About the Journal

Biomedical Optics Express is OSA's principal outlet for serving the biomedical optics community with rapid, open-access, peer-reviewed papers related to optics, photonics and imaging in the life sciences. The journal scope encompasses theoretical modeling and simulations, technology development, and biomedical studies and clinical applications.

Editor-in-Chief: Joseph A. Izatt, Duke University
eISSN: 2156-7085
Frequency: Rapid article-at-a-time publication, Monthly issues

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Estimating soft tissue thickness from light-tissue interactions––a simulation study
Immobilization and marker-based motion tracking in radiation therapy often cause decreased patient comfort....
Biomedical Optics Express, Vol. 4 Issue 7, pp.1176-1187 (2013)

Multilayer thin-film phantoms for axial contrast transfer function measurement in optical coherence tomography
In optical coherence tomography (OCT), axial resolution is one of the most critical parameters impacting...
Biomedical Optics Express, Vol. 4 Issue 7, pp.1166-1175 (2013)

3D modeling to characterize lamina cribrosa surface and pore geometries using in vivo images from normal and glaucomatous eyes
En face adaptive optics scanning laser ophthalmoscope (AOSLO) images of the anterior lamina cribrosa surface...
Biomedical Optics Express, Vol. 4 Issue 7, pp.1153-1165 (2013)

Retinal layer segmentation of macular OCT images using boundary classification
Optical coherence tomography (OCT) has proven to be an essential imaging modality for ophthalmology and is...
Biomedical Optics Express, Vol. 4 Issue 7, pp.1133-1152 (2013)

Ultrahigh speed endoscopic optical coherence tomography using micromotor imaging catheter and VCSEL technology
We developed a micromotor based miniature catheter with an outer diameter of 3.2 mm for ultrahigh speed...
Biomedical Optics Express, Vol. 4 Issue 7, pp.1119-1132 (2013)

Direct identification of breast cancer pathologies using blind separation of label-free localized reflectance measurements
Breast tumors are blindly identified using Principal (PCA) and Independent Component Analysis (ICA) of...
Biomedical Optics Express, Vol. 4 Issue 7, pp.1104-1118 (2013)

Multiple contrast metrics from the measurements of a digital confocal microscope
We describe various methods to process the data collected with a digital confocal microscope (DCM) in order...
Biomedical Optics Express, Vol. 4 Issue 7, pp.1091-1103 (2013)

In vitro measurements of physiological glucose concentrations in biological fluids using mid-infrared light
Mid-infrared transmission spectroscopy using broadband mid-infrared or Quantum Cascade laser sources is used...
Biomedical Optics Express, Vol. 4 Issue 7, pp.1083-1090 (2013)

Integrated fluorescence correlation spectroscopy device for point-of-care clinical applications
We describe an optical system which reduces the cost and complexity of fluorescence correlation spectroscopy...
Biomedical Optics Express, Vol. 4 Issue 7, pp.1074-1082 (2013)

Three-dimensional mapping of oxygen tension in cortical arterioles before and after occlusion
Occlusions in single cortical microvessels lead to a reduction in oxygen supply, but this decrement has not...
Biomedical Optics Express, Vol. 4 Issue 7, pp.1061-1073 (2013)

A method for detecting forward scattering signals on-chip with a photonic-microfluidic integrated device
A photonic integrated microfluidic device is demonstrated to perform optical excitation and forward scatter...
Biomedical Optics Express, Vol. 4 Issue 7, pp.1051-1060 (2013)

Fiber-optic OCT sensor guided “SMART” micro-forceps for microsurgery
A handheld Smart Micromanipulation Aided Robotic-surgery Tool (SMART) micro-forceps guided by a fiber-optic...
Biomedical Optics Express, Vol. 4 Issue 7, pp.1045-1050 (2013)

Versatile optical coherence tomography for imaging the human eye
We demonstrated the feasibility of a CMOS-based spectral domain OCT (SD-OCT) for versatile ophthalmic...
Biomedical Optics Express, Vol. 4 Issue 7, pp.1031-1044 (2013)

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Topics in Current Issue

Vol. 4, Iss. 6 — Jun. 1, 2013  pp: 778–977

	Diffuse Optical Imaging (1)
	Image Processing (2)
	Laser-Tissue Interactions (2)
	Microscopy (4)
	Multimodal Imaging (1)
	Optical Coherence Tomography (2)
	Optics in Cancer Research (1)
	Photoacoustic Imaging and Spectroscopy (1)
	Spectroscopic Diagnostics (1)
	Vision and Visual Optics (1)
	X-Ray Microscopy and Imaging (1)

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Call for Papers

Advances in Optics for Biotechnology, Medicine and Surgery

Maryann Fitzmaurice and James Tunnell Submission Deadline: 31 July 2013

Bio-Optics: Design and Application

Guoqiang Li and Rongguang Liang Submission Deadline: 15 June 2013

Optical Trapping Applications

Carlos Lopez-Mariscal and David McGloin Submission Deadline: 15 June 2013

Novel Techniques in Microscopy

Jerome Mertz and Eric Potma Submission Deadline: 15 June 2013

Optical Molecular Probes, Imaging, and Drug Delivery

Paul Campagnola, Paul French, Irene Georgakoudi, and Mary-Ann Mycek Submission Deadline: 15 June 2013

Published

BIOMED 2012
	Vadim Backman, Stanislav Emelianov, Christoph Hitzenberger, Brian Pogue, Peter So, and Valery Tuchin Published

Phantoms for the Performance Evaluation and Validation of Optical Medical Imaging Devices
	Robert J. Nordstrom, Jeeseong Hwang, and Jessica Ramella-Roman Published

Advances in Optics for Biotechnology, Medicine and Surgery
	Irving Bigio, Daniel Elson, Elizabeth Hillman, Richard Levenson, and Peter So Published

In vivo Microcirculation Imaging
	Andrew Dunn, Rainer Leitgeb, Ruikang K. Wang, Hao F. Zhang Published

Cellular Imaging of the Retina
	Joseph Carroll, Michael Pircher, Robert J. Zawadzki Published

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