for characterizing microvascular flow and resistance. Biomed Opt Express 2018; 9:3937-3952. [PMID: 30338166 PMCID: PMC6191642 DOI: 10.1364/boe.9.003937] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/09/2018] [Revised: 07/11/2018] [Accepted: 07/18/2018] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
Abstract
In this work we introduce a modified form of laser speckle imaging (LSI) referred to as affixed transmission speckle analysis (ATSA) that uses a single coherent light source to probe two physiological signals: one related to pulsatile vascular expansion (classically known as the photoplethysmographic (PPG) waveform) and one related to pulsatile vascular blood flow (named here the speckle plethysmographic (SPG) waveform). The PPG signal is determined by recording intensity fluctuations, and the SPG signal is determined via the LSI dynamic light scattering technique. These two co-registered signals are obtained by transilluminating a single digit (e.g. finger) which produces quasi-periodic waveforms derived from the cardiac cycle. Because PPG and SPG waveforms probe vascular expansion and flow, respectively, in cm-thick tissue, these complementary phenomena are offset in time and have rich dynamic features. We characterize the timing offset and harmonic content of the waveforms in 16 human subjects and demonstrate physiologic relevance for assessing microvascular flow and resistance.
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- Michael Ghijsen
- Laser Microbeam and Medical Program, Beckman Laser Institute, 1002 Health Sciences Road, Irvine, CA 92612, USA
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of California, Irvine, CA 92697, USA
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- Laser Associated Sciences Inc., 16 Foxglove Way, Irvine, CA 92612, USA
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- Laser Associated Sciences Inc., 16 Foxglove Way, Irvine, CA 92612, USA
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- Laser Associated Sciences Inc., 16 Foxglove Way, Irvine, CA 92612, USA
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- Laser Microbeam and Medical Program, Beckman Laser Institute, 1002 Health Sciences Road, Irvine, CA 92612, USA
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of California, Irvine, CA 92697, USA
- Department of Surgery, University of California, Irvine Medical Center, Orange, CA 92868, USA
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Cuando-Espitia N, Sánchez-Arévalo F, Hernández-Cordero J. Random laser imaging of bovine pericardium under the uniaxial tensile test. Biomed Opt Express 2018; 9:3523-3533. [PMID: 30338137 PMCID: PMC6191640 DOI: 10.1364/boe.9.003523] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2018] [Revised: 06/21/2018] [Accepted: 06/25/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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We demonstrate random laser (RL) emission from within bovine pericardium (BP) tissue. The interest in BP relies on its wide use as a valve replacement and as a biological patch. By imaging the emitting tissue, we show that RL emission is mostly generated inside the collagen fibers. Multimode RL operation is thus achieved within the volume of each fiber. Image analysis reveals that the intensity of the RL emission from individual fibers is dependent on the relative orientation to the stress axis. Our results suggest that RL intensity may be used as an indicator of stress concentration in individual fibers.
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- Natanael Cuando-Espitia
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of California Riverside, Riverside, CA 92521, USA
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- Instituto de Investigaciones en Materiales, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, A.P. 70-360, Cd. Universitaria, México D.F. 04510, México
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- Instituto de Investigaciones en Materiales, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, A.P. 70-360, Cd. Universitaria, México D.F. 04510, México
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Iyer JS, Zhu N, Gasilov S, Ladak HM, Agrawal SK, Stankovic KM. Visualizing the 3D cytoarchitecture of the human cochlea in an intact temporal bone using synchrotron radiation phase contrast imaging. Biomed Opt Express 2018; 9:3757-3767. [PMID: 30338153 PMCID: PMC6191620 DOI: 10.1364/boe.9.003757] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2018] [Revised: 05/17/2018] [Accepted: 05/23/2018] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
Abstract
The gold standard method for visualizing the pathologies underlying human sensorineural hearing loss has remained post-mortem histology for over 125 years, despite awareness that histological preparation induces severe artifacts in biological tissue. Historically, the transition from post-mortem assessment to non-invasive clinical biomedical imaging in living humans has revolutionized diagnosis and treatment of disease; however, innovation in non-invasive techniques for cellular-level intracochlear imaging in humans has been difficult due to the cochlea's small size, complex 3D configuration, fragility, and deep encasement within bone. Here we investigate the ability of synchrotron radiation-facilitated X-ray absorption and phase contrast imaging to enable visualization of sensory cells and nerve fibers in the cochlea's sensory epithelium in situ in 3D intact, non-decalcified, unstained human temporal bones. Our findings show that this imaging technique resolves the bone-encased sensory epithelium's cytoarchitecture with unprecedented levels of cellular detail for an intact, unstained specimen, and is capable of distinguishing between healthy and damaged epithelium. All analyses were performed using commercially available software that quickly reconstructs and facilitates 3D manipulation of massive data sets. Results suggest that synchrotron radiation phase contrast imaging has the future potential to replace histology as a gold standard for evaluating intracochlear structural integrity in human specimens, and motivate further optimization for translation to the clinic.
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- Janani S. Iyer
- Eaton-Peabody Laboratories and Department of Otolaryngology, Massachusetts Eye and Ear, 243 Charles St, Boston, MA, USA
- Department of Otolaryngology, Harvard Medical School, 25 Shattuck St, Boston, MA, USA
- Program in Speech and Hearing Bioscience and Technology, Harvard University Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, 1350 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA, USA
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- Canadian Light Source Inc., Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
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- Canadian Light Source Inc., Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
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- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada
- Biomedical Engineering Graduate Program, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada
- Department of Medical Biophysics, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada
- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada
- Biomedical Engineering Graduate Program, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada
- Department of Medical Biophysics, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada
- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada
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- Eaton-Peabody Laboratories and Department of Otolaryngology, Massachusetts Eye and Ear, 243 Charles St, Boston, MA, USA
- Department of Otolaryngology, Harvard Medical School, 25 Shattuck St, Boston, MA, USA
- Program in Speech and Hearing Bioscience and Technology, Harvard University Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, 1350 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA, USA
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Askew SW, Baranoski GVG. On the dysfunctional hemoglobins and cyanosis connection: practical implications for the clinical detection and differentiation of methemoglobinemia and sulfhemoglobinemia. Biomed Opt Express 2018; 9:3284-3305. [PMID: 29984098 PMCID: PMC6033548 DOI: 10.1364/boe.9.003284] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2018] [Revised: 06/05/2018] [Accepted: 06/11/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Methemoglobinemia and sulfhemoglobinemia are potentially life-threatening blood-related disorders characterized by similar symptoms and markedly distinct treatment procedures. In this paper, we investigate the causal relationship between these conditions and the onset of cyanosis, which is typically associated with a purple or bluish skin coloration. More specifically, we perform controlled experiments to elicit cyanotic appearances resulting from different severity levels of these disorders and varying physiological conditions. We note that such experiments cannot be induced in living subjects without posing risks to their health. Accordingly, we have resorted to an in silico experimental approach supported by biophysical data reported in the literature. Besides bringing new insights about cyanotic chromatic variations elicited by methemoglobinemia and sulfhemoglobinemia, our investigation provides the basis for the proposition of a cost-effective protocol for the noninvasive detection and differentiation of these disorders. Our experimental results indicate that its sensitivity range is wider than what is provided by similar protocols employed in these tasks. Moreover, it has lower operational requirements than laboratory tests ordered to enable the diagnosis of these conditions. We believe that these aspects make the proposed protocol particularly suitable for deployment at the point of care of medical settings with limited access to laboratory resources.
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- Stephen W. Askew
- Natural Phenomena Simulation Group, D. R. Cheriton School of Computer Science, University of Waterloo, 200 University Avenue West, Waterloo, Ontario,
Canada
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- Natural Phenomena Simulation Group, D. R. Cheriton School of Computer Science, University of Waterloo, 200 University Avenue West, Waterloo, Ontario,
Canada
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Kim Y, Kim SW, Lee KD, Ahn YC. Real-time localization of the parathyroid gland in surgical field using Raspberry Pi during thyroidectomy: a preliminary report. Biomed Opt Express 2018; 9:3391-3398. [PMID: 29984104 PMCID: PMC6033547 DOI: 10.1364/boe.9.003391] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2018] [Revised: 06/15/2018] [Accepted: 06/17/2018] [Indexed: 05/14/2023]
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We created an auto-para viewer, an autofluorescence imaging device, to localize the parathyroid glands during thyroidectomy using an inexpensive Raspberry Pi. A special emission filter in the auto-para viewer was designed to pass 1/100 of visible light and nearly all infrared light longer than 808 nm. With this emission filter, we simultaneously acquired an autofluorescence image of the parathyroid and a visible light image of the surrounding surgical field. The auto-para viewer displayed four times brighter autofluorescence of the parathyroid glands compared to the background tissues without operating room light. Additionally, it showed two times brighter autofluorescence than the background tissues simultaneously showing the surgical field illuminated by the visible light from the operating room light. The NOIR camera, using the auto-para viewer, could reduce the camera's exposure time so the parathyroid glands to be viewed in real-time, which is expected to prevent unintentional damage to the parathyroid gland during thyroidectomy.
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- Yikeun Kim
- Department of Biomedical Engineering and Center for Marine-Integrated Biomedical Technology, Pukyong National University, Busan, South Korea
- Innovative Biomedical Technology Research Center, College of Medicine, Kosin University, Busan, South Korea
- These authors contributed equally to this work
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- Innovative Biomedical Technology Research Center, College of Medicine, Kosin University, Busan, South Korea
- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Kosin University College of Medicine, Busan, South Korea
- These authors contributed equally to this work
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- Innovative Biomedical Technology Research Center, College of Medicine, Kosin University, Busan, South Korea
- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Kosin University College of Medicine, Busan, South Korea
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering and Center for Marine-Integrated Biomedical Technology, Pukyong National University, Busan, South Korea
- Innovative Biomedical Technology Research Center, College of Medicine, Kosin University, Busan, South Korea
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Miura T, Mikami H, Isozaki A, Ito T, Ozeki Y, Goda K. On-chip light-sheet fluorescence imaging flow cytometry at a high flow speed of 1 m/s. Biomed Opt Express 2018; 9:3424-3433. [PMID: 29984107 PMCID: PMC6033546 DOI: 10.1364/boe.9.003424] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/01/2018] [Revised: 06/03/2018] [Accepted: 06/13/2018] [Indexed: 05/02/2023]
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We present on-chip fluorescence imaging flow cytometry by light-sheet excitation on a mirror-embedded microfluidic chip. The method allows us to obtain microscopy-grade fluorescence images of cells flowing at a high speed of 1 m/s, which is comparable to the flow speed of conventional non-imaging flow cytometers. To implement the light-sheet excitation of flowing cells in a microchannel, we designed and fabricated a mirror-embedded PDMS-based microfluidic chip. To show its broad utility, we used the method to classify large populations of microalgal cells (Euglena gracilis) and human cancer cells (human adenocarcinoma cells). Our method holds promise for large-scale single-cell analysis.
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- Taichi Miura
- Department of Chemistry, University of Tokyo, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Tokyo, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Tokyo, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
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- Japan Science and Technology Agency, Saitama 332-0012, Japan
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- Department of Electrical Engineering and Information Systems, University of Tokyo, Tokyo 113-8656, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Tokyo, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
- Japan Science and Technology Agency, Saitama 332-0012, Japan
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Devalla SK, Renukanand PK, Sreedhar BK, Subramanian G, Zhang L, Perera S, Mari JM, Chin KS, Tun TA, Strouthidis NG, Aung T, Thiéry AH, Girard MJA. DRUNET: a dilated-residual U-Net deep learning network to segment optic nerve head tissues in optical coherence tomography images. Biomed Opt Express 2018; 9:3244-3265. [PMID: 29984096 PMCID: PMC6033560 DOI: 10.1364/boe.9.003244] [Citation(s) in RCA: 90] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2018] [Revised: 06/06/2018] [Accepted: 06/11/2018] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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Given that the neural and connective tissues of the optic nerve head (ONH) exhibit complex morphological changes with the development and progression of glaucoma, their simultaneous isolation from optical coherence tomography (OCT) images may be of great interest for the clinical diagnosis and management of this pathology. A deep learning algorithm (custom U-NET) was designed and trained to segment 6 ONH tissue layers by capturing both the local (tissue texture) and contextual information (spatial arrangement of tissues). The overall Dice coefficient (mean of all tissues) was 0.91 ± 0.05 when assessed against manual segmentations performed by an expert observer. Further, we automatically extracted six clinically relevant neural and connective tissue structural parameters from the segmented tissues. We offer here a robust segmentation framework that could also be extended to the 3D segmentation of the ONH tissues.
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- Sripad Krishna Devalla
- Ophthalmic Engineering & Innovation Laboratory, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore
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- Ophthalmic Engineering & Innovation Laboratory, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore
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- Ophthalmic Engineering & Innovation Laboratory, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore
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- Ophthalmic Engineering & Innovation Laboratory, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore
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- Ophthalmic Engineering & Innovation Laboratory, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore
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- Duke-NUS, Graduate Medical School, Singapore
- Singapore Eye Research Institute, Singapore National Eye Centre, Singapore
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- GePaSud, Université de la Polynésie française, Tahiti, French Polynesia
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- Department of Statistics and Applied Probability, National University of Singapore, Singapore
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- Ophthalmic Engineering & Innovation Laboratory, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore
- Singapore Eye Research Institute, Singapore National Eye Centre, Singapore
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- Singapore Eye Research Institute, Singapore National Eye Centre, Singapore
- NIHR Biomedical Research Centre at Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and UCL Institute of Ophthalmology, London, UK
- Discipline of Clinical Ophthalmology and Eye Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Singapore Eye Research Institute, Singapore National Eye Centre, Singapore
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- Department of Statistics and Applied Probability, National University of Singapore, Singapore
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- Ophthalmic Engineering & Innovation Laboratory, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore
- Singapore Eye Research Institute, Singapore National Eye Centre, Singapore
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Kaufmann D, Burri C, Arnold P, Koch VM, Meier C, Považay B, Justiz J. Selective retina therapy enhanced with optical coherence tomography for dosimetry control and monitoring: a proof of concept study. Biomed Opt Express 2018; 9:3320-3334. [PMID: 29984100 PMCID: PMC6033566 DOI: 10.1364/boe.9.003320] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/12/2018] [Revised: 06/09/2018] [Accepted: 06/11/2018] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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Selective treatment of the retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) by using short-pulse lasers leads to a less destructive treatment for certain retinal diseases in contrast to conventional photocoagulation. The introduction of selective retina therapy (SRT) to clinical routine is still precluded by the challenges to reliably monitor treatment success and to automatically adjust dose within the locally varying therapeutic window. Combining micrometer-scale depth resolving capabilities of optical coherence tomography (OCT) with SRT can yield real-time information on the laser-induced changes within the RPE after a laser pulse or even during treatment with a laser pulse train. In the present study, SRT and OCT were combined to treat ex-vivo porcine eyes demonstrating closed-loop dose-control. We found a reliable correlation of specific signal changes in time resolved OCT images and physiological lesions in the RPE. First experiments, including 23 porcine eyes, prove the feasibility of the novel treatment concept.
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- Daniel Kaufmann
- Bern University of Applied Sciences, HuCE BME Lab, BFH-TI, CH-2501 Biel,
Switzerland
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- Bern University of Applied Sciences, HuCE optoLab, BFH-TI, CH-2501 Biel,
Switzerland
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- Bern University of Applied Sciences, HuCE optoLab, BFH-TI, CH-2501 Biel,
Switzerland
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- Bern University of Applied Sciences, HuCE BME Lab, BFH-TI, CH-2501 Biel,
Switzerland
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- Bern University of Applied Sciences, HuCE optoLab, BFH-TI, CH-2501 Biel,
Switzerland
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- Bern University of Applied Sciences, HuCE optoLab, BFH-TI, CH-2501 Biel,
Switzerland
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- Bern University of Applied Sciences, HuCE BME Lab, BFH-TI, CH-2501 Biel,
Switzerland
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Jeong S, Hermsmeier M, Osseiran S, Yamamoto A, Nagavarapu U, Chan KF, Evans CL. Visualization of drug distribution of a topical minocycline gel in human facial skin. Biomed Opt Express 2018; 9:3434-3448. [PMID: 29984108 PMCID: PMC6033575 DOI: 10.1364/boe.9.003434] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/20/2018] [Revised: 05/24/2018] [Accepted: 06/02/2018] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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Acne vulgaris is a common chronic skin disease in young adults caused by infection of the pilosebaceous unit, resulting in pimples and possibly permanent scarring on the skin. Minocycline, a common antibiotic, has been widely utilized as a systemic antimicrobial treatment for acne via oral administration. Recently, a topical minocycline gel (BPX-01) was developed to directly deliver minocycline through the epidermis and into the pilosebaceous unit to achieve localized treatment with lower doses of drug. As the effectiveness of the drug is directly related to its successful delivery, there is a need to evaluate the pharmacokinetics at the cellular level within tissue. Advantageously, minocycline is naturally fluorescent and can be directly visualized using microscopy-based approaches. Due to high endogenous autofluorescence, however, imaging of weakly emitting fluorescent molecules such as minocycline in skin tissue can be challenging. Here, we demonstrate a method for the selective visualization of minocycline within human skin tissue by utilizing two-photon excitation fluorescence (TPEF) microscopy and fluorescence lifetime imaging microscopy (FLIM). To demonstrate the feasibility of this approach, ex vivo human facial skin samples treated with various concentrations of BPX-01 were investigated. From the TPEF analysis, we were able to visualize relatively high levels of drug uptake within facial skin. However, minocycline fluorescence could be overwhelmed by endogenous fluorescence that complicates TPEF quantitative analysis, making FLIM more advantageous for visualizing drug uptake. Importantly, we found a unique signature of minocycline uptake via FLIM analysis that enabled the successful differentiation of the drug and enabled the extraction of drug local distribution from the endogenous fluorescence using a non-Euclidean phasor analysis method. Based on these results, we believe that the drug local distribution visualization method using TPEF and FLIM with phasor analysis can play an important role in studying the pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of a topically applicable drug.
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- Sinyoung Jeong
- Wellman Center for Photomedicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Charlestown, MA 02129, USA
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- BioPharmX, Inc., 1505 Adams Drive, Suite D, Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA
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- Wellman Center for Photomedicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Charlestown, MA 02129, USA
- Harvard-MIT Division of Health Sciences and Technology, 77 Massachusetts Avenue E25-519, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA
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- BioPharmX, Inc., 1505 Adams Drive, Suite D, Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA
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- BioPharmX, Inc., 1505 Adams Drive, Suite D, Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA
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- BioPharmX, Inc., 1505 Adams Drive, Suite D, Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA
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- Wellman Center for Photomedicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Charlestown, MA 02129, USA
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Wu Q, Qiu S, Yu Y, Chen W, Lin H, Lin D, Feng S, Chen R. Assessment of the radiotherapy effect for nasopharyngeal cancer using plasma surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy technology. Biomed Opt Express 2018; 9:3413-3423. [PMID: 29984106 PMCID: PMC6033578 DOI: 10.1364/boe.9.003413] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/02/2018] [Revised: 05/26/2018] [Accepted: 06/11/2018] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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Nasopharyngeal cancer (NPC) is a malignant tumor of the head and neck, which is extremely sensitive to radiotherapy. The aim of this study is to evaluate the feasibility of a label-free nanobiosensor based on plasma surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) to assess the radiotherapy effect in NPC. Here, SERS measurements were performed on plasma samples from 40 pre-treatment and post-treatment NPC as well as 30 healthy volunteers. Results demonstrate that the spectral characteristic of post-treatment samples is obviously different from that of pre-treatment ones, owing to the changes of biomolecules in plasma induced by radiotherapy. Classification sensitivities of 83.3%, 61.8% and 95.1%, and specificities of 91.2%, 67.4% and 93% can be achieved for separating pre- and post-treatment samples, post-treatment and normal samples, and pre-treatment and normal samples, respectively, suggesting the great potential of plasma SERS method as a rapid and convenient tool for radiotherapy assessment and cancer screening in NPC.
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- Qiong Wu
- Fujian Normal University, Key Laboratory of OptoElectronic Science and Technology for Medicine, Ministry of Education, Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory for Photonics Technology, Fuzhou 350007, China
- These authors contributed equally to this work
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Fujian Provincial Cancer Hospital; Fujian Medical University Cancer Hospital, Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Translational Cancer Medicine, Fuzhou 350014, China
- These authors contributed equally to this work
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- Fujian Normal University, Key Laboratory of OptoElectronic Science and Technology for Medicine, Ministry of Education, Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory for Photonics Technology, Fuzhou 350007, China
- College of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Fujian University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Fuzhou 350122, China
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- College of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Fujian University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Fuzhou 350122, China
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- Fujian Normal University, Key Laboratory of OptoElectronic Science and Technology for Medicine, Ministry of Education, Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory for Photonics Technology, Fuzhou 350007, China
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- Fujian Normal University, Key Laboratory of OptoElectronic Science and Technology for Medicine, Ministry of Education, Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory for Photonics Technology, Fuzhou 350007, China
- College of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Fujian University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Fuzhou 350122, China
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- Fujian Normal University, Key Laboratory of OptoElectronic Science and Technology for Medicine, Ministry of Education, Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory for Photonics Technology, Fuzhou 350007, China
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- Fujian Normal University, Key Laboratory of OptoElectronic Science and Technology for Medicine, Ministry of Education, Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory for Photonics Technology, Fuzhou 350007, China
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Hammer M, Sauer L, Klemm M, Peters S, Schultz R, Haueisen J. Fundus autofluorescence beyond lipofuscin: lesson learned from ex vivo fluorescence lifetime imaging in porcine eyes. Biomed Opt Express 2018; 9:3078-3091. [PMID: 29984084 PMCID: PMC6033583 DOI: 10.1364/boe.9.003078] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/20/2018] [Revised: 04/25/2018] [Accepted: 04/25/2018] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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Fundus autofluorescence (FAF) imaging is a well-established method in ophthalmology; however, the fluorophores involved need more clarification. The FAF lifetimes of 20 post mortem porcine eyes were measured in two spectral channels using fluorescence lifetime imaging ophthalmoscopy (FLIO) and compared with clinical data from 44 healthy young subjects. The FAF intensity ratio of the short and the long wavelength emission (spectral ratio) was determined. Ex vivo porcine fundus fluorescence emission is generally less intense than that seen in human eyes. The porcine retina showed significantly (p<0.05) longer lifetimes than the retinal pigment epithelium (RPE): 584 ± 128 ps vs. 121 ± 55 ps 498-560 nm, 240 ± 42 ps vs. 125 ± 20 ps at 560-720 nm. Furthermore, the lifetimes of the porcine RPE were significantly shorter (121 ± 55 ps and 125 ± 20 ps) than those measured from human fundus in vivo (162 ± 14 ps and 179 ± 13 ps, respectively). The fluorescence emission of porcine retina was shifted towards a shorter wavelength compared to that of RPE and human FAF. This data shows the considerable contribution of fluorophores in the neural retina to total FAF intensity in porcine eyes.
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- Martin Hammer
- University Hospital Jena, Department of Ophthalmology, 07747 Jena, Am Klinikum 1, Germany
- University of Jena, Center for Biomedical Optics and Photonics, 07740 Jena, Germany
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- University Hospital Jena, Department of Ophthalmology, 07747 Jena, Am Klinikum 1, Germany
- Technical University Ilmenau, Institute for Biomedical Engineering and Informatics, Gustav-Kirchhoff-Str. 2, 98693 Ilmenau, Germany
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- Technical University Ilmenau, Institute for Biomedical Engineering and Informatics, Gustav-Kirchhoff-Str. 2, 98693 Ilmenau, Germany
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- University Hospital Jena, Department of Ophthalmology, 07747 Jena, Am Klinikum 1, Germany
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- University Hospital Jena, Department of Ophthalmology, 07747 Jena, Am Klinikum 1, Germany
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- Technical University Ilmenau, Institute for Biomedical Engineering and Informatics, Gustav-Kirchhoff-Str. 2, 98693 Ilmenau, Germany
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Ye F, Li M, Zhu S, Zhao Q, Zhong J. Diagnosis of dermatophytosis using single fungus endogenous fluorescence spectrometry. Biomed Opt Express 2018; 9:2733-2742. [PMID: 30258686 PMCID: PMC6154188 DOI: 10.1364/boe.9.002733] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/26/2018] [Revised: 04/13/2018] [Accepted: 04/27/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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We propose to use a single fungus endogenous fluorescence spectrometry base on a hyperspectral fluorescence microscope for the diagnosis of dermatophytosis. Dermatophyte samples, including Aspergillus, Trichophyton rubrum, Microsporum gypseum, and Microsporum canis were imaged, and the endogenous fluorescence spectrum of a single fungus was calculated. High contrast fluorescence images and endogenous fluorescence spectrum of the single fungus were used to identify the type of dermatophyte. Morphologically similar Microsporum gypseum and Microsporum canis can be distinguished using an endogenous fluorescence spectrum of the single fungus. Meanwhile, our result showed that the sensitivity and specificity of identifying Microsporum gypseum were 95% and 93%, and the sensitivity and specificity of identifying Microsporum canis were 94% and 93%.
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- Fei Ye
- Department of Optoelectronic Engineering, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China
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- Department of Dermatology, Third Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510630, China
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- Department of Optoelectronic Engineering, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Vaccinology and Molecular Diagnostics & Center for Molecular Imaging and Translational Medicine, School of Public Health, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361102, China
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- Department of Optoelectronic Engineering, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China
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Jagtap J, Sharma G, Parchur AK, Gogineni V, Bergom C, White S, Flister MJ, Joshi A. Erratum: Methods for detecting host genetic modifiers of tumor vascular function using dynamic near-infrared fluorescence imaging: errata. Biomed Opt Express 2018; 9:2543. [PMID: 30258671 PMCID: PMC6154194 DOI: 10.1364/boe.9.002543] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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[This corrects the article on p. 543 in vol. 9, PMID: 29552392.].
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- Jaidip Jagtap
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI 53226, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI 53226, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI 53226, USA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI 53226, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI 53226, USA
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- Department of Physiology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI 53226, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI 53226, USA
- Department of Radiology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI 53226, USA
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Nandy S, Hagemann IS, Powell MA, Siegel C, Zhu Q. Quantitative multispectral ex vivo optical evaluation of human ovarian tissue using spatial frequency domain imaging. Biomed Opt Express 2018; 9:2451-2456. [PMID: 29761000 PMCID: PMC5946801 DOI: 10.1364/boe.9.002451] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2018] [Revised: 04/20/2018] [Accepted: 04/23/2018] [Indexed: 05/13/2023]
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About 85-90% of all ovarian cancers are carcinomas; these manifest clinically as mass-forming epithelial proliferations involving the ovary. In this study, a visible light spatial frequency domain imaging (SFDI) system was used for multispectral ex vivo imaging and quantitative evaluation of freshly excised benign and malignant human ovarian tissues. A total of 14 ovaries from 11 patients undergoing oophorectomy were investigated. Using a logistic regression model with seven significant spectral and spatial features extracted from SFDI images, a sensitivity of 94.06% and specificity of 93.53% were achieved for prediction of histologically confirmed invasive carcinoma.
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- Sreyankar Nandy
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO 63130, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Immunology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63130, USA
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- Division of Gynecologic Oncology, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO 63130, USA
- Department of Radiology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA
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Hassan H, Jaidka S, Dwyer VM, Hu S. Assessing blood vessel perfusion and vital signs through retinal imaging photoplethysmography. Biomed Opt Express 2018; 9:2351-2364. [PMID: 29760993 PMCID: PMC5946794 DOI: 10.1364/boe.9.002351] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2017] [Revised: 03/26/2018] [Accepted: 04/10/2018] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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One solution to the global challenge of increasing ocular disease is a cost-effective technique for rapid screening and assessment. Current ophthalmic imaging techniques, e.g. scanning and ocular blood flow systems, are expensive, complex to operate and utilize invasive contrast agents during assessment. The work presented here demonstrates a simple retinal imaging photoplethysmography (iPPG) system with the potential to provide screening, diagnosis, monitoring and assessment that is non-invasive, painless and radiationless. Time series of individual retinal blood vessel images, captured with an eye fundus camera, are processed using standard filtering, amplitude demodulation and principle component analysis (PCA) methods to determine the values of the heart rate (HR) and respiration rate (RR), which are in compliance with simultaneously obtained measurements using commercial pulse oximetry. It also seems possible that some information on the dynamic changes in oxygen saturation levels (SpO2) in a retinal blood vessel may also be obtained. As a consequence, the retinal iPPG modality system demonstrates a potential avenue for rapid ophthalmic screening, and even early diagnosis, against ocular disease without the need for fluorescent or contrast agents.
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- Harnani Hassan
- Photonics Engineering and Health Technology Research Group, Wolfson School of Mechanical, Electrical and Manufacturing Engineering, Loughborough University, Loughborough, Leicestershire, LE11 3TU,
UK
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- 4Eyes Optometrist, Student Union Building, Loughborough University, Loughborough, Leicestershire, LE11 3TU,
UK
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- Photonics Engineering and Health Technology Research Group, Wolfson School of Mechanical, Electrical and Manufacturing Engineering, Loughborough University, Loughborough, Leicestershire, LE11 3TU,
UK
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- Photonics Engineering and Health Technology Research Group, Wolfson School of Mechanical, Electrical and Manufacturing Engineering, Loughborough University, Loughborough, Leicestershire, LE11 3TU,
UK
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Masaki N, Okazaki S. Selective delivery of laser energy to ester bonds of triacylglycerol in lipid droplets of adipocyte using a quantum cascade laser. Biomed Opt Express 2018; 9:2095-2103. [PMID: 29760972 PMCID: PMC5946773 DOI: 10.1364/boe.9.002095] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2018] [Revised: 03/28/2018] [Accepted: 03/29/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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The recent development of quantum cascade lasers (QCLs) has facilitated the irradiation of a mid-infrared laser beam that is specifically absorbed by a target molecular bond. Aiming for a selective delivery of laser energy to a specific absorption at 1,738 cm-1 by the ester bonds of triacylglycerol (TAG), a QCL beam with a wavenumber of 1,710 cm-1 was irradiated to 3T3-L1 adipocytes and preadipocytes. Neutral red staining, and FITC-labeled annexin V and ethidium homodimer-III assays revealed the occurrence of adipocyte-specific cell death 24 h after QCL irradiation. The selective delivery of laser energy to endogenous molecules can affect biological processes in a living organism.
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Lihachev A, Lihacova I, Plorina EV, Lange M, Derjabo A, Spigulis J. Differentiation of seborrheic keratosis from basal cell carcinoma, nevi and melanoma by RGB autofluorescence imaging. Biomed Opt Express 2018; 9:1852-1858. [PMID: 29675324 PMCID: PMC5905929 DOI: 10.1364/boe.9.001852] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/29/2017] [Revised: 03/01/2018] [Accepted: 03/04/2018] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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A clinical trial on the autofluorescence imaging of skin lesions comprising 16 dermatologically confirmed pigmented nevi, 15 seborrheic keratosis, 2 dysplastic nevi, histologically confirmed 17 basal cell carcinomas and 1 melanoma was performed. The autofluorescence spatial properties of the skin lesions were acquired by smartphone RGB camera under 405 nm LED excitation. The diagnostic criterion is based on the calculation of the mean autofluorescence intensity of the examined lesion in the spectral range of 515 nm-700 nm. The proposed methodology is able to differentiate seborrheic keratosis from basal cell carcinoma, pigmented nevi and melanoma. The sensitivity and specificity of the proposed method was estimated as being close to 100%. The proposed methodology and potential clinical applications are discussed in this article.
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- Alexey Lihachev
- Institute of Atomic Physics and Spectroscopy, University of Latvia, Raina Blvd. 19, Riga LV-1586, Latvia
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- Institute of Atomic Physics and Spectroscopy, University of Latvia, Raina Blvd. 19, Riga LV-1586, Latvia
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- Institute of Atomic Physics and Spectroscopy, University of Latvia, Raina Blvd. 19, Riga LV-1586, Latvia
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- Institute of Atomic Physics and Spectroscopy, University of Latvia, Raina Blvd. 19, Riga LV-1586, Latvia
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- Riga Eastern University Hospital, Oncology Centre of Latvia, Hipokrata Street 4, Riga LV-1079, Latvia
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- Institute of Atomic Physics and Spectroscopy, University of Latvia, Raina Blvd. 19, Riga LV-1586, Latvia
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Laloš J, Gregorčič P, Jezeršek M. Observation of laser-induced elastic waves in agar skin phantoms using a high-speed camera and a laser-beam-deflection probe. Biomed Opt Express 2018; 9:1893-1905. [PMID: 29675327 PMCID: PMC5905932 DOI: 10.1364/boe.9.001893] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2018] [Revised: 03/06/2018] [Accepted: 03/20/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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We present an optical study of elastic wave propagation inside skin phantoms consisting of agar gel as induced by an Er:YAG (wavelength of 2.94 μm) laser pulse. A laser-beam-deflection probe is used to measure ultrasonic propagation and a high-speed camera is used to record displacements in ablation-induced elastic transients. These measurements are further analyzed with a custom developed image recognition algorithm utilizing the methods of particle image velocimetry and spline interpolation to determine point trajectories, material displacement and strain during the passing of the transients. The results indicate that the ablation-induced elastic waves propagate with a velocity of 1 m/s and amplitudes of 0.1 mm. Compared to them, the measured velocities of ultrasonic waves are much higher, within the range of 1.42-1.51 km/s, while their amplitudes are three orders of magnitude smaller. This proves that the agar gel may be used as a rudimental skin and soft tissue substitute in biomedical research, since its polymeric structure reproduces adequate soft-solid properties and its transparency for visible light makes it convenient to study with optical instruments. The results presented provide an insight into the distribution of laser-induced elastic transients in soft tissue phantoms, while the experimental approach serves as a foundation for further research of laser-induced mechanical effects deeper in the tissue.
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Zhang Y, Hou H, Zhang Y, Wang Y, Zhu L, Dong M, Liu Y. Tissue intrinsic fluorescence recovering by an empirical approach based on the PSO algorithm and its application in type 2 diabetes screening. Biomed Opt Express 2018; 9:1795-1808. [PMID: 29675320 PMCID: PMC5905924 DOI: 10.1364/boe.9.001795] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2017] [Revised: 02/25/2018] [Accepted: 02/26/2018] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
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In order to reduce the influence of scattering and absorption on tissue fluorescence spectra, after tissue fluorescence and diffuse reflectance in different tissue optical properties were simulated by the Monte Carlo method, a tissue intrinsic fluorescence recovering algorithm making use of diffuse reflectance spectrum was developed. The empirical parameters in the tissue intrinsic fluorescence recovering algorithm were coded as a particle in the solution domain, the classification performance was defined as the fitness, and then a particle swarm optimization (PSO) algorithm was established for empirical parameters optimization. The skin autofluorescence and diffuse reflectance spectra of 327 subjects were collected in Anhui Provincial Hospital. The skin intrinsic autofluorescence spectra were recovered by using the empirical approach and the integration area of the spectra were calculated as fluorescence intensity. Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) analysis for fluorescence intensity was applied to evaluate the classification performance in type 2 diabetes screening. In addition, a support vector machine (SVM) method was implemented to improve the performance of the classification. The results showed that the sensitivity and specificity were 32% and 76% respectively, and the area under the curve was 0.54 before recovering, while the sensitivity and specificity were 72% and 86% respectively, and the area under the curve was 0.86 after recovering. Furthermore, the sensitivity and specificity increased to 83% and 86% respectively when using linear SVM while 84% and 88%, respectively, when using nonlinear SVM. The results indicate that using the tissue fluorescence spectrum recovery algorithm based on PSO can improve the application of tissue fluorescence spectroscopy effectively.
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- Yuanzhi Zhang
- Institute of Applied Technology, Hefei Institutes of Physical Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Anhui Provincial Engineering Technology Research Center for Biomedical Optical Instrument, Hefei, Anhui 230088, China
- Wanjiang Center for Development of Emerging Industrial Technology, Tongling, Anhui 244000, China
- Authors contributed equally to this work
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- Institute of Applied Technology, Hefei Institutes of Physical Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Anhui Provincial Engineering Technology Research Center for Biomedical Optical Instrument, Hefei, Anhui 230088, China
- Authors contributed equally to this work
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- Institute of Applied Technology, Hefei Institutes of Physical Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Anhui Provincial Engineering Technology Research Center for Biomedical Optical Instrument, Hefei, Anhui 230088, China
- Wanjiang Center for Development of Emerging Industrial Technology, Tongling, Anhui 244000, China
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- Institute of Applied Technology, Hefei Institutes of Physical Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Anhui Provincial Engineering Technology Research Center for Biomedical Optical Instrument, Hefei, Anhui 230088, China
- Wanjiang Center for Development of Emerging Industrial Technology, Tongling, Anhui 244000, China
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- Institute of Applied Technology, Hefei Institutes of Physical Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Anhui Provincial Engineering Technology Research Center for Biomedical Optical Instrument, Hefei, Anhui 230088, China
- Wanjiang Center for Development of Emerging Industrial Technology, Tongling, Anhui 244000, China
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- Institute of Applied Technology, Hefei Institutes of Physical Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Anhui Provincial Engineering Technology Research Center for Biomedical Optical Instrument, Hefei, Anhui 230088, China
- Wanjiang Center for Development of Emerging Industrial Technology, Tongling, Anhui 244000, China
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- Institute of Applied Technology, Hefei Institutes of Physical Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Anhui Provincial Engineering Technology Research Center for Biomedical Optical Instrument, Hefei, Anhui 230088, China
- Wanjiang Center for Development of Emerging Industrial Technology, Tongling, Anhui 244000, China
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Chen PH, Wu CH, Chen YF, Yeh YC, Lin BH, Chang KW, Lai PY, Hou MC, Lu CL, Kuo WC. Combination of structural and vascular optical coherence tomography for differentiating oral lesions of mice in different carcinogenesis stages. Biomed Opt Express 2018; 9:1461-1476. [PMID: 29675295 PMCID: PMC5905899 DOI: 10.1364/boe.9.001461] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2018] [Revised: 02/27/2018] [Accepted: 02/27/2018] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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Differentiating between early malignancy and benign lesions in oral cavities is difficult using current optical tools. As has been shown in previous studies, microvascular changes in squamous epithelium can be regarded as a key marker for diagnosis. We propose the combination of structural and vascular optical coherence tomography (OCT) imaging for the investigation of disease related changes. Progressive thickness changes of epithelium and the destruction of underlying lamina propria was observed during cancer development in a 4- nitroquinoline-1-oxide (4NQO) mouse model. At the same time, microvascular changes in hyperplasia, dysplasia, carcinoma in situ and advanced cancer were observed. Findings from OCT imaging were compared with histology.
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- Ping-Hisen Chen
- Endoscopy Center for Diagnosis and Treatment, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei 112, Taiwan
- Faculty of Medicine, School of Medicine National Yang-Ming University School, Taipei 112, Taiwan
- Institute of Biophotonics, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei 112, Taiwan
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- Institute of Biophotonics, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei 112, Taiwan
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- Institute of Oral Biology, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei 112, Taiwan
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei 112, Taiwan
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- Institute of Biophotonics, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei 112, Taiwan
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- Institute of Oral Biology, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei 112, Taiwan
- Department of Dentistry, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei 112, Taiwan
- Department of Stomatology, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei 112, Taiwan
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- Institute of Biophotonics, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei 112, Taiwan
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- Endoscopy Center for Diagnosis and Treatment, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei 112, Taiwan
- Faculty of Medicine, School of Medicine National Yang-Ming University School, Taipei 112, Taiwan
- Department of Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei 112, Taiwan
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- Endoscopy Center for Diagnosis and Treatment, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei 112, Taiwan
- Faculty of Medicine, School of Medicine National Yang-Ming University School, Taipei 112, Taiwan
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- Institute of Biophotonics, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei 112, Taiwan
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Huang YX, Li L, Yang L, Zhang Y. Technique of laser chromosome welding for chromosome repair and artificial chromosome creation. Biomed Opt Express 2018; 9:1783-1794. [PMID: 29675319 PMCID: PMC5905923 DOI: 10.1364/boe.9.001783] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/22/2018] [Revised: 03/05/2018] [Accepted: 03/06/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Here we report a technique of laser chromosome welding that uses a violet pulse laser micro-beam for welding. The technique can integrate any size of a desired chromosome fragment into recipient chromosomes by combining with other techniques of laser chromosome manipulation such as chromosome cutting, moving, and stretching. We demonstrated that our method could perform chromosomal modifications with high precision, speed and ease of use in the absence of restriction enzymes, DNA ligases and DNA polymerases. Unlike the conventional methods such as de novo artificial chromosome synthesis, our method has no limitation on the size of the inserted chromosome fragment. The inserted DNA size can be precisely defined and the processed chromosome can retain its intrinsic structure and integrity. Therefore, our technique provides a high quality alternative approach to directed genetic recombination, and can be used for chromosomal repair, removal of defects and artificial chromosome creation. The technique may also have applicability on the manipulation and extension of large pieces of synthetic DNA.
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Han X, Yan S, Zang Z, Wei D, Cui HL, Du C. Label-free protein detection using terahertz time-domain spectroscopy. Biomed Opt Express 2018; 9:994-1005. [PMID: 29541499 PMCID: PMC5846544 DOI: 10.1364/boe.9.000994] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/17/2017] [Revised: 01/30/2018] [Accepted: 02/01/2018] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Protein analysis is the foundation to understanding the mechanisms of complex biological processes. As one of the most widely used techniques to determine protein species and contents, protein dot blot aids biology research but needs corresponding antibodies for marking. A label-free detection method based on terahertz time-domain spectroscopy (THz-TDS) is proposed and demonstrated to improve this traditional technology. A membrane loaded with protein samples is directly scanned using a transmission THz-TDS system for spectral imaging. Different kinds of proteins can be distinguished by the refractive index extracted from the THz transmission spectrum. The intensity or shade imaged with the THz transmission spectrum can help detect the protein quantitatively. The feasibility of this new protein assay is demonstrated by the results of systematic testing with actual samples prepared with the dot-blot protocol.
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- Xiaohui Han
- College of Instrumentation and Electrical Engineering, Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin, 130061, China
- Chongqing Key Laboratory of Multi-Scale Manufacturing Technology, Chongqing Institute of Green and Intelligent Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chongqing, 400714, China
- These authors contributed equally to this research
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- Chongqing Key Laboratory of Multi-Scale Manufacturing Technology, Chongqing Institute of Green and Intelligent Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chongqing, 400714, China
- These authors contributed equally to this research
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- College of Instrumentation and Electrical Engineering, Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin, 130061, China
- Chongqing Key Laboratory of Multi-Scale Manufacturing Technology, Chongqing Institute of Green and Intelligent Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chongqing, 400714, China
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- Chongqing Key Laboratory of Multi-Scale Manufacturing Technology, Chongqing Institute of Green and Intelligent Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chongqing, 400714, China
- School of Electronic Engineering, Dongguan University of Technology, Dongguan, Guangdong, 523808, China
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- College of Instrumentation and Electrical Engineering, Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin, 130061, China
- Chongqing Key Laboratory of Multi-Scale Manufacturing Technology, Chongqing Institute of Green and Intelligent Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chongqing, 400714, China
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- Chongqing Key Laboratory of Multi-Scale Manufacturing Technology, Chongqing Institute of Green and Intelligent Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chongqing, 400714, China
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Cha J, Broch A, Mudge S, Kim K, Namgoong JM, Oh E, Kim P. Real-time, label-free, intraoperative visualization of peripheral nerves and micro-vasculatures using multimodal optical imaging techniques. Biomed Opt Express 2018; 9. [PMID: 29541506 PMCID: PMC5846516 DOI: 10.1364/boe.9.001097] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/14/2023]
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Accurate, real-time identification and display of critical anatomic structures, such as the nerve and vasculature structures, are critical for reducing complications and improving surgical outcomes. Human vision is frequently limited in clearly distinguishing and contrasting these structures. We present a novel imaging system, which enables noninvasive visualization of critical anatomic structures during surgical dissection. Peripheral nerves are visualized by a snapshot polarimetry that calculates the anisotropic optical properties. Vascular structures, both venous and arterial, are identified and monitored in real-time using a near-infrared laser-speckle-contrast imaging. We evaluate the system by performing in vivo animal studies with qualitative comparison by contrast-agent-aided fluorescence imaging.
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- Jaepyeong Cha
- Sheikh Zyaed Institute for Pediatric Surgical Innovation, Children's National Health System, 111 Michigan Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20010, USA
- These authors contributed equally to this work
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- Sheikh Zyaed Institute for Pediatric Surgical Innovation, Children's National Health System, 111 Michigan Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20010, USA
- These authors contributed equally to this work
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- Sheikh Zyaed Institute for Pediatric Surgical Innovation, Children's National Health System, 111 Michigan Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20010, USA
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- Sheikh Zyaed Institute for Pediatric Surgical Innovation, Children's National Health System, 111 Michigan Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20010, USA
- Department of Surgery, Inje University Haeundae Paik Hospital, 875 Haeun-daero, Haeundae-gu, Busan 612-896, South Korea
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- Sheikh Zyaed Institute for Pediatric Surgical Innovation, Children's National Health System, 111 Michigan Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20010, USA
- Department of Surgery, Asan Medical Center, 88 Olympic-ro 43-gil, Songpa-gu, Seoul 138-736, South Korea
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- Sheikh Zyaed Institute for Pediatric Surgical Innovation, Children's National Health System, 111 Michigan Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20010, USA
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, The Johns Hopkins University, 3400 N. Charles Street, Baltimore, MD 21218, USA
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- Sheikh Zyaed Institute for Pediatric Surgical Innovation, Children's National Health System, 111 Michigan Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20010, USA
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Lin J, Shao L, Qiu S, Huang X, Liu M, Zheng Z, Lin D, Xu Y, Li Z, Lin Y, Chen R, Feng S. Application of a near-infrared laser tweezers Raman spectroscopy system for label-free analysis and differentiation of diabetic red blood cells. Biomed Opt Express 2018; 9:984-993. [PMID: 29541498 PMCID: PMC5846543 DOI: 10.1364/boe.9.000984] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/24/2017] [Revised: 01/11/2018] [Accepted: 01/15/2018] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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A home-made near-infrared laser tweezers Raman spectroscopy (LTRS) system was applied to detect hemoglobin variation in red blood cells (RBCs) from diabetes without exogenous labeling. Results showed significant spectral differences existed between the diabetic and normal RBCs, including the peaks dominated by protein components (e.g. 1003 cm-1) and heme groups (e.g. 753 cm-1) in RBCs, and accurate classification results for diabetes detection were obtained by linear discriminant analysis with 100% sensitivity (i.e. no false negatives in the study). This work indicated the great promise of LTRS as a label-free RBC analytical tool for improving the accurate detection of type II diabetes.
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- Jinyong Lin
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Fujian Cancer Hospital & Fujian Medical University Cancer Hospital, Fuzhou, Fujian, China
- Jinyong Lin and Lingdong Shao contributed equally to this work
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Fujian Cancer Hospital & Fujian Medical University Cancer Hospital, Fuzhou, Fujian, China
- Jinyong Lin and Lingdong Shao contributed equally to this work
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Fujian Cancer Hospital & Fujian Medical University Cancer Hospital, Fuzhou, Fujian, China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Fujian Cancer Hospital & Fujian Medical University Cancer Hospital, Fuzhou, Fujian, China
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- Key Laboratory of OptoElectronic Science and Technology for Medicine, Ministry of Education and Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory for Photonics Technology, Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou 350007, China
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- Key Laboratory of OptoElectronic Science and Technology for Medicine, Ministry of Education and Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory for Photonics Technology, Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou 350007, China
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- Key Laboratory of OptoElectronic Science and Technology for Medicine, Ministry of Education and Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory for Photonics Technology, Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou 350007, China
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- Key Laboratory of OptoElectronic Science and Technology for Medicine, Ministry of Education and Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory for Photonics Technology, Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou 350007, China
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- Key Laboratory of OptoElectronic Science and Technology for Medicine, Ministry of Education and Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory for Photonics Technology, Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou 350007, China
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- Provincial University Key Laboratory of Cellular Stress Response and Metabolic Regulation, College of Life Sciences, Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou, Fujian Province, 350117, China
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- Key Laboratory of OptoElectronic Science and Technology for Medicine, Ministry of Education and Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory for Photonics Technology, Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou 350007, China
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- Key Laboratory of OptoElectronic Science and Technology for Medicine, Ministry of Education and Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory for Photonics Technology, Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou 350007, China
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Lynnyk A, Lunova M, Jirsa M, Egorova D, Kulikov A, Kubinová Š, Lunov O, Dejneka A. Manipulating the mitochondria activity in human hepatic cell line Huh7 by low-power laser irradiation. Biomed Opt Express 2018; 9. [PMID: 29541521 PMCID: PMC5846531 DOI: 10.1364/boe.9.001283] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/10/2023]
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Low-power laser irradiation of red light has been recognized as a promising tool across a vast variety of biomedical applications. However, deep understanding of the molecular mechanisms behind laser-induced cellular effects remains a significant challenge. Here, we investigated mechanisms involved in the death process in human hepatic cell line Huh7 at a laser irradiation. We decoupled distinct cell death pathways targeted by laser irradiations of different powers. Our data demonstrate that high dose laser irradiation exhibited the highest levels of total reactive oxygen species production, leading to cyclophilin D-related necrosis via the mitochondrial permeability transition. On the contrary, low dose laser irradiation resulted in the nuclear accumulation of superoxide and apoptosis execution. Our findings offer a novel insight into laser-induced cellular responses, and reveal distinct cell death pathways triggered by laser irradiation. The observed link between mitochondria depolarization and triggering ROS could be a fundamental phenomenon in laser-induced cellular responses.
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- Anna Lynnyk
- Institute of Physics of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague, 18221, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Physics of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague, 18221, Czech Republic
- Institute for Clinical & Experimental Medicine (IKEM), Prague, 14021, Czech Republic
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- Institute for Clinical & Experimental Medicine (IKEM), Prague, 14021, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Physics of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague, 18221, Czech Republic
- Institute of Experimental Medicine of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague, 14220, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Physics of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague, 18221, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Physics of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague, 18221, Czech Republic
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Mustari A, Nakamura N, Kawauchi S, Sato S, Sato M, Nishidate I. RGB camera-based imaging of cerebral tissue oxygen saturation, hemoglobin concentration, and hemodynamic spontaneous low-frequency oscillations in rat brain following induction of cortical spreading depression. Biomed Opt Express 2018; 9:933-951. [PMID: 29541495 PMCID: PMC5846540 DOI: 10.1364/boe.9.000933] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2017] [Revised: 01/20/2018] [Accepted: 01/23/2018] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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To evaluate cerebral hemodynamics and spontaneous low-frequency oscillations (SLFOs) of cerebral blood flow in rat brain, we investigated an imaging method using a digital RGB camera. In this method, the RGB values were converted into tristimulus values in the CIE (Commission Internationale de l'Eclairage) XYZ color space, which is compatible with the common RGB working spaces. Monte Carlo simulation for light transport in tissue was then used to specify the relationship among the tristimulus XYZ values and the concentrations of oxygenated hemoglobin (CHbO), deoxygenated hemoglobin (CHbR), and total hemoglobin (CHbT) and cerebral tissue oxygen saturation (StO2). Applying the fast Fourier transform to each pixel of the sequential images of CHbT along the timeline, SLFOs of cerebral blood volume were visualized as a spatial map of power spectral density (PSD) at specific frequencies related to vasomotion. To confirm the feasibility of this method, we performed in vivo experiments using exposed rat brain during a cortical spreading depression (CSD) evoked by topical application of KCl. Cerebral hemodynamic responses to CSD such as initial hypoperfusion, profound hyperemia, and post-CSD oligemia and hypoxemia were successfully visualized with this method. At the transition to the hyperemia phase from hypoperfusion, CHbO and StO2 were significantly increased, which implied vasodilatation in arterioles and increased cerebral blood volume in response to CSD. In the wake of the hyperemic phase, CHbO and CHbT were significantly reduced to 25 ± 12% and 3.5 ± 1% of baseline, respectively, suggesting long-lasting vasoconstriction after CSD. In this persistent oligemia, StO2 significantly dropped to at most 23 ± 12% of the level before CSD, indicating long-lasting hypoxemia. The PSD value of SLFOs in CHbT for arteriole regions during CSD was significantly reduced to 28 ± 20% of baseline with respect to the pre-CSD level, which was correlated with the reduction in StO2. The results showed the possibility of RGB camera-based diffuse reflectance spectroscopy imaging for evaluating cerebral hemodynamics and SLFOs under normal and pathologic conditions.
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- Afrina Mustari
- Graduate School of Bio-Applications & Systems Engineering, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, 2-24-16 Naka-cho, Koganei, Tokyo 184-8588, Japan
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- Graduate School of Bio-Applications & Systems Engineering, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, 2-24-16 Naka-cho, Koganei, Tokyo 184-8588, Japan
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- Division of Bioinformation and Therapeutic Systems, National Defense Medical College Research Institute, 3-2 Namiki, Tokorozawa, Saitama 359-8513, Japan
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- Division of Bioinformation and Therapeutic Systems, National Defense Medical College Research Institute, 3-2 Namiki, Tokorozawa, Saitama 359-8513, Japan
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- Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Yamagata University, 4-3-16 Jonan, Yonezawa, Yamagata 992-8510, Japan
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- Graduate School of Bio-Applications & Systems Engineering, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, 2-24-16 Naka-cho, Koganei, Tokyo 184-8588, Japan
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Delgado-Mederos R, Gregori-Pla C, Zirak P, Blanco I, Dinia L, Marín R, Durduran T, Martí-Fàbregas J. Transcranial diffuse optical assessment of the microvascular reperfusion after thrombolysis for acute ischemic stroke. Biomed Opt Express 2018; 9:1262-1271. [PMID: 29541519 PMCID: PMC5846529 DOI: 10.1364/boe.9.001262] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2017] [Revised: 01/28/2018] [Accepted: 01/29/2018] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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In this pilot study, we have evaluated bedside diffuse optical monitoring combining diffuse correlation spectroscopy and near-infrared diffuse optical spectroscopy to assess the effect of thrombolysis with an intravenous recombinant tissue plasminogen activator (rtPA) on cerebral hemodynamics in an acute ischemic stroke. Frontal lobes of five patients with an acute middle cerebral artery occlusion were measured bilaterally during rtPA treatment. Both ipsilesional and contralesional hemispheres showed significant increases in cerebral blood flow, total hemoglobin concentration and oxy-hemoglobin concentration during the first 2.5 hours after rtPA bolus. The increases were faster and higher in the ipsilesional hemisphere. The results show that bedside optical monitoring can detect the effect of reperfusion therapy for ischemic stroke in real-time.
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- Raquel Delgado-Mederos
- Department of Neurology, Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, C. Sant Antoni M Claret 167, 08025, Barcelona, Spain
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- ICFO-Institut de Ciències Fotòniques, The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology, Av. Carl Friedrich Gauss 3, Castelldefels (Barcelona), 08860, Spain
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- ICFO-Institut de Ciències Fotòniques, The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology, Av. Carl Friedrich Gauss 3, Castelldefels (Barcelona), 08860, Spain
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- ICFO-Institut de Ciències Fotòniques, The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology, Av. Carl Friedrich Gauss 3, Castelldefels (Barcelona), 08860, Spain
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- Department of Neurology, Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, C. Sant Antoni M Claret 167, 08025, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Neurology, Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, C. Sant Antoni M Claret 167, 08025, Barcelona, Spain
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- ICFO-Institut de Ciències Fotòniques, The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology, Av. Carl Friedrich Gauss 3, Castelldefels (Barcelona), 08860, Spain
- Institució Catalana de Recerca i Estudis Avançats (ICREA), Passeig de Lluís Companys 23, 08010, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Neurology, Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, C. Sant Antoni M Claret 167, 08025, Barcelona, Spain
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Allen WM, Kennedy KM, Fang Q, Chin L, Curatolo A, Watts L, Zilkens R, Chin SL, Dessauvagie BF, Latham B, Saunders CM, Kennedy BF. Wide-field quantitative micro-elastography of human breast tissue. Biomed Opt Express 2018; 9:1082-1096. [PMID: 29541505 PMCID: PMC5846515 DOI: 10.1364/boe.9.001082] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/11/2017] [Revised: 01/30/2018] [Accepted: 01/31/2018] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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Currently, 20-30% of patients undergoing breast-conserving surgery require a second surgery due to insufficient surgical margins in the initial procedure. We have developed a wide-field quantitative micro-elastography system for the assessment of tumor margins. In this technique, we map tissue elasticity over a field-of-view of ~46 × 46 mm. We performed wide-field quantitative micro-elastography on thirteen specimens of freshly excised tissue acquired from patients undergoing a mastectomy. We present wide-field optical coherence tomography (OCT) images, qualitative (strain) micro-elastograms and quantitative (elasticity) micro-elastograms, acquired in 10 minutes. We demonstrate that wide-field quantitative micro-elastography can extend the range of tumors visible using OCT-based elastography by providing contrast not present in either OCT or qualitative micro-elastography and, in addition, can reduce imaging artifacts caused by a lack of contact between tissue and the imaging window. Also, we describe how the combined evaluation of OCT, qualitative micro-elastograms and quantitative micro-elastograms can improve the visualization of tumor.
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- Wes M. Allen
- BRITElab, Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research, QEII Medical Centre, Nedlands and Centre for Medical Research, The University of Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia, 6009, Australia
- Department of Electrical, Electronic & Computer Engineering, School of Engineering, The University of Western Australia, 35 Stirling Highway, Perth, Western Australia, 6009, Australia
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- BRITElab, Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research, QEII Medical Centre, Nedlands and Centre for Medical Research, The University of Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia, 6009, Australia
- Department of Electrical, Electronic & Computer Engineering, School of Engineering, The University of Western Australia, 35 Stirling Highway, Perth, Western Australia, 6009, Australia
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- BRITElab, Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research, QEII Medical Centre, Nedlands and Centre for Medical Research, The University of Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia, 6009, Australia
- Department of Electrical, Electronic & Computer Engineering, School of Engineering, The University of Western Australia, 35 Stirling Highway, Perth, Western Australia, 6009, Australia
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- BRITElab, Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research, QEII Medical Centre, Nedlands and Centre for Medical Research, The University of Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia, 6009, Australia
- Department of Electrical, Electronic & Computer Engineering, School of Engineering, The University of Western Australia, 35 Stirling Highway, Perth, Western Australia, 6009, Australia
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- BRITElab, Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research, QEII Medical Centre, Nedlands and Centre for Medical Research, The University of Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia, 6009, Australia
- Department of Electrical, Electronic & Computer Engineering, School of Engineering, The University of Western Australia, 35 Stirling Highway, Perth, Western Australia, 6009, Australia
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- BRITElab, Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research, QEII Medical Centre, Nedlands and Centre for Medical Research, The University of Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia, 6009, Australia
- School of Surgery, The University of Western Australia, 35 Stirling Highway, Perth, Western Australia, 6009, Australia
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- BRITElab, Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research, QEII Medical Centre, Nedlands and Centre for Medical Research, The University of Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia, 6009, Australia
- School of Surgery, The University of Western Australia, 35 Stirling Highway, Perth, Western Australia, 6009, Australia
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- Breast Centre, Fiona Stanley Hospital, 11 Robin Warren Drive, Murdoch, Western Australia, 6150, Australia
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- PathWest, Fiona Stanley Hospital, 11 Robin Warren Drive, Murdoch, Western Australia, 6150, Australia
- School of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, The University of Western Australia, 35 Stirling Highway, Perth, Western Australia, 6009, Australia
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- PathWest, Fiona Stanley Hospital, 11 Robin Warren Drive, Murdoch, Western Australia, 6150, Australia
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- School of Surgery, The University of Western Australia, 35 Stirling Highway, Perth, Western Australia, 6009, Australia
- Breast Centre, Fiona Stanley Hospital, 11 Robin Warren Drive, Murdoch, Western Australia, 6150, Australia
- Breast Clinic, Royal Perth Hospital, 197 Wellington Street, Perth, Western Australia, 6000, Australia
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- BRITElab, Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research, QEII Medical Centre, Nedlands and Centre for Medical Research, The University of Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia, 6009, Australia
- Department of Electrical, Electronic & Computer Engineering, School of Engineering, The University of Western Australia, 35 Stirling Highway, Perth, Western Australia, 6009, Australia
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Schulz-Hildebrandt H, Pieper M, Stehmar C, Ahrens M, Idel C, Wollenberg B, König P, Hüttmann G. Novel endoscope with increased depth of field for imaging human nasal tissue by microscopic optical coherence tomography. Biomed Opt Express 2018; 9:636-647. [PMID: 29552400 PMCID: PMC5854065 DOI: 10.1364/boe.9.000636] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/21/2017] [Revised: 12/29/2017] [Accepted: 01/08/2018] [Indexed: 05/13/2023]
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Intravital microscopy (IVM) offers the opportunity to visualize static and dynamic changes of tissue on a cellular level. It is a valuable tool in research and may considerably improve clinical diagnosis. In contrast to confocal and non-linear microscopy, optical coherence tomography (OCT) with microscopic resolution (mOCT) provides intrinsically cross-sectional imaging. Changing focus position is not needed, which simplifies especially endoscopic imaging. For in-vivo imaging, here we are presenting endo-microscopic OCT (emOCT). A graded-index-lens (GRIN) based 2.75 mm outer diameter rigid endoscope is providing 1.5 - 2 µm nearly isotropic resolution over an extended field of depth. Spherical and chromatic aberrations are used to elongate the focus length. Simulation of the OCT image formation, suggests a better overall image quality in this range compared to a focused Gaussian beam. Total imaging depth at a reduced sensitivity and lateral resolution is more than 200 µm. Using a frame rate of 80 Hz cross-sectional images of concha nasalis were demonstrated in humans, which could resolve cilial motion, cellular structures of the epithelium, vessels and blood cells. Mucus transport velocity was successfully determined. The endoscope may be used for diagnosis and treatment control of different lung diseases like cystic fibrosis or primary ciliary dyskinesia, which manifest already at the nasal mucosa.
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- Hinnerk Schulz-Hildebrandt
- Institute for Biomedical Optics, University of Lübeck, Peter-Monnik-Weg 4, 23562 Lübeck, Germany
- Airway Research Center North (ARCN), German Center for Lung Research (DZL), 22927 Großhansdorf, Germany
- Medical Laser Center Lübeck GmbH, Peter-Monnik-Weg 4, 23562 Lübeck, Germany
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- Airway Research Center North (ARCN), German Center for Lung Research (DZL), 22927 Großhansdorf, Germany
- Institute of Anatomy, University of Lübeck, Ratzeburger Allee 160, 23562 Lübeck, Germany
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- Institute for Biomedical Optics, University of Lübeck, Peter-Monnik-Weg 4, 23562 Lübeck, Germany
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- Institute for Biomedical Optics, University of Lübeck, Peter-Monnik-Weg 4, 23562 Lübeck, Germany
- Airway Research Center North (ARCN), German Center for Lung Research (DZL), 22927 Großhansdorf, Germany
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- ENT Clinics, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Ratzeburger Allee 160, 23562 Lübeck, Germany
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- Airway Research Center North (ARCN), German Center for Lung Research (DZL), 22927 Großhansdorf, Germany
- ENT Clinics, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Ratzeburger Allee 160, 23562 Lübeck, Germany
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- Airway Research Center North (ARCN), German Center for Lung Research (DZL), 22927 Großhansdorf, Germany
- Institute of Anatomy, University of Lübeck, Ratzeburger Allee 160, 23562 Lübeck, Germany
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- Institute for Biomedical Optics, University of Lübeck, Peter-Monnik-Weg 4, 23562 Lübeck, Germany
- Airway Research Center North (ARCN), German Center for Lung Research (DZL), 22927 Großhansdorf, Germany
- Medical Laser Center Lübeck GmbH, Peter-Monnik-Weg 4, 23562 Lübeck, Germany
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Shi Y, Liu W, Zheng H, Li Z, Shi X, Cai S, Jiao Z, Mao W, Xie J, Tian J, Wang F. Imaging of pre-mRNA splicing in living subjects using a genetically encoded luciferase reporter. Biomed Opt Express 2018; 9:518-528. [PMID: 29552390 PMCID: PMC5854055 DOI: 10.1364/boe.9.000518] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2017] [Revised: 12/13/2017] [Accepted: 12/20/2017] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Pre-mRNA splicing is an essential step in gene expression in most eukaryote genes. Here we present the feasibility of a genetically encoded luciferase reporter to monitor the pre-mRNA splicing process in living cells and animals. We showed that the splicing activity change induced by isoginkgetin could be readily visualized in vitro both in a dose and time dependent manner. Moreover, the pre-mRNA splicing process could be also obviously detected in mice by bioluminescence imaging and confirmed by RT-PCR. Our work provided a reporter system that allows high-throughput screening of chemical libraries to identify potential compounds leading to aberrant patterns of splicing.
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- Yaru Shi
- Engineering Research Center of Molecular and Neuro Imaging, Ministry of Education, School of Life Science and Technology, Xidian University, Xi’an, Shaanxi 710071, China
- Equal contribution
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Xijing Hospital, The Fourth Military Medical University, Xi’an, Shaanxi 710032, China
- Equal contribution
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- Engineering Research Center of Molecular and Neuro Imaging, Ministry of Education, School of Life Science and Technology, Xidian University, Xi’an, Shaanxi 710071, China
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- Engineering Research Center of Molecular and Neuro Imaging, Ministry of Education, School of Life Science and Technology, Xidian University, Xi’an, Shaanxi 710071, China
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- Engineering Research Center of Molecular and Neuro Imaging, Ministry of Education, School of Life Science and Technology, Xidian University, Xi’an, Shaanxi 710071, China
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- Engineering Research Center of Molecular and Neuro Imaging, Ministry of Education, School of Life Science and Technology, Xidian University, Xi’an, Shaanxi 710071, China
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- Engineering Research Center of Molecular and Neuro Imaging, Ministry of Education, School of Life Science and Technology, Xidian University, Xi’an, Shaanxi 710071, China
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- Engineering Research Center of Molecular and Neuro Imaging, Ministry of Education, School of Life Science and Technology, Xidian University, Xi’an, Shaanxi 710071, China
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- Engineering Research Center of Molecular and Neuro Imaging, Ministry of Education, School of Life Science and Technology, Xidian University, Xi’an, Shaanxi 710071, China
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- Engineering Research Center of Molecular and Neuro Imaging, Ministry of Education, School of Life Science and Technology, Xidian University, Xi’an, Shaanxi 710071, China
- CAS Key Laboratory of Molecular Imaging, Institute of Automation, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
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- Engineering Research Center of Molecular and Neuro Imaging, Ministry of Education, School of Life Science and Technology, Xidian University, Xi’an, Shaanxi 710071, China
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Jun SW, Kwon J, Chun SK, Lee HA, Lee J, Hwang DY, Dong CY, Kim CS. Modality switching between therapy and imaging based on the excitation wavelength dependence of dual-function agents in folic acid-conjugated graphene oxides. Biomed Opt Express 2018; 9:705-716. [PMID: 29552406 PMCID: PMC5854072 DOI: 10.1364/boe.9.000705] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/24/2017] [Revised: 01/12/2018] [Accepted: 01/16/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Owing to its near infrared (NIR) absorption, graphene oxide (GO) is promising for both photothermal (PT) therapy and multiphoton (MP) imaging. Novel therapy/imaging modality switching is proposed here based on the selected excitation wavelength of femtosecond (FS) laser. GO-based destruction of cancer cells is demonstrated when the laser power of 800-nm-wavelength FS laser is increased above 7 mW. However, GO-based imaging is mainly monitored without damaging the sample when using 1200-nm wavelength FS laser in the same laser power range. Folic acid (FA) conjugated graphene oxide (FA-GO) was synthesized for selective cancer cell targeting. Dual-function FA-GO-based cancer cell targeting agents were experimentally optimized to enable therapy/imaging modality switching.
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- Seung Won Jun
- Department of Cogno-Mechatronics Engineering, Pusan National University, Busan 46241, South Korea
- The first two authors contributed equally to this work
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- Department of Cogno-Mechatronics Engineering, Pusan National University, Busan 46241, South Korea
- The first two authors contributed equally to this work
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- Department of Cogno-Mechatronics Engineering, Pusan National University, Busan 46241, South Korea
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- Department of Biomaterials Science, Pusan National University, Miryang 50463, South Korea
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- Department of Cogno-Mechatronics Engineering, Pusan National University, Busan 46241, South Korea
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- Department of Biomaterials Science, Pusan National University, Miryang 50463, South Korea
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- Department of Physics, National Taiwan University, Taipei 10617, Taiwan
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- Department of Cogno-Mechatronics Engineering, Pusan National University, Busan 46241, South Korea
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Jagtap J, Sharma G, Parchur AK, Gogineni V, Bergom C, White S, Flister MJ, Joshi A. Methods for detecting host genetic modifiers of tumor vascular function using dynamic near-infrared fluorescence imaging. Biomed Opt Express 2018; 9:543-556. [PMID: 29552392 PMCID: PMC5854057 DOI: 10.1364/boe.9.000543] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2017] [Revised: 12/07/2017] [Accepted: 01/03/2018] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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Vascular supply is a critical component of the tumor microenvironment (TME) and is essential for tumor growth and metastasis, yet the endogenous genetic modifiers that impact vascular function in the TME are largely unknown. To identify the host TME modifiers of tumor vascular function, we combined a novel genetic mapping strategy [Consomic Xenograft Model] with near-infrared (NIR) fluorescence imaging and multiparametric analysis of pharmacokinetic modeling. To detect vascular flow, an intensified cooled camera based dynamic NIR imaging system with 785 nm laser diode based excitation was used to image the whole-body fluorescence emission of intravenously injected indocyanine green dye. Principal component analysis was used to extract the spatial segmentation information for the lungs, liver, and tumor regions-of-interest. Vascular function was then quantified by pK modeling of the imaging data, which revealed significantly altered tissue perfusion and vascular permeability that were caused by host genetic modifiers in the TME. Collectively, these data demonstrate that NIR fluorescent imaging can be used as a non-invasive means for characterizing host TME modifiers of vascular function that have been linked with tumor risk, progression, and response to therapy.
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- Jaidip Jagtap
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI 53226, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI 53226, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI 53226, USA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI 53226, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI 53226, USA
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- Department of Physiology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI 53226, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI 53226, USA
- Department of Radiology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI 53226, USA
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Ortega S, Fabelo H, Camacho R, de la Luz Plaza M, Callicó GM, Sarmiento R. Detecting brain tumor in pathological slides using hyperspectral imaging. Biomed Opt Express 2018; 9:818-831. [PMID: 29552415 PMCID: PMC5854081 DOI: 10.1364/boe.9.000818] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/08/2018] [Revised: 01/10/2018] [Accepted: 01/19/2018] [Indexed: 05/16/2023]
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Hyperspectral imaging (HSI) is an emerging technology for medical diagnosis. This research work presents a proof-of-concept on the use of HSI data to automatically detect human brain tumor tissue in pathological slides. The samples, consisting of hyperspectral cubes collected from 400 nm to 1000 nm, were acquired from ten different patients diagnosed with high-grade glioma. Based on the diagnosis provided by pathologists, a spectral library of normal and tumor tissues was created and processed using three different supervised classification algorithms. Results prove that HSI is a suitable technique to automatically detect high-grade tumors from pathological slides.
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- Samuel Ortega
- Institute for Applied Microelectronics (IUMA), University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (ULPGC), Campus de Tafira, 35017, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Las Palmas, Spain
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- Institute for Applied Microelectronics (IUMA), University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (ULPGC), Campus de Tafira, 35017, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Las Palmas, Spain
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- Department of Pathological Anatomy, University Hospital Dr. Negrín, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria. Barranco de la Ballena, 35010, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Las Palmas, Spain
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- Department of Pathological Anatomy, University Hospital Dr. Negrín, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria. Barranco de la Ballena, 35010, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Las Palmas, Spain
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- Institute for Applied Microelectronics (IUMA), University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (ULPGC), Campus de Tafira, 35017, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Las Palmas, Spain
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- Institute for Applied Microelectronics (IUMA), University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (ULPGC), Campus de Tafira, 35017, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Las Palmas, Spain
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Mazlin V, Xiao P, Dalimier E, Grieve K, Irsch K, Sahel JA, Fink M, Boccara AC. In vivo high resolution human corneal imaging using full-field optical coherence tomography. Biomed Opt Express 2018; 9:557-568. [PMID: 29552393 PMCID: PMC5854058 DOI: 10.1364/boe.9.000557] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2017] [Revised: 12/29/2017] [Accepted: 01/04/2018] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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We present the first full-field optical coherence tomography (FFOCT) device capable of in vivo imaging of the human cornea. We obtained images of the epithelial structures, Bowman's layer, sub-basal nerve plexus (SNP), anterior and posterior stromal keratocytes, stromal nerves, Descemet's membrane and endothelial cells with visible nuclei. Images were acquired with a high lateral resolution of 1.7 µm and relatively large field-of-view of 1.26 mm x 1.26 mm - a combination, which, to the best of our knowledge, has not been possible with other in vivo human eye imaging methods. The latter together with a contactless operation, make FFOCT a promising candidate for becoming a new tool in ophthalmic diagnostics.
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- Viacheslav Mazlin
- Institute Langevin, ESPCI PARIS, PSL Research University, 1 Rue Jussieu, Paris, 75005, France
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- Institute Langevin, ESPCI PARIS, PSL Research University, 1 Rue Jussieu, Paris, 75005, France
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- LLTech SAS, 29 Rue du Faubourg Saint Jacques, Paris, 75014, France
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- Vision Institute/CIC 1423, UPMC-Sorbonne Universities, UMR_S 968/INSERM, U968/CNRS, UMR_7210, 17 Rue Moreau, Paris, 75012, France
- Quinze-Vingts National Eye Hospital, 28 Rue de Charenton, Paris, 75012, France
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- Vision Institute/CIC 1423, UPMC-Sorbonne Universities, UMR_S 968/INSERM, U968/CNRS, UMR_7210, 17 Rue Moreau, Paris, 75012, France
- Quinze-Vingts National Eye Hospital, 28 Rue de Charenton, Paris, 75012, France
- Laboratory of Ophthalmic Instrument Development, The Wilmer Eye Institute, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 600 N Wolfe Street, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA
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- Vision Institute/CIC 1423, UPMC-Sorbonne Universities, UMR_S 968/INSERM, U968/CNRS, UMR_7210, 17 Rue Moreau, Paris, 75012, France
- Quinze-Vingts National Eye Hospital, 28 Rue de Charenton, Paris, 75012, France
- Department of Ophthalmology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, 3550 Terrace Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA
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- Institute Langevin, ESPCI PARIS, PSL Research University, 1 Rue Jussieu, Paris, 75005, France
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- Institute Langevin, ESPCI PARIS, PSL Research University, 1 Rue Jussieu, Paris, 75005, France
- LLTech SAS, 29 Rue du Faubourg Saint Jacques, Paris, 75014, France
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Iftimia N, Park J, Maguluri G, Krishnamurthy S, McWatters A, Sabir SH. Investigation of tissue cellularity at the tip of the core biopsy needle with optical coherence tomography. Biomed Opt Express 2018; 9:694-704. [PMID: 29552405 PMCID: PMC5854071 DOI: 10.1364/boe.9.000694] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2017] [Revised: 01/14/2018] [Accepted: 01/16/2018] [Indexed: 05/11/2023]
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We report the development and the pre-clinical testing of a new technology based on optical coherence tomography (OCT) for investigating tissue composition at the tip of the core biopsy needle. While ultrasound, computed tomography, and magnetic resonance imaging are routinely used to guide needle placement within a tumor, they still do not provide the resolution needed to investigate tissue cellularity (ratio between viable tumor and benign stroma) at the needle tip prior to taking a biopsy core. High resolution OCT imaging, however, can be used to investigate tissue morphology at the micron scale, and thus to determine if the biopsy core would likely have the expected composition. Therefore, we implemented this capability within a custom-made biopsy gun and evaluated its capability for a correct estimation of tumor tissue cellularity. A pilot study on a rabbit model of soft tissue cancer has shown the capability of this technique to provide correct evaluation of tumor tissue cellularity in over 85% of the cases. These initial results indicate the potential benefit of the OCT-based approach for improving the success of the core biopsy procedures.
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- Nicusor Iftimia
- Biomedical Optics Technologies Department, Physical Sciences Inc., Andover MA 01810, USA
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- Biomedical Optics Technologies Department, Physical Sciences Inc., Andover MA 01810, USA
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- Biomedical Optics Technologies Department, Physical Sciences Inc., Andover MA 01810, USA
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- Department of Pathology, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 1515 Holcombe Blvd, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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- Department of Interventional Radiology, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 1515 Holcombe Blvd, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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- Department of Interventional Radiology, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 1515 Holcombe Blvd, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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Zhou W, Kholiqov O, Chong SP, Srinivasan VJ. Highly parallel, interferometric diffusing wave spectroscopy for monitoring cerebral blood flow dynamics. Optica 2018; 5:518-527. [PMID: 30417035 PMCID: PMC6226099 DOI: 10.1364/optica.5.000518] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/07/2023]
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Light-scattering methods are widely used in soft matter physics and biomedical optics to probe dynamics in turbid media, such as diffusion in colloids or blood flow in biological tissue. These methods typically rely on fluctuations of coherent light intensity, and therefore cannot accommodate more than a few modes per detector. This limitation has hindered efforts to measure deep tissue blood flow with high speed, since weak diffuse light fluxes, together with low single-mode fiber throughput, result in low photon count rates. To solve this, we introduce multimode fiber (MMF) interferometry to the field of diffuse optics. In doing so, we transform a standard complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor (CMOS) camera into a sensitive detector array for weak light fluxes that probe deep in biological tissue. Specifically, we build a novel CMOS-based, multimode interferometric diffusing wave spectroscopy (iDWS) system and show that it can measure ∼20 speckles simultaneously near the shot noise limit, acting essentially as ∼20 independent photon-counting channels. We develop a matrix formalism, based on MMF mode field solutions and detector geometry, to predict both coherence and speckle number in iDWS. After validation in liquid phantoms, we demonstrate iDWS pulsatile blood flow measurements at 2.5 cm source-detector separation in the adult human brain in vivo. By achieving highly sensitive and parallel measurements of coherent light fluctuations with a CMOS camera, this work promises to enhance performance and reduce cost of diffuse optical instruments.
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- Wenjun Zhou
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of California Davis, Davis, California 95616, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of California Davis, Davis, California 95616, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of California Davis, Davis, California 95616, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of California Davis, Davis, California 95616, USA
- Department of Ophthalmology and Vision Science, University of California Davis School of Medicine, Sacramento, California 95817, USA
- Corresponding author:
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Van Gastel M, Stuijk S, De Haan G. Camera-based pulse-oximetry - validated risks and opportunities from theoretical analysis. Biomed Opt Express 2018; 9:102-119. [PMID: 29359090 PMCID: PMC5772567 DOI: 10.1364/boe.9.000102] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2017] [Revised: 11/10/2017] [Accepted: 11/27/2017] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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Camera-based pulse-oximetry has recently shown to be feasible, even when the signal is corrupted by noise and motion artifacts. Earlier work showed that using three instead of the common two wavelengths improves robustness of the measurement, however without a thorough investigation on the optimal wavelength selection. We therefore performed a search to identify these wavelengths to further improve the robustness of the measurement. Besides motion, it is empirically known that there are several other factors that influence the measurement leading to falsely-low or falsely-high SpO2 readings. These factors include the presence of dyshemoglobins or other species. In this paper, we use a theoretical skin-model to study how these factors influence the measurement, and how a proper wavelength selection can reduce the impact on the measurement. Additionally, we show that adding a third wavelength does not only improve robustness, but can also be exploited to create a reliability index for the measurement. Finally, we show that the presence of dyshemoglobins in arterial blood can not only be detected but also quantified. We illustrate this by comparing the estimated COHb levels of a small group of smokers and non-smokers, which typically have different CO-levels.
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- Mark Van Gastel
- Department of Electrical Engineering, Eindhoven University of Technology, PO Box 513, 5600MB, Eindhoven, The
Netherlands
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- Department of Electrical Engineering, Eindhoven University of Technology, PO Box 513, 5600MB, Eindhoven, The
Netherlands
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- Department of Electrical Engineering, Eindhoven University of Technology, PO Box 513, 5600MB, Eindhoven, The
Netherlands
- Philips Research, High Tech Campus 34, 5656AE, Eindhoven, The
Netherlands
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Dragojević T, Hollmann JL, Tamborini D, Portaluppi D, Buttafava M, Culver JP, Villa F, Durduran T. Compact, multi-exposure speckle contrast optical spectroscopy (SCOS) device for measuring deep tissue blood flow. Biomed Opt Express 2018; 9:322-334. [PMID: 29359106 PMCID: PMC5772585 DOI: 10.1364/boe.9.000322] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2017] [Revised: 12/14/2017] [Accepted: 12/14/2017] [Indexed: 05/19/2023]
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Speckle contrast optical spectroscopy (SCOS) measures absolute blood flow in deep tissue, by taking advantage of multi-distance (previously reported in the literature) or multi-exposure (reported here) approach. This method promises to use inexpensive detectors to obtain good signal-to-noise ratio, but it has not yet been implemented in a suitable manner for a mass production. Here we present a new, compact, low power consumption, 32 by 2 single photon avalanche diode (SPAD) array that has no readout noise, low dead time and has high sensitivity in low light conditions, such as in vivo measurements. To demonstrate the capability to measure blood flow in deep tissue, healthy volunteers were measured, showing no significant differences from the diffuse correlation spectroscopy. In the future, this array can be miniaturized to a low-cost, robust, battery operated wireless device paving the way for measuring blood flow in a wide-range of applications from sport injury recovery and training to, on-field concussion detection to wearables.
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- Tanja Dragojević
- ICFO-Institut de Ciències Fotòniques, The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology, Av. Carl Friedrich Gauss, 3, Castelldefels (Barcelona), 08860,
Spain
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- ICFO-Institut de Ciències Fotòniques, The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology, Av. Carl Friedrich Gauss, 3, Castelldefels (Barcelona), 08860,
Spain
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- Politecnico di Milano, Dipartimento di Elettronica, Informatione e Bioingegneria, Piazza Leonardo Da Vinci 32, Milan, 20133,
Italy
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- Politecnico di Milano, Dipartimento di Elettronica, Informatione e Bioingegneria, Piazza Leonardo Da Vinci 32, Milan, 20133,
Italy
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- Politecnico di Milano, Dipartimento di Elettronica, Informatione e Bioingegneria, Piazza Leonardo Da Vinci 32, Milan, 20133,
Italy
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- Department of Radiology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110,
USA
- Department of Physics, Washington University, St. Louis, MO 63130,
USA
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- Politecnico di Milano, Dipartimento di Elettronica, Informatione e Bioingegneria, Piazza Leonardo Da Vinci 32, Milan, 20133,
Italy
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- ICFO-Institut de Ciències Fotòniques, The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology, Av. Carl Friedrich Gauss, 3, Castelldefels (Barcelona), 08860,
Spain
- Institució Catalana de Recerca i Estudis Avançats (ICREA), 08015 Barcelona,
Spain
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Sakota D, Fujiwara T, Ohuchi K, Kuwana K, Yamazaki H, Kosaka R, Nishida M, Mizuno T, Arai H, Maruyama O. Development of a real-time and quantitative thrombus sensor for an extracorporeal centrifugal blood pump by near-infrared light. Biomed Opt Express 2018; 9:190-201. [PMID: 29359096 PMCID: PMC5772574 DOI: 10.1364/boe.9.000190] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2017] [Revised: 11/07/2017] [Accepted: 12/07/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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We developed an optical thrombus sensor for a monopivot extracorporeal centrifugal blood pump. In this study, we investigated its quantitative performance for thrombus detection in acute animal experiments of left ventricular assist using the pump on pathogen-free pigs. Optical fibers were set in the driver unit of the pump. The incident light at the near-infrared wavelength of 810 nm was aimed at the pivot bearing, and the resulting scattered light was guided to the optical fibers. The detected signal was analyzed to obtain the thrombus formation level. As a result, real-time and quantitative monitoring of the thrombus surface area on the pivot bearing was achieved with an accuracy of 3.6 ± 2.3 mm2. In addition, the sensing method using the near-infrared light was not influenced by changes in the oxygen saturation and the hematocrit. It is expected that the developed sensor will be useful for optimal anticoagulation management for long-term extracorporeal circulation therapies.
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- Daisuke Sakota
- Health Research Institute, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), 1-2-1 Namiki, Tsukuba-shi, Ibaraki 305-8564, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Tokyo Medical and Dental University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, 1-5-45 Yushima, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8519, Japan
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- Department of Advanced Surgical Technology Research and Development, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, 1-5-45 Yushima, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8519, Japan
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- Senko Medical Instrument Mfg. Co., Ltd., 3-23-13 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
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- Optquest Co., Ltd., 1335 Haraichi, Ageo-shi, Saitama 362-0021, Japan
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- Health Research Institute, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), 1-2-1 Namiki, Tsukuba-shi, Ibaraki 305-8564, Japan
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- Health Research Institute, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), 1-2-1 Namiki, Tsukuba-shi, Ibaraki 305-8564, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Tokyo Medical and Dental University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, 1-5-45 Yushima, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8519, Japan
- Department of Advanced Surgical Technology Research and Development, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, 1-5-45 Yushima, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8519, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Tokyo Medical and Dental University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, 1-5-45 Yushima, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8519, Japan
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- Health Research Institute, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), 1-2-1 Namiki, Tsukuba-shi, Ibaraki 305-8564, Japan
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Boitor R, Kong K, Shipp D, Varma S, Koloydenko A, Kulkarni K, Elsheikh S, Schut TB, Caspers P, Puppels G, van der Wolf M, Sokolova E, Nijsten TEC, Salence B, Williams H, Notingher I. Automated multimodal spectral histopathology for quantitative diagnosis of residual tumour during basal cell carcinoma surgery. Biomed Opt Express 2017; 8:5749-5766. [PMID: 29296502 PMCID: PMC5745117 DOI: 10.1364/boe.8.005749] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/22/2017] [Revised: 11/10/2017] [Accepted: 11/12/2017] [Indexed: 05/11/2023]
Abstract
Multimodal spectral histopathology (MSH), an optical technique combining tissue auto-fluorescence (AF) imaging and Raman micro-spectroscopy (RMS), was previously proposed for detection of residual basal cell carcinoma (BCC) at the surface of surgically-resected skin tissue. Here we report the development of a fully-automated prototype instrument based on MSH designed to be used in the clinic and operated by a non-specialist spectroscopy user. The algorithms for the AF image processing and Raman spectroscopy classification had been first optimised on a manually-operated laboratory instrument and then validated on the automated prototype using skin samples from independent patients. We present results on a range of skin samples excised during Mohs micrographic surgery, and demonstrate consistent diagnosis obtained in repeat test measurement, in agreement with the reference histopathology diagnosis. We also show that the prototype instrument can be operated by clinical users (a skin surgeon and a core medical trainee, after only 1-8 hours of training) to obtain consistent results in agreement with histopathology. The development of the new automated prototype and demonstration of inter-instrument transferability of the diagnosis models are important steps on the clinical translation path: it allows the testing of the MSH technology in a relevant clinical environment in order to evaluate its performance on a sufficiently large number of patients.
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- Radu Boitor
- School of Physics and Astronomy, University Park, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, NG7 2RD, UK
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- School of Physics and Astronomy, University Park, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, NG7 2RD, UK
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- School of Physics and Astronomy, University Park, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, NG7 2RD, UK
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- Circle Nottingham Ltd NHS Treatment Centre, Lister Road, Nottingham NG7 2FT, UK
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- Mathematics Department, Royal Holloway University of London, Egham, TW20 OEX, UK
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- Department of Pathology, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, QMC Campus, Derby Road, Nottingham, NG7 2UH, UK
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- Department of Pathology, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, QMC Campus, Derby Road, Nottingham, NG7 2UH, UK
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- Erasmus-University Medical Center Rotterdam, Department of Dermatology, The Netherlands
- RiverD International, Marconistraat 16, Rotterdam 3029 AK, The Netherlands
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- Erasmus-University Medical Center Rotterdam, Department of Dermatology, The Netherlands
- RiverD International, Marconistraat 16, Rotterdam 3029 AK, The Netherlands
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- Erasmus-University Medical Center Rotterdam, Department of Dermatology, The Netherlands
- RiverD International, Marconistraat 16, Rotterdam 3029 AK, The Netherlands
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- RiverD International, Marconistraat 16, Rotterdam 3029 AK, The Netherlands
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- Erasmus-University Medical Center Rotterdam, Department of Dermatology, The Netherlands
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- Centre of Evidence-Based Dermatology, Nottingham University Hospital NHS Trust, QMC Campus, Derby Road, NG7 2UH, UK
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- School of Physics and Astronomy, University Park, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, NG7 2RD, UK
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Tsakanova G, Arakelova E, Ayvazyan V, Ayvazyan A, Tatikyan S, Aroutiounian R, Dalyan Y, Haroutiunian S, Tsakanov V, Arakelyan A. Two-photon microscopy imaging of oxidative stress in human living erythrocytes. Biomed Opt Express 2017; 8:5834-5846. [PMID: 29296508 PMCID: PMC5745123 DOI: 10.1364/boe.8.005834] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/22/2017] [Revised: 11/05/2017] [Accepted: 11/20/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Red blood cells (RBCs) are known to be the most suitable cells to study oxidative stress, which is implicated in the etiopathology of many human diseases. The goal of the current study was to develop a new effective approach for assessing oxidative stress in human living RBCs using two-photon microscopy. To mimic oxidative stress in human living RBCs, an in vitro model was generated followed by two-photon microscopy imaging. The results revealed that oxidative stress is clearly visible on the two-photon microscopy images of RBCs under oxidative stress compared to no fluorescence in controls (P<0.0001). This novel approach for oxidative stress investigation in human living RBCs could efficiently be applied in clinical research and antioxidant compounds testing.
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- Gohar Tsakanova
- Institute of Molecular Biology of National Academy of Sciences of Republic of Armenia, 7 Hasratyan str., 0014, Yerevan, Armenia
- CANDLE Synchrotron Research Institute, 31 Acharyan str., 0040, Yerevan, Armenia
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- Institute of Molecular Biology of National Academy of Sciences of Republic of Armenia, 7 Hasratyan str., 0014, Yerevan, Armenia
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- Institute of Molecular Biology of National Academy of Sciences of Republic of Armenia, 7 Hasratyan str., 0014, Yerevan, Armenia
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- CANDLE Synchrotron Research Institute, 31 Acharyan str., 0040, Yerevan, Armenia
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- CANDLE Synchrotron Research Institute, 31 Acharyan str., 0040, Yerevan, Armenia
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- Institute of Molecular Biology of National Academy of Sciences of Republic of Armenia, 7 Hasratyan str., 0014, Yerevan, Armenia
- Yerevan State University, 1 Alex Manoogian str., 0025, Yerevan, Armenia
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- Yerevan State University, 1 Alex Manoogian str., 0025, Yerevan, Armenia
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- CANDLE Synchrotron Research Institute, 31 Acharyan str., 0040, Yerevan, Armenia
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- Institute of Molecular Biology of National Academy of Sciences of Republic of Armenia, 7 Hasratyan str., 0014, Yerevan, Armenia
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Raff AB, Seiler TG, Apiou-Sbirlea G. Bridging medicine and biomedical technology: enhance translation of fundamental research to patient care. Biomed Opt Express 2017; 8:5368-5373. [PMID: 29296473 PMCID: PMC5745088 DOI: 10.1364/boe.8.005368] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/14/2017] [Revised: 10/19/2017] [Accepted: 10/31/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
Abstract
The 'Bridging medicine and biomedical technology' special all-congress session took place for the first time at the OSA Biophotonics Congress: Optics in Life Sciences in 2017 (http://www.osa.org/enus/meetings/osa_meetings/optics_in_the_life_sciences/bridging_medicine_and_biomedical_technology_specia/). The purpose was to identify key challenges the biomedical scientists in academia have to overcome to translate their discoveries into clinical practice through robust collaborations with industry and discuss best practices to facilitate and accelerate the process. Our paper is intended to complement the session by providing a deeper insight into the concept behind the structure and the content we developed.
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- Adam B. Raff
- Wellman Center for Photomedicine, Massachusetts General Hospital Research Institute and Harvard Medical School, 40 Blossom Street, Boston, MA 02114, USA
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- Wellman Center for Photomedicine, Massachusetts General Hospital Research Institute and Harvard Medical School, 40 Blossom Street, Boston, MA 02114, USA
- Department of Ophthalmology, Inselspital, University of Bern, Freiburgstrasse, CH-3010, Bern, Switzerland
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- Wellman Center for Photomedicine, Massachusetts General Hospital Research Institute and Harvard Medical School, 40 Blossom Street, Boston, MA 02114, USA
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