OpticsInfoBase

Functionalizing Low-density Lipoprotein Nanoparticles for In Vivo Near-Infrared Optical Imaging of Cancer

• Abstract
•  | Full Text: PDF

• European Conference on Biomedical Optics (ECBO) 2007 paper: 6626_10
• Proceedings of SPIE-OSA Biomedical Optics
• Corbin, Ian R; Chen, Juan; Li, Hui; Cao, Weiguo; Zheng, Gang
• Low density lipoproteins (LDL) have long been recognized as a potential delivery system for exogenous agents. Imaging agents or drugs can be attached to LDL ...

Synthesis, functionalization and characterization of rod-shaped gold nanoparticles as potential optical contrast agents

• Abstract
•  | Full Text: PDF

• European Conference on Biomedical Optics (ECBO) 2007 paper: 6626_11
• Proceedings of SPIE-OSA Biomedical Optics
• Rayavarapu, R G; Petersen, W; Gac, S Le; Ungureanu, C; Leeuwen, T G van; Manohar, S
• Gold nanoparticles exhibit intense and narrow optical extinction bands due to the phenomenon of plasmon resonance making them useful as contrast agents for ...

Autofluorescence removal from fluorescence tomography data usingmultispectral imaging

• Abstract
•  | Full Text: PDF

• European Conference on Biomedical Optics (ECBO) 2007 paper: 6626_14
• Proceedings of SPIE-OSA Biomedical Optics
• Psycharakis, Stylianos; Zacharakis, Giannis; Garofalakis, Anikitos; Favicchio, Rosy; Ripoll, Jorge
• Autofluorescence has been a significant disadvantage when dealing with tomographic imaging of biological samples or tissue phantoms. Consequently, the ...

Time-resolved scanning system for double reflectance and transmittance fluorescence imaging of small animals.

• Abstract
•  | Full Text: PDF

• European Conference on Biomedical Optics (ECBO) 2007 paper: 6626_17
• Proceedings of SPIE-OSA Biomedical Optics
• Brambilla, Marco; Spinelli, Lorenzo; Pifferi, Antonio; Torricelli, Alessandro; Cubeddu, Rinaldo
• We developed a time-resolved scanning system for fluorescence molecular imaging in diffusive media, such as biological tissues. In the present work the ...

Applying Time-Dependent Data for Fluorescence Tomography

• Abstract
•  | Full Text: PDF

• European Conference on Biomedical Optics (ECBO) 2007 paper: 6626_19
• Proceedings of SPIE-OSA Biomedical Optics
• Schulz, Ralf B; Schweiger, Martin; D'Andrea, Cosimo; Valentini, Gianluca; Peter, Jörg; Cubeddu, Rinaldo; Arridge, Simon; Semmler, Wolfhard
• Can time-resolved, high-resolution data as acquired by an intensified gated CCD camera (ICCD) aid in the tomographic reconstruction of fluorescence ...

Activatable quantum dots for mouse non invasive fluorescence imaging

• Abstract
•  | Full Text: PDF

• European Conference on Biomedical Optics (ECBO) 2007 paper: 6626_22
• Proceedings of SPIE-OSA Biomedical Optics
• Marchand, Jessica; Silva, Anabela Da; Josserand, Véronique; Texier, Isabelle
• Non invasive near infrared fluorescence imaging of mice models is a very attractive tool for fastening the development of new therapeutics. Two...

Molecular targeting as a contrast agent mechanism for fluorescence endoscopy

• Abstract
•  | Full Text: PDF

• European Conference on Biomedical Optics (ECBO) 2007 paper: 6626_23
• Proceedings of SPIE-OSA Biomedical Optics
• Healey, A J; Bendiksen, R; Tornes, A; Johannesen, E
• Several mechanisms of action can be employed for a molecular imaging contrast agent for use with endoscopy. Targeting of cell surface molecules...

Correlation between direct microscopy and FDG-PET in the study of cerebral blood flow in rats

• Abstract
•  | Full Text: PDF

• European Conference on Biomedical Optics (ECBO) 2007 paper: 6626_25
• Proceedings of SPIE-OSA Biomedical Optics
• Blagosklonov, Oleg; Podoprigora, Guennady I; Pushkin, Sergey V; Nartsissov, Yaroslav R; Comas, Laurent; Cardot, Jean-Claude; Boulahdour, Hatem
• Isotope studies provide valuable data about an organ's function in vivo. Thanks to positron emission tomography (PET) using the radiolabeled ...

Multiresolution transform denoising and segmentation of single molecule motility image series

• Abstract
•  | Full Text: PDF

• European Conference on Biomedical Optics (ECBO) 2007 paper: 6626_26
• Proceedings of SPIE-OSA Biomedical Optics
• Wegner, F v; Ober, T; Weber, C; Friedrich, O; Fink, R H A; Vogel, M
• We present a multiresolution transform-based method for the extraction of moving filament trajectories from single molecule motility data....

Fluorescence diffuse tomography for detection of RFP-expressed tumors in small animals

• Abstract
•  | Full Text: PDF

• European Conference on Biomedical Optics (ECBO) 2007 paper: 6626_27
• Proceedings of SPIE-OSA Biomedical Optics
• Turchin, Ilya V; Savitsky, Alexander P; Kamensky, Vladislav A; Plehanov, Vladimir I; Orlova, Anna G; Kleshnin, Mikhail S; Shirmanova, Marina V; Fix, Ilya I; Popov, Vladimir O
• Capabilities of tumor detection by different optical methods can be significantly improved by labeling of tumors with fluorescent markers. Creation of ...

Three-dimensional optical metrology and models for non-contact diffuse optical tomography of small animals

• Abstract
•  | Full Text: PDF

• European Conference on Biomedical Optics (ECBO) 2007 paper: 6626_29
• Proceedings of SPIE-OSA Biomedical Optics
• Comtois, Maxime; Bérubé-Lauzière, Yves
• We introduce a novel approach for calibrating an axis of rotation in a 3D optical metrology system. The system uses a stereo camera pair, along with rotation ...

Optical properties of green fluorescent proteins and their applications on virus infection

• Abstract
•  | Full Text: PDF

• European Conference on Biomedical Optics (ECBO) 2007 paper: 6626_5
• Proceedings of SPIE-OSA Biomedical Optics
• Lee, Ja-Yun; Kao, Chia-Yun; Chen, Ying-Ju; Wu, Tzong-Yuan; Hsu, I-Jen
• Exogenous fluorescent agents such as green fluorescent protein (GFP) have been widely used as biological indicators in bioimaging techniques. Although GFP and its ...

Post mortem evaluation of a new approach for quantitative bioluminescence imaging in small animals

• Abstract
•  | Full Text: PDF

• European Conference on Biomedical Optics (ECBO) 2007 paper: 6626_7
• Proceedings of SPIE-OSA Biomedical Optics
• Comsa, D C; Farrell, T J; Patterson, M S
• We report the performance of a simple method for making quantitative bioluminescence measurements of a point-like source embedded in small animals. In ...

Spectral unmixing of multi-color tissue specific in vivo fluorescence in mice

• Abstract
•  | Full Text: PDF

• European Conference on Biomedical Optics (ECBO) 2007 paper: 6626_8
• Proceedings of SPIE-OSA Biomedical Optics
• Zacharakis, Giannis; Favicchio, Rosy; Garofalakis, Anikitos; Psycharakis, Stylianos; Mamalaki, Clio; Ripoll, Jorge
• Fluorescence Molecular Tomography (FMT) has emerged as a powerful tool for monitoring biological functions in vivo in small animals. It...

Dynamic imaging of penetration and decontamination after chemical eye burn using optical coherence tomography

• Abstract
•  | Full Text: PDF

• European Conference on Biomedical Optics (ECBO) 2007 paper: 6627_10
• Proceedings of SPIE-OSA Biomedical Optics
• Spöler, Felix; Först, Michael; Kurz, Heinrich; Frentz, Markus; Schrage, Norbert F
• For chemical burns a considerable lack of methods exists for defining penetration kinetics and effects of decontamination within biological structures. We ...

Investigation of murine Vasodynamics by Fourier Domain Optical Coherence Tomography

• Abstract
•  | Full Text: PDF

• European Conference on Biomedical Optics (ECBO) 2007 paper: 6627_12
• Proceedings of SPIE-OSA Biomedical Optics
• Meißner, Sven; Müller, Gregor; Walther, Julia; Krüger, Alexander; Cuevas, Maximiliano; Eichhorn, Birgit; Ravens, Ursula; Morawietz, Henning; Koch, Edmund
• In vivo imaging of blood vessels obtain useful insights in characterizing the dynamics of vasoconstriction and vasodilation. Fourier domain ...

Robust intravascular optical coherence elastography driven by acoustic radiation pressure

• Abstract
•  | Full Text: PDF

• European Conference on Biomedical Optics (ECBO) 2007 paper: 6627_13
• Proceedings of SPIE-OSA Biomedical Optics
• Soest, Gijs van; Bouchard, Richard R; Mastik, Frits; Jong, Nico de; Steen, Anton F W van der
• High strain spots in the vessel wall indicate the presence of vulnerable plaques. The majority of acute cardiovascular events are preceded by rupture of such ...

Phase retardation measurement of retinal nerve fiber layer using polarization-sensitive spectral domain optical coherence tomography and scanning laser polarimetry

• Abstract
•  | Full Text: PDF

• European Conference on Biomedical Optics (ECBO) 2007 paper: 6627_16
• Proceedings of SPIE-OSA Biomedical Optics
• Yamanari, Masahiro; Miura, Masahiro; Makita, Shuichi; Yatagai, Toyohiko; Yasuno, Yoshiaki
• Phase retardation of retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL) is measured by polarization-sensitive spectral domain optical coherence tomography (PS-SD-OCT) and ...

Intensity based quantification of fast retinal blood flow in 3D via high resolution resonant Doppler spectral OCT

• Abstract
•  | Full Text: PDF

• European Conference on Biomedical Optics (ECBO) 2007 paper: 6627_17
• Proceedings of SPIE-OSA Biomedical Optics
• Michaely, R; Bachmann, A H; Villiger, M L; Blatter, C; Lasser, T; Leitgeb, R A
• Resonant Doppler Fourier Domain Optical Coherence Tomography is a functional imaging modality for quantifying fast tissue flow. The method profits from the ...

Novel Superluminescent Diodes and SLD-based Light Sources for Optical Coherence Tomography.

• Abstract
•  | Full Text: PDF

• European Conference on Biomedical Optics (ECBO) 2007 paper: 6627_2
• Proceedings of SPIE-OSA Biomedical Optics
• Andreeva, E V; Lapin, P I; Prokhorov, V V; Shidlovski, V R; Shramenko, M V; Yakubovich, S D
• Performance characteristics of recently developed superluminescent diodes (SLDs) based on double quantum-well (InGa)As heterostructure and InAs/AlGaAs/GaAs ...