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Lechpammer M, Todd A, Tang V, Morningstar T, Borowsky A, Shahlaie K, Kintner JA, McPherson JD, Bishop JW, Fereidouni F, Harmany ZT, Coley N, Zagzag D, Wong JWH, Tao J, Hesson LB, Burnett L, Levenson R. Neuropathological Applications of Microscopy with Ultraviolet Surface Excitation (MUSE): A Concordance Study of Human Primary and Metastatic Brain Tumors. Brain Sci 2024; 14:108. [PMID: 38275528 PMCID: PMC10813539 DOI: 10.3390/brainsci14010108] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/27/2023] [Revised: 01/10/2024] [Accepted: 01/16/2024] [Indexed: 01/27/2024] Open
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Whereas traditional histology and light microscopy require multiple steps of formalin fixation, paraffin embedding, and sectioning to generate images for pathologic diagnosis, Microscopy using Ultraviolet Surface Excitation (MUSE) operates through UV excitation on the cut surface of tissue, generating images of high resolution without the need to fix or section tissue and allowing for potential use for downstream molecular tests. Here, we present the first study of the use and suitability of MUSE microscopy for neuropathological samples. MUSE images were generated from surgical biopsy samples of primary and metastatic brain tumor biopsy samples (n = 27), and blinded assessments of diagnoses, tumor grades, and cellular features were compared to corresponding hematoxylin and eosin (H&E) images. A set of MUSE-treated samples subsequently underwent exome and targeted sequencing, and quality metrics were compared to those from fresh frozen specimens. Diagnostic accuracy was relatively high, and DNA and RNA integrity appeared to be preserved for this cohort. This suggests that MUSE may be a reliable method of generating high-quality diagnostic-grade histologic images for neuropathology on a rapid and sample-sparing basis and for subsequent molecular analysis of DNA and RNA.
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- Mirna Lechpammer
- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of California Davis Health, Sacramento, CA 95817, USA; (A.T.); (V.T.); (T.M.); (A.B.); (J.A.K.); (J.W.B.); (F.F.); (Z.T.H.); (N.C.); (R.L.)
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, New York University Langone Medical Center, New York, NY 10016, USA
- Pathology and Laboratory Operations, Foundation Medicine, Inc., Cambridge, MA 02141, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of California Davis Health, Sacramento, CA 95817, USA; (A.T.); (V.T.); (T.M.); (A.B.); (J.A.K.); (J.W.B.); (F.F.); (Z.T.H.); (N.C.); (R.L.)
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of California Davis Health, Sacramento, CA 95817, USA; (A.T.); (V.T.); (T.M.); (A.B.); (J.A.K.); (J.W.B.); (F.F.); (Z.T.H.); (N.C.); (R.L.)
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of California Davis Health, Sacramento, CA 95817, USA; (A.T.); (V.T.); (T.M.); (A.B.); (J.A.K.); (J.W.B.); (F.F.); (Z.T.H.); (N.C.); (R.L.)
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of California Davis Health, Sacramento, CA 95817, USA; (A.T.); (V.T.); (T.M.); (A.B.); (J.A.K.); (J.W.B.); (F.F.); (Z.T.H.); (N.C.); (R.L.)
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University of California Davis Health, Sacramento, CA 95817, USA;
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of California Davis Health, Sacramento, CA 95817, USA; (A.T.); (V.T.); (T.M.); (A.B.); (J.A.K.); (J.W.B.); (F.F.); (Z.T.H.); (N.C.); (R.L.)
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine, University of California Davis Health, Sacramento, CA 95817, USA;
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of California Davis Health, Sacramento, CA 95817, USA; (A.T.); (V.T.); (T.M.); (A.B.); (J.A.K.); (J.W.B.); (F.F.); (Z.T.H.); (N.C.); (R.L.)
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of California Davis Health, Sacramento, CA 95817, USA; (A.T.); (V.T.); (T.M.); (A.B.); (J.A.K.); (J.W.B.); (F.F.); (Z.T.H.); (N.C.); (R.L.)
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of California Davis Health, Sacramento, CA 95817, USA; (A.T.); (V.T.); (T.M.); (A.B.); (J.A.K.); (J.W.B.); (F.F.); (Z.T.H.); (N.C.); (R.L.)
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of California Davis Health, Sacramento, CA 95817, USA; (A.T.); (V.T.); (T.M.); (A.B.); (J.A.K.); (J.W.B.); (F.F.); (Z.T.H.); (N.C.); (R.L.)
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- Departments of Pathology and Neurosurgery, New York University Langone Medical Center, New York, NY 10016, USA;
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- School of Biomedical Sciences, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Pok Fu Lam, Hong Kong SAR, China;
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- Kinghorn Centre for Clinical Genomics, Garvan Institute of Medical Research, Darlinghurst NSW 2010, Australia; (J.T.); (L.B.H.); (L.B.)
- School of Clinical Medicine, University of New South Wales Sydney, St Vincent’s Healthcare Clinical Campus, Darlinghurst NSW 2010, Australia
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- Kinghorn Centre for Clinical Genomics, Garvan Institute of Medical Research, Darlinghurst NSW 2010, Australia; (J.T.); (L.B.H.); (L.B.)
- Department of Molecular Genetics, Douglass Hanly Moir Pathology, Macquarie Park NSW 2113, Australia
- School of Clinical Medicine, University of New South Wales Sydney, Randwick NSW 2052, Australia
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- Kinghorn Centre for Clinical Genomics, Garvan Institute of Medical Research, Darlinghurst NSW 2010, Australia; (J.T.); (L.B.H.); (L.B.)
- School of Clinical Medicine, University of New South Wales Sydney, St Vincent’s Healthcare Clinical Campus, Darlinghurst NSW 2010, Australia
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of California Davis Health, Sacramento, CA 95817, USA; (A.T.); (V.T.); (T.M.); (A.B.); (J.A.K.); (J.W.B.); (F.F.); (Z.T.H.); (N.C.); (R.L.)
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Guo J, Artur C, Womack T, Eriksen JL, Mayerich D. Multiplex protein-specific microscopy with ultraviolet surface excitation. BIOMEDICAL OPTICS EXPRESS 2020; 11:99-108. [PMID: 32010503 PMCID: PMC6968765 DOI: 10.1364/boe.11.000099] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/27/2019] [Revised: 11/27/2019] [Accepted: 11/30/2019] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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Immunohistochemical techniques, such as immunofluorescence (IF) staining, enable microscopic imaging of local protein expression within tissue samples. Molecular profiling enabled by IF is critical to understanding pathogenesis and is often involved in complex diagnoses. A recent innovation, known as microscopy with ultraviolet surface excitation (MUSE), uses deep ultraviolet (≈280 nm) illumination to excite labels at the tissue surface, providing equivalent images without fixation, embedding, and sectioning. However, MUSE has not yet been integrated into traditional IF pipelines. This limits its application in more complex diagnoses that rely on protein-specific markers. This paper aims to broaden the applicability of MUSE to multiplex immunohistochemistry using quantum dot nanoparticles. We demonstrate the advantages of quantum dot labels for protein-specific MUSE imaging on both paraffin-embedded and intact tissue, significantly expanding MUSE applicability to protein-specific applications. Furthermore, with recent innovations in three-dimensional ultraviolet fluorescence microscopy, this opens the door to three-dimensional IF imaging with quantum dots using ultraviolet excitation.
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- Jiaming Guo
- University of Houston, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Houston, TX 77004, USA
- These authors contributed equally to this work
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- University of Houston, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Houston, TX 77004, USA
- These authors contributed equally to this work
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- University of Houston, Department of Pharmacology, Houston, TX 77004, USA
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- University of Houston, Department of Pharmacology, Houston, TX 77004, USA
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- University of Houston, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Houston, TX 77004, USA
- University of Houston, NSF I/UCRC BRAIN Center, Houston, TX 77004, USA
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Deep-UV excitation fluorescence microscopy for detection of lymph node metastasis using deep neural network. Sci Rep 2019; 9:16912. [PMID: 31729459 PMCID: PMC6858352 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-53405-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/14/2019] [Accepted: 10/31/2019] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Deep-UV (DUV) excitation fluorescence microscopy has potential to provide rapid diagnosis with simple technique comparing to conventional histopathology based on hematoxylin and eosin (H&E) staining. We established a fluorescent staining protocol for DUV excitation fluorescence imaging that has enabled clear discrimination of nucleoplasm, nucleolus, and cytoplasm. Fluorescence images of metastasis-positive/-negative lymph nodes of gastric cancer patients were used for patch-based training with a deep neural network (DNN) based on Inception-v3 architecture. The performance on small patches of the fluorescence images was comparable with that of H&E images. Gradient-weighted class activation mapping analysis revealed the areas where the trained model identified metastatic lesions in the images containing cancer cells. We extended the method to large-size image analysis enabling accurate detection of metastatic lesions. We discuss usefulness of DUV excitation fluorescence imaging with the aid of DNN analysis, which is promising for assisting pathologists in assessment of lymph node metastasis.
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Kumamoto Y, Matsumoto T, Tanaka H, Takamatsu T. Terbium ion as RNA tag for slide-free pathology with deep-ultraviolet excitation fluorescence. Sci Rep 2019; 9:10745. [PMID: 31341229 PMCID: PMC6656878 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-47353-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/20/2019] [Accepted: 07/16/2019] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
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Deep-ultraviolet excitation fluorescence microscopy has enabled molecular imaging having an optical sectioning capability with a wide-field configuration and its usefulness for slide-free pathology has been shown in recent years. Here, we report usefulness of terbium ions as RNA-specific labeling probes for slide-free pathology with deep-ultraviolet excitation fluorescence. On excitation in the wavelength range of 250–300 nm, terbium ions emitted fluorescence after entering cells. Bright fluorescence was observed at nucleoli and cytoplasm while fluorescence became weak after RNA decomposition by ribonuclease prior to staining. It was also found that the fluorescence intensity at nucleoplasm increased with temperature during staining and that this temperature-dependent behavior resembled temperature-dependent hypochromicity of DNA due to melting. These findings indicated that terbium ions stained single-stranded nucleic acid more efficiently than double-stranded nucleic acid. We further combined terbium ions and DNA-specific dyes for dual-color imaging. In the obtained image, nucleolus, nucleoplasm, and cytoplasm were distinguished. We demonstrated the usefulness of dual-color imaging for rapid diagnosis of surgical specimen by showing optical sectioning of unsliced tissues. The present findings can enhance deep-ultraviolet excitation fluorescence microscopy and consequently expand the potential of fluorescence microscopy in life sciences.
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- Yasuaki Kumamoto
- Department of Pathology and Cell Regulation, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, 465 Kajiicho, Kawaramachi-Hirokoji, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto, 602-8566, Japan.
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- Department of Pathology and Cell Regulation, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, 465 Kajiicho, Kawaramachi-Hirokoji, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto, 602-8566, Japan.,Division of Digestive Surgery, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, 465 Kajiicho, Kawaramachi-Hirokoji, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto, 602-8566, Japan
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- Department of Pathology and Cell Regulation, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, 465 Kajiicho, Kawaramachi-Hirokoji, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto, 602-8566, Japan
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- Department of Medical Photonics, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, 465 Kajiicho, Kawaramachi-Hirokoji, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto, 602-8566, Japan.
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Himmel LE, Hackett TA, Moore JL, Adams WR, Thomas G, Novitskaya T, Caprioli RM, Zijlstra A, Mahadevan-Jansen A, Boyd KL. Beyond the H&E: Advanced Technologies for in situ Tissue Biomarker Imaging. ILAR J 2018; 59:51-65. [PMID: 30462242 PMCID: PMC6645175 DOI: 10.1093/ilar/ily004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2018] [Revised: 04/27/2018] [Accepted: 06/05/2018] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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For decades, histopathology with routine hematoxylin and eosin staining has been and remains the gold standard for reaching a morphologic diagnosis in tissue samples from humans and veterinary species. However, within the past decade, there has been exponential growth in advanced techniques for in situ tissue biomarker imaging that bridge the divide between anatomic and molecular pathology. It is now possible to simultaneously observe localization and expression magnitude of multiple protein, nucleic acid, and molecular targets in tissue sections and apply machine learning to synthesize vast, image-derived datasets. As these technologies become more sophisticated and widely available, a team-science approach involving subspecialists with medical, engineering, and physics backgrounds is critical to upholding quality and validity in studies generating these data. The purpose of this manuscript is to detail the scientific premise, tools and training, quality control, and data collection and analysis considerations needed for the most prominent advanced imaging technologies currently applied in tissue sections: immunofluorescence, in situ hybridization, laser capture microdissection, matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization imaging mass spectrometry, and spectroscopic/optical methods. We conclude with a brief overview of future directions for ex vivo and in vivo imaging techniques.
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- Lauren E Himmel
- Lauren E. Himmel, DVM, PhD, is an assistant professor and veterinary pathologist in the Division of Comparative Medicine at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tennessee. Troy A. Hackett, PhD, is a professor in the Department of Hearing and Speech Sciences at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tennessee. Jessica L. Moore, PhD, is a postdoctoral research fellow in the Mass Spectrometry Research Center at the Vanderbilt University School of Medicine in Nashville, Tennessee. Wilson R. Adams, BS, is graduate student in the Biophotonics Center and Department of Biomedical Engineering at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee. Giju Thomas, PhD, is a post-doctoral researcher in the Biophotonics Center and Department of Biomedical Engineering at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee. Tatiana Novitskaya, MD, PhD, is a staff scientist in the Department of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. Richard M. Caprioli, PhD, is a professor in the Department of Chemistry at the Vanderbilt University School of Medicine in Nashville, Tennessee. Andries Zijlstra, PhD, is an associate professor in the Department of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tennessee. Anita Mahadevan-Jansen, PhD, is a professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering at the Vanderbilt University School of Engineering and Department of Neurosurgery at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tennessee. Kelli L. Boyd, DVM, PhD, is a professor and veterinary pathologist in the Division of Comparative Medicine at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tennessee
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- Lauren E. Himmel, DVM, PhD, is an assistant professor and veterinary pathologist in the Division of Comparative Medicine at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tennessee. Troy A. Hackett, PhD, is a professor in the Department of Hearing and Speech Sciences at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tennessee. Jessica L. Moore, PhD, is a postdoctoral research fellow in the Mass Spectrometry Research Center at the Vanderbilt University School of Medicine in Nashville, Tennessee. Wilson R. Adams, BS, is graduate student in the Biophotonics Center and Department of Biomedical Engineering at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee. Giju Thomas, PhD, is a post-doctoral researcher in the Biophotonics Center and Department of Biomedical Engineering at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee. Tatiana Novitskaya, MD, PhD, is a staff scientist in the Department of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. Richard M. Caprioli, PhD, is a professor in the Department of Chemistry at the Vanderbilt University School of Medicine in Nashville, Tennessee. Andries Zijlstra, PhD, is an associate professor in the Department of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tennessee. Anita Mahadevan-Jansen, PhD, is a professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering at the Vanderbilt University School of Engineering and Department of Neurosurgery at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tennessee. Kelli L. Boyd, DVM, PhD, is a professor and veterinary pathologist in the Division of Comparative Medicine at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tennessee
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- Lauren E. Himmel, DVM, PhD, is an assistant professor and veterinary pathologist in the Division of Comparative Medicine at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tennessee. Troy A. Hackett, PhD, is a professor in the Department of Hearing and Speech Sciences at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tennessee. Jessica L. Moore, PhD, is a postdoctoral research fellow in the Mass Spectrometry Research Center at the Vanderbilt University School of Medicine in Nashville, Tennessee. Wilson R. Adams, BS, is graduate student in the Biophotonics Center and Department of Biomedical Engineering at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee. Giju Thomas, PhD, is a post-doctoral researcher in the Biophotonics Center and Department of Biomedical Engineering at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee. Tatiana Novitskaya, MD, PhD, is a staff scientist in the Department of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. Richard M. Caprioli, PhD, is a professor in the Department of Chemistry at the Vanderbilt University School of Medicine in Nashville, Tennessee. Andries Zijlstra, PhD, is an associate professor in the Department of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tennessee. Anita Mahadevan-Jansen, PhD, is a professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering at the Vanderbilt University School of Engineering and Department of Neurosurgery at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tennessee. Kelli L. Boyd, DVM, PhD, is a professor and veterinary pathologist in the Division of Comparative Medicine at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tennessee
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- Lauren E. Himmel, DVM, PhD, is an assistant professor and veterinary pathologist in the Division of Comparative Medicine at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tennessee. Troy A. Hackett, PhD, is a professor in the Department of Hearing and Speech Sciences at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tennessee. Jessica L. Moore, PhD, is a postdoctoral research fellow in the Mass Spectrometry Research Center at the Vanderbilt University School of Medicine in Nashville, Tennessee. Wilson R. Adams, BS, is graduate student in the Biophotonics Center and Department of Biomedical Engineering at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee. Giju Thomas, PhD, is a post-doctoral researcher in the Biophotonics Center and Department of Biomedical Engineering at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee. Tatiana Novitskaya, MD, PhD, is a staff scientist in the Department of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. Richard M. Caprioli, PhD, is a professor in the Department of Chemistry at the Vanderbilt University School of Medicine in Nashville, Tennessee. Andries Zijlstra, PhD, is an associate professor in the Department of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tennessee. Anita Mahadevan-Jansen, PhD, is a professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering at the Vanderbilt University School of Engineering and Department of Neurosurgery at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tennessee. Kelli L. Boyd, DVM, PhD, is a professor and veterinary pathologist in the Division of Comparative Medicine at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tennessee
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- Lauren E. Himmel, DVM, PhD, is an assistant professor and veterinary pathologist in the Division of Comparative Medicine at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tennessee. Troy A. Hackett, PhD, is a professor in the Department of Hearing and Speech Sciences at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tennessee. Jessica L. Moore, PhD, is a postdoctoral research fellow in the Mass Spectrometry Research Center at the Vanderbilt University School of Medicine in Nashville, Tennessee. Wilson R. Adams, BS, is graduate student in the Biophotonics Center and Department of Biomedical Engineering at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee. Giju Thomas, PhD, is a post-doctoral researcher in the Biophotonics Center and Department of Biomedical Engineering at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee. Tatiana Novitskaya, MD, PhD, is a staff scientist in the Department of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. Richard M. Caprioli, PhD, is a professor in the Department of Chemistry at the Vanderbilt University School of Medicine in Nashville, Tennessee. Andries Zijlstra, PhD, is an associate professor in the Department of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tennessee. Anita Mahadevan-Jansen, PhD, is a professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering at the Vanderbilt University School of Engineering and Department of Neurosurgery at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tennessee. Kelli L. Boyd, DVM, PhD, is a professor and veterinary pathologist in the Division of Comparative Medicine at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tennessee
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- Lauren E. Himmel, DVM, PhD, is an assistant professor and veterinary pathologist in the Division of Comparative Medicine at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tennessee. Troy A. Hackett, PhD, is a professor in the Department of Hearing and Speech Sciences at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tennessee. Jessica L. Moore, PhD, is a postdoctoral research fellow in the Mass Spectrometry Research Center at the Vanderbilt University School of Medicine in Nashville, Tennessee. Wilson R. Adams, BS, is graduate student in the Biophotonics Center and Department of Biomedical Engineering at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee. Giju Thomas, PhD, is a post-doctoral researcher in the Biophotonics Center and Department of Biomedical Engineering at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee. Tatiana Novitskaya, MD, PhD, is a staff scientist in the Department of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. Richard M. Caprioli, PhD, is a professor in the Department of Chemistry at the Vanderbilt University School of Medicine in Nashville, Tennessee. Andries Zijlstra, PhD, is an associate professor in the Department of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tennessee. Anita Mahadevan-Jansen, PhD, is a professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering at the Vanderbilt University School of Engineering and Department of Neurosurgery at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tennessee. Kelli L. Boyd, DVM, PhD, is a professor and veterinary pathologist in the Division of Comparative Medicine at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tennessee
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- Lauren E. Himmel, DVM, PhD, is an assistant professor and veterinary pathologist in the Division of Comparative Medicine at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tennessee. Troy A. Hackett, PhD, is a professor in the Department of Hearing and Speech Sciences at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tennessee. Jessica L. Moore, PhD, is a postdoctoral research fellow in the Mass Spectrometry Research Center at the Vanderbilt University School of Medicine in Nashville, Tennessee. Wilson R. Adams, BS, is graduate student in the Biophotonics Center and Department of Biomedical Engineering at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee. Giju Thomas, PhD, is a post-doctoral researcher in the Biophotonics Center and Department of Biomedical Engineering at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee. Tatiana Novitskaya, MD, PhD, is a staff scientist in the Department of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. Richard M. Caprioli, PhD, is a professor in the Department of Chemistry at the Vanderbilt University School of Medicine in Nashville, Tennessee. Andries Zijlstra, PhD, is an associate professor in the Department of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tennessee. Anita Mahadevan-Jansen, PhD, is a professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering at the Vanderbilt University School of Engineering and Department of Neurosurgery at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tennessee. Kelli L. Boyd, DVM, PhD, is a professor and veterinary pathologist in the Division of Comparative Medicine at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tennessee
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- Lauren E. Himmel, DVM, PhD, is an assistant professor and veterinary pathologist in the Division of Comparative Medicine at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tennessee. Troy A. Hackett, PhD, is a professor in the Department of Hearing and Speech Sciences at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tennessee. Jessica L. Moore, PhD, is a postdoctoral research fellow in the Mass Spectrometry Research Center at the Vanderbilt University School of Medicine in Nashville, Tennessee. Wilson R. Adams, BS, is graduate student in the Biophotonics Center and Department of Biomedical Engineering at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee. Giju Thomas, PhD, is a post-doctoral researcher in the Biophotonics Center and Department of Biomedical Engineering at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee. Tatiana Novitskaya, MD, PhD, is a staff scientist in the Department of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. Richard M. Caprioli, PhD, is a professor in the Department of Chemistry at the Vanderbilt University School of Medicine in Nashville, Tennessee. Andries Zijlstra, PhD, is an associate professor in the Department of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tennessee. Anita Mahadevan-Jansen, PhD, is a professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering at the Vanderbilt University School of Engineering and Department of Neurosurgery at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tennessee. Kelli L. Boyd, DVM, PhD, is a professor and veterinary pathologist in the Division of Comparative Medicine at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tennessee
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- Lauren E. Himmel, DVM, PhD, is an assistant professor and veterinary pathologist in the Division of Comparative Medicine at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tennessee. Troy A. Hackett, PhD, is a professor in the Department of Hearing and Speech Sciences at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tennessee. Jessica L. Moore, PhD, is a postdoctoral research fellow in the Mass Spectrometry Research Center at the Vanderbilt University School of Medicine in Nashville, Tennessee. Wilson R. Adams, BS, is graduate student in the Biophotonics Center and Department of Biomedical Engineering at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee. Giju Thomas, PhD, is a post-doctoral researcher in the Biophotonics Center and Department of Biomedical Engineering at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee. Tatiana Novitskaya, MD, PhD, is a staff scientist in the Department of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. Richard M. Caprioli, PhD, is a professor in the Department of Chemistry at the Vanderbilt University School of Medicine in Nashville, Tennessee. Andries Zijlstra, PhD, is an associate professor in the Department of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tennessee. Anita Mahadevan-Jansen, PhD, is a professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering at the Vanderbilt University School of Engineering and Department of Neurosurgery at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tennessee. Kelli L. Boyd, DVM, PhD, is a professor and veterinary pathologist in the Division of Comparative Medicine at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tennessee
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- Lauren E. Himmel, DVM, PhD, is an assistant professor and veterinary pathologist in the Division of Comparative Medicine at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tennessee. Troy A. Hackett, PhD, is a professor in the Department of Hearing and Speech Sciences at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tennessee. Jessica L. Moore, PhD, is a postdoctoral research fellow in the Mass Spectrometry Research Center at the Vanderbilt University School of Medicine in Nashville, Tennessee. Wilson R. Adams, BS, is graduate student in the Biophotonics Center and Department of Biomedical Engineering at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee. Giju Thomas, PhD, is a post-doctoral researcher in the Biophotonics Center and Department of Biomedical Engineering at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee. Tatiana Novitskaya, MD, PhD, is a staff scientist in the Department of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. Richard M. Caprioli, PhD, is a professor in the Department of Chemistry at the Vanderbilt University School of Medicine in Nashville, Tennessee. Andries Zijlstra, PhD, is an associate professor in the Department of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tennessee. Anita Mahadevan-Jansen, PhD, is a professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering at the Vanderbilt University School of Engineering and Department of Neurosurgery at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tennessee. Kelli L. Boyd, DVM, PhD, is a professor and veterinary pathologist in the Division of Comparative Medicine at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tennessee
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Qorbani A, Fereidouni F, Levenson R, Lahoubi SY, Harmany ZT, Todd A, Fung MA. Microscopy with ultraviolet surface excitation (MUSE): A novel approach to real-time inexpensive slide-free dermatopathology. J Cutan Pathol 2018; 45:498-503. [PMID: 29660167 PMCID: PMC6398597 DOI: 10.1111/cup.13255] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/25/2017] [Revised: 03/01/2018] [Accepted: 04/10/2018] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
Abstract
Traditional histology relies on processing and physically sectioning either frozen or formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded (FFPE) tissue into thin slices (typically 4-6 μm) prior to staining and viewing on a standard wide-field microscope. Microscopy using ultraviolet (UV) surface excitation (MUSE) represents a novel alternative microscopy method that works with UV excitation using oblique cis-illumination, which can generate high-quality images from the cut surface of fresh or fixed tissue after brief staining, with no requirement for fixation, embedding and histological sectioning of tissue specimens. We examined its potential utility in dermatopathology. Concordance between MUSE images and hematoxylin and eosin (H&E) slides was assessed by the scoring of MUSE images on their suitability for identifying 10 selected epidermal and dermal structures obtained from minimally fixed tissue, including stratum corneum, stratum granulosum, stratum spinosum, stratum basale, nerve, vasculature, collagen and elastin, sweat glands, adipose tissue and inflammatory cells, as well as 4 cases of basal cell carcinoma and 1 case of pseudoxanthoma elasticum deparaffinized out of histology blocks. Our results indicate that MUSE can identify nearly all normal skin structures seen on routine H&E as well as some histopathologic features, and appears promising as a fast, reliable and cost-effective diagnostic approach in dermatopathology.
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- Amir Qorbani
- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of California, Sacramento, California
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of California, Sacramento, California
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of California, Sacramento, California
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of California, Sacramento, California
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of California, Sacramento, California
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of California, Sacramento, California
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of California, Sacramento, California,Dermatology, University of California, Sacramento, California
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Maslov NA. Ultraviolet Pulsed Laser-Induced Fluorescence Nonlinearity in Optically Thick Organic Samples. J Fluoresc 2018; 28:689-693. [PMID: 29696450 DOI: 10.1007/s10895-018-2232-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2018] [Accepted: 04/11/2018] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
Abstract
A simple two-component model is worked out to investigate pulsed laser-induced fluorescence in complex organic samples, like biological tissues, optically thick at the excitation wavelength. Expression for emitted fluorescence signal is obtained. Saturation process is shown to be determined not only by fluorophores excited by the laser, but non-fluorescent chromophores with overlapping absorption band as well. For homogeneous samples the forms of saturation curves are determined by fluorophore's features. Experimental saturation curves of bulk paper and mice tissues ultraviolet pulsed laser-induced fluorescence are discussed considering this model. For the ns and shorter laser pulse durations with wavelength in 200-300 nm region, pulse energy density should be less than 200 μJ/cm2 for correct quantitative comparison of fluorescence spectra of biological tissues with primarily tryptophan fluorescence.
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- N A Maslov
- Khristianovich Institute of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics SB RAS, Institutskaya str., 4/1, Novosibirsk, 630090, Russia.
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McNamara G, Difilippantonio M, Ried T, Bieber FR. Microscopy and Image Analysis. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2018; 94:4.4.1-4.4.89. [DOI: 10.1002/cphg.42] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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- Division of Cancer Treatment and Diagnosis National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health Bethesda Maryland
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- Section of Cancer Genomics Genetics Branch Center for Cancer Research National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health Bethesda Maryland
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Fereidouni F, Harmany ZT, Tian M, Todd A, Kintner JA, McPherson JD, Borowsky AD, Bishop J, Lechpammer M, Demos SG, Levenson R. Microscopy with ultraviolet surface excitation for rapid slide-free histology. Nat Biomed Eng 2017; 1:957-966. [PMID: 31015706 PMCID: PMC6223324 DOI: 10.1038/s41551-017-0165-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 139] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2016] [Accepted: 10/30/2017] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
Abstract
Histologic examination of tissues is central to the diagnosis and
management of neoplasms and many other diseases, and is a foundational technique
for preclinical and basic research. However, commonly used bright-field
microscopy requires prior preparation of micrometre-thick tissue sections
mounted on glass slides, a process that can require hours or days, that
contributes to cost, and that delays access to critical information. Here, we
introduce a simple, non-destructive slide-free technique that within minutes
provides high-resolution diagnostic histological images resembling those
obtained from conventional haematoxylin-and-eosin-histology. The approach, which
we named microscopy with ultraviolet surface excitation (MUSE), can also
generate shape and colour-contrast information. MUSE relies on ~280-nm
ultraviolet light to restrict the excitation of conventional fluorescent stains
to tissue surfaces, and it has no significant effects on downstream molecular
assays (including fluorescence in situ hybridization and RNA-seq). MUSE promises
to improve the speed and efficiency of patient care in both state-of-the-art and
low-resource settings, and to provide opportunities for rapid histology in
research.
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- Farzad Fereidouni
- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of California Davis Medical Center, Sacramento, CA, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of California Davis Medical Center, Sacramento, CA, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of California Davis Medical Center, Sacramento, CA, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of California Davis Medical Center, Sacramento, CA, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of California Davis Medical Center, Sacramento, CA, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine, University of California Davis Medical Center, Sacramento, CA, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of California Davis Medical Center, Sacramento, CA, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of California Davis Medical Center, Sacramento, CA, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of California Davis Medical Center, Sacramento, CA, USA
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- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, CA, USA.,University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of California Davis Medical Center, Sacramento, CA, USA.
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Coda S, Thompson AJ, Kennedy GT, Roche KL, Ayaru L, Bansi DS, Stamp GW, Thillainayagam AV, French PMW, Dunsby C. Fluorescence lifetime spectroscopy of tissue autofluorescence in normal and diseased colon measured ex vivo using a fiber-optic probe. BIOMEDICAL OPTICS EXPRESS 2014; 5:515-38. [PMID: 24575345 PMCID: PMC3920881 DOI: 10.1364/boe.5.000515] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2013] [Revised: 10/11/2013] [Accepted: 11/26/2013] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
Abstract
We present an ex vivo study of temporally and spectrally resolved autofluorescence in a total of 47 endoscopic excision biopsy/resection specimens from colon, using pulsed excitation laser sources operating at wavelengths of 375 nm and 435 nm. A paired analysis of normal and neoplastic (adenomatous polyp) tissue specimens obtained from the same patient yielded a significant difference in the mean spectrally averaged autofluorescence lifetime -570 ± 740 ps (p = 0.021, n = 12). We also investigated the fluorescence signature of non-neoplastic polyps (n = 6) and inflammatory bowel disease (n = 4) compared to normal tissue in a small number of specimens.
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- Sergio Coda
- Photonics Group, Department of Physics, Imperial College London, Prince Consort Road, London, SW7 2AZ, UK
- Endoscopy Unit, Department of Gastroenterology, Charing Cross Hospital, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, Fulham Palace Road, London, W6 8RF, UK
- These authors contributed equally to this work
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- Photonics Group, Department of Physics, Imperial College London, Prince Consort Road, London, SW7 2AZ, UK
- These authors contributed equally to this work
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- Photonics Group, Department of Physics, Imperial College London, Prince Consort Road, London, SW7 2AZ, UK
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- Photonics Group, Department of Physics, Imperial College London, Prince Consort Road, London, SW7 2AZ, UK
- Endoscopy Unit, Department of Gastroenterology, Charing Cross Hospital, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, Fulham Palace Road, London, W6 8RF, UK
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- Endoscopy Unit, Department of Gastroenterology, Charing Cross Hospital, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, Fulham Palace Road, London, W6 8RF, UK
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- Endoscopy Unit, Department of Gastroenterology, Charing Cross Hospital, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, Fulham Palace Road, London, W6 8RF, UK
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- Department of Histopathology, Imperial College London, Du Cane Road, London, W12 0NN, UK
- Cancer Research UK London Research Institute, 44 Lincoln's Inn Fields, London, WC2A 3LY, UK
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- Photonics Group, Department of Physics, Imperial College London, Prince Consort Road, London, SW7 2AZ, UK
- Endoscopy Unit, Department of Gastroenterology, Charing Cross Hospital, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, Fulham Palace Road, London, W6 8RF, UK
- These authors contributed equally to this work
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- Photonics Group, Department of Physics, Imperial College London, Prince Consort Road, London, SW7 2AZ, UK
- These authors contributed equally to this work
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- Photonics Group, Department of Physics, Imperial College London, Prince Consort Road, London, SW7 2AZ, UK
- Department of Histopathology, Imperial College London, Du Cane Road, London, W12 0NN, UK
- These authors contributed equally to this work
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Lin B, Urayama S, Saroufeem RMG, Matthews DL, Demos SG. Establishment of rules for interpreting ultraviolet autofluorescence microscopy images for noninvasive detection of Barrett's esophagus and dysplasia. JOURNAL OF BIOMEDICAL OPTICS 2012; 17:016013. [PMID: 22352663 DOI: 10.1117/1.jbo.17.1.016013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
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The diagnostic potential of autofluorescence (AF) microscopy under ultraviolet (UV) excitation is explored using ex vivo human specimens. The aim is to establish optical patterns (the rules for interpretation) that correspond to normal and abnormal histologies of the esophagus, spanning from early benign modifications (Barrett's esophagus) to subsequent dysplastic change and progression toward carcinoma. This was achieved by developing an image library categorized by disease progression. We considered morphological changes of disease as they are compared with histological diagnosis of the pathological specimen, as well as control samples of normal esophagus, proximal stomach, and small intestine tissue. Our experimental results indicate that UV AF microscopy could provide real-time histological information for visualizing changes in tissue microstructure that are currently undetectable using conventional endoscopic methods.
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- Bevin Lin
- University of California, Davis, NSF Center for Biophotonics Science and Technology, 4800 2nd Avenue, Sacramento, California 95817, USA.
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Lin B, Urayama S, Saroufeem RMG, Matthews DL, Demos SG. Endomicroscopy imaging of epithelial structures using tissue autofluorescence. JOURNAL OF BIOMEDICAL OPTICS 2011; 16:046014. [PMID: 21529083 DOI: 10.1117/1.3565216] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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We explore autofluorescence endomicroscopy as a potential tool for real-time visualization of epithelial tissue microstructure and organization in a clinical setting. The design parameters are explored using two experimental systems--an Olympus Medical Systems Corp. stand-alone clinical prototype probe, and a custom built bench-top rigid fiber conduit prototype. Both systems entail ultraviolet excitation at 266 nm and/or 325 nm using compact laser sources. Preliminary results using ex vivo animal and human tissue specimens suggest that this technology can be translated toward in vivo application to address the need for real-time histology.
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- Bevin Lin
- University of California, Davis, NSF Center for Biophotonics Science & Technology, 4800 2nd Avenue, Sacramento, California 95817, USA
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Lin B, Bergholt MS, Lau DP, Huang Z. Diagnosis of early stage nasopharyngeal carcinoma using ultraviolet autofluorescence excitation–emission matrix spectroscopy and parallel factor analysis. Analyst 2011; 136:3896-903. [DOI: 10.1039/c1an15525c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Lin B, Urayama S, Saroufeem RMG, Matthews DL, Demos SG. Characterizing the origin of autofluorescence in human esophageal epithelium under ultraviolet excitation. OPTICS EXPRESS 2010; 18:21074-82. [PMID: 20941003 DOI: 10.1364/oe.18.021074] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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The autofluorescence under ultraviolet excitation arising from normal squamous and columnar esophageal mucosa is investigated using multispectral microscopy. The results suggest that the autofluorescence signal arises from the superficial tissue layer due to the short penetration depth of the ultraviolet excitation. As a result, visualization of esophageal epithelial cells and their organization can be attained using wide-field autofluorescence microscopy. Our results show tryptophan to be the dominant source of emission under 266 nm excitation, while emission from NADH and collagen are dominant under 355 nm excitation. The analysis of multispectral microscopy images reveals that tryptophan offers the highest image contrast due to its non-uniform distribution in the sub-cellular matrix. This technique can simultaneously provide functional and structural imaging of the microstructure using only the intrinsic tissue fluorophores.
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- Bevin Lin
- University of California, Davis NSF Center for Biophotonics Science & Technology, 4800 2nd Avenue, Sacramento, CA 95817, USA.
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