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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Depth selectivity for the assessment of microstructure by polarization studies
A polarimetric imaging system capable of continuously selecting imaging depth in a turbid media is...
Biomedical Optics Express, Vol. 4 Issue 6, pp.958-966 (2013)

Digital holographic microscopy of the myelin figure structural dynamics and the effect of thermal gradient
Myelin figures (MFs) are cylindrical multilamellar lipid tubes that can be found in various healthy and...
Biomedical Optics Express, Vol. 4 Issue 6, pp.950-957 (2013)

Multimodal snapshot spectral imaging for oral cancer diagnostics: a pilot study
Optical imaging and spectroscopy have emerged as effective tools for detecting malignant changes associated...
Biomedical Optics Express, Vol. 4 Issue 6, pp.938-949 (2013)

Automatic cone photoreceptor segmentation using graph theory and dynamic programming
Geometrical analysis of the photoreceptor mosaic can reveal subclinical ocular pathologies. In this paper, we...
Biomedical Optics Express, Vol. 4 Issue 6, pp.924-937 (2013)

Talbot-defocus multiscan tomography using the synchrotron X-ray microscope to study the lacuno-canalicular network in mouse bone
The three-dimensional network of lacunae and canaliculi that regulates metabolism in bone contains osteocytes...
Biomedical Optics Express, Vol. 4 Issue 6, pp.917-923 (2013)

Chiral imaging of collagen by second-harmonic generation circular dichroism
We provide evidence that the chirality of collagen can give rise to strong second-harmonic generation...
Biomedical Optics Express, Vol. 4 Issue 6, pp.909-916 (2013)

Characterization and treatment monitoring of inflammatory arthritis by photoacoustic imaging: a study on adjuvant-induced arthritis rat model
Neovascularity also known as angiogenesis is an early feature of inflammatory arthritis disease. Therefore,...
Biomedical Optics Express, Vol. 4 Issue 6, pp.900-908 (2013)

Simple buffers for 3D STORM microscopy
3D STORM is one of the leading methods for super-resolution imaging, with resolution down to 10 nm in the...
Biomedical Optics Express, Vol. 4 Issue 6, pp.885-899 (2013)

Time-averaged fluorescence intensity analysis in fluorescence fluctuation polarization sensitive experiments
In fluorescence fluctuation polarization sensitive experiments, the limitations associated with detecting the...
Biomedical Optics Express, Vol. 4 Issue 6, pp.868-884 (2013)

Lowered threshold energy for femtosecond laser induced optical breakdown in a water based eye model by aberration correction with adaptive optics
In femtosecond laser ophthalmic surgery tissue dissection is achieved by photodisruption based on laser...
Biomedical Optics Express, Vol. 4 Issue 6, pp.852-867 (2013)

Characterizing optical properties of nano contrast agents by using cross-referencing OCT imaging
We report a cross-referencing method to quickly and accurately characterize the optical properties of...
Biomedical Optics Express, Vol. 4 Issue 6, pp.842-851 (2013)

Simultaneous spatial and temporal focusing for tissue ablation
Simultaneous spatial temporal focusing (SSTF) is used to deliver microjoule femtosecond pulses with low...
Biomedical Optics Express, Vol. 4 Issue 6, pp.831-841 (2013)

Impact on stereo-acuity of two presbyopia correction approaches: monovision and small aperture inlay
Some of the different currently applied approaches that correct presbyopia may reduce stereovision. In this...
Biomedical Optics Express, Vol. 4 Issue 6, pp.822-830 (2013)

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Topics in Current Issue

Vol. 4, Iss. 5 — May. 1, 2013  pp: 652–777

	Dentistry Applications (1)
	Endoscopes, Catheters and Micro-Optics (1)
	Image Reconstruction and Inverse Problems (1)
	Microscopy (1)
	Multimodal Imaging (1)
	Novel Light Sources, Optics, and Detectors (1)
	Optical Coherence Tomography (2)
	Optics of Tissue and Turbid Media (1)
	Spectroscopic Diagnostics (1)
	Vision and Visual Optics (1)

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Call for Papers

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

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Phantoms for the Performance Evaluation and Validation of Optical Medical Imaging Devices
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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

Advances in Optical Coherence Tomography, Photoacoustic Imaging, and Microscopy
	Xingde Li, Paul Beard, and Irene Georgakoudi Published

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