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Ji Y, Yang S, Zhou K, Rocliffe HR, Pellicoro A, Cash JL, Wang R, Li C, Huang Z. Deep-learning approach for automated thickness measurement of epithelial tissue and scab using optical coherence tomography. JOURNAL OF BIOMEDICAL OPTICS 2022; 27:015002. [PMID: 35043611 PMCID: PMC8765552 DOI: 10.1117/1.jbo.27.1.015002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2021] [Accepted: 11/23/2021] [Indexed: 10/29/2023]
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SIGNIFICANCE In order to elucidate therapeutic treatment to accelerate wound healing, it is crucial to understand the process underlying skin wound healing, especially re-epithelialization. Epidermis and scab detection is of importance in the wound healing process as their thickness is a vital indicator to judge whether the re-epithelialization process is normal or not. Since optical coherence tomography (OCT) is a real-time and non-invasive imaging technique that can perform a cross-sectional evaluation of tissue microstructure, it is an ideal imaging modality to monitor the thickness change of epidermal and scab tissues during wound healing processes in micron-level resolution. Traditional segmentation on epidermal and scab regions was performed manually, which is time-consuming and impractical in real time. AIM We aim to develop a deep-learning-based skin layer segmentation method for automated quantitative assessment of the thickness of in vivo epidermis and scab tissues during a time course of healing within a rodent model. APPROACH Five convolution neural networks were trained using manually labeled epidermis and scab regions segmentation from 1000 OCT B-scan images (assisted by its corresponding angiographic information). The segmentation performance of five segmentation architectures was compared qualitatively and quantitatively for validation set. RESULTS Our results show higher accuracy and higher speed of the calculated thickness compared with human experts. The U-Net architecture represents a better performance than other deep neural network architectures with 0.894 at F1-score, 0.875 at mean intersection over union, 0.933 at Dice similarity coefficient, and 18.28 μm at an average symmetric surface distance. Furthermore, our algorithm is able to provide abundant quantitative parameters of the wound based on its corresponding thickness maps in different healing phases. Among them, normalized epidermal thickness is recommended as an essential hallmark to describe the re-epithelialization process of the rodent model. CONCLUSIONS The automatic segmentation and thickness measurements within different phases of wound healing data demonstrates that our pipeline provides a robust, quantitative, and accurate method for serving as a standard model for further research into effect of external pharmacological and physical factors.
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- Yubo Ji
- University of Dundee, School of Science and Engineering, Dundee, United Kingdom
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- Edinburgh Napier University, School of Computing, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
- University of Glasgow, Center of Medical and Industrial Ultrasonics, Glasgow, United Kingdom
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- University of Dundee, School of Science and Engineering, Dundee, United Kingdom
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- The University of Edinburgh, The Queen’s Medical Research Institute, MRC Centre for Inflammation Research, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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- The University of Edinburgh, The Queen’s Medical Research Institute, MRC Centre for Inflammation Research, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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- The University of Edinburgh, The Queen’s Medical Research Institute, MRC Centre for Inflammation Research, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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- University of Washington, Department of Bioengineering, Seattle, Washington, United States
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- University of Dundee, School of Science and Engineering, Dundee, United Kingdom
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- University of Dundee, School of Science and Engineering, Dundee, United Kingdom
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Seeger M, Dehner C, Jüstel D, Ntziachristos V. Label-free concurrent 5-modal microscopy (Co5M) resolves unknown spatio-temporal processes in wound healing. Commun Biol 2021; 4:1040. [PMID: 34489513 PMCID: PMC8421396 DOI: 10.1038/s42003-021-02573-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2021] [Accepted: 08/18/2021] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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The non-invasive investigation of multiple biological processes remains a methodological challenge as it requires capturing different contrast mechanisms, usually not available with any single modality. Intravital microscopy has played a key role in dynamically studying biological morphology and function, but it is generally limited to resolving a small number of contrasts, typically generated by the use of transgenic labels, disturbing the biological system. We introduce concurrent 5-modal microscopy (Co5M), illustrating a new concept for label-free in vivo observations by simultaneously capturing optoacoustic, two-photon excitation fluorescence, second and third harmonic generation, and brightfield contrast. We apply Co5M to non-invasively visualize multiple wound healing biomarkers and quantitatively monitor a number of processes and features, including longitudinal changes in wound shape, microvascular and collagen density, vessel size and fractality, and the plasticity of sebaceous glands. Analysis of these parameters offers unique insights into the interplay of wound closure, vasodilation, angiogenesis, skin contracture, and epithelial reformation in space and time, inaccessible by other methods. Co5M challenges the conventional concept of biological observation by yielding multiple simultaneous parameters of pathophysiological processes in a label-free mode.
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- Markus Seeger
- Chair of Biological Imaging, Central Institute for Translational Cancer Research (TranslaTUM), School of Medicine, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany
- Institute of Biological and Medical Imaging, Helmholtz Zentrum München, Neuherberg, Germany
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- Chair of Biological Imaging, Central Institute for Translational Cancer Research (TranslaTUM), School of Medicine, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany
- Institute of Biological and Medical Imaging, Helmholtz Zentrum München, Neuherberg, Germany
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- Chair of Biological Imaging, Central Institute for Translational Cancer Research (TranslaTUM), School of Medicine, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany
- Institute of Biological and Medical Imaging, Helmholtz Zentrum München, Neuherberg, Germany
- Institute of Computational Biology, Helmholtz Zentrum München, Neuherberg, Germany
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- Chair of Biological Imaging, Central Institute for Translational Cancer Research (TranslaTUM), School of Medicine, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany.
- Institute of Biological and Medical Imaging, Helmholtz Zentrum München, Neuherberg, Germany.
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Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography Monitors Cutaneous Wound Healing under Angiogenesis-Promoting Treatment in Diabetic and Non-Diabetic Mice. APPLIED SCIENCES-BASEL 2021. [DOI: 10.3390/app11052447] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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During wound healing, the rapid re-establishment of a functional microcirculation in the wounded tissue is of utmost importance. We applied optical coherence tomography (OCT) angiography to evaluate vascular remodeling in an excisional wound model in the pinnae of C57BL/6 and db/db mice receiving different proangiogenic topical treatments. Analysis of the high-resolution OCT angiograms, including the four quantitative parameters vessel density, vessel length, number of bifurcations, and vessel tortuosity, revealed changes of the microvasculature and allowed identification of the overlapping wound healing phases hemostasis, inflammation, proliferation, and remodeling. Angiograms acquired in the inflammatory phase in the first days showed a dilation of vessels and recruitment of pre-existing capillaries. In the proliferative phase, angiogenesis with the sprouting of new capillaries into the wound tissue led to an increase of the OCT angiography parameters vessel density, normalized vessel length, number of bifurcations, and vessel tortuosity by 28–47%, 39–52%, 33–48%, and 3–8% versus baseline, respectively. After the peak observed on study days four to seven, the parameters slowly decreased but remained still elevated 18 days after wounding, indicating a continuing remodeling phase. Our study suggests that OCT angiography has the potential to serve as a valuable preclinical research tool in studies investigating impaired vascular remodeling during wound healing and potential new treatment strategies.
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Li W, Li P, Fang Y, Lei TC, Dong K, Zou J, Gong W, Xie S, Huang Z. Quantitative assessment of skin swelling using optical coherence tomography. Photodiagnosis Photodyn Ther 2019; 26:413-419. [DOI: 10.1016/j.pdpdt.2019.04.030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/23/2018] [Revised: 04/29/2019] [Accepted: 04/29/2019] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Moiseev A, Snopova L, Kuznetsov S, Buyanova N, Elagin V, Sirotkina M, Kiseleva E, Matveev L, Zaitsev V, Feldchtein F, Zagaynova E, Gelikonov V, Gladkova N, Vitkin A, Gelikonov G. Pixel classification method in optical coherence tomography for tumor segmentation and its complementary usage with OCT microangiography. JOURNAL OF BIOPHOTONICS 2018; 11:e201700072. [PMID: 28853237 DOI: 10.1002/jbio.201700072] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2017] [Revised: 08/01/2017] [Accepted: 08/24/2017] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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A novel machine-learning method to distinguish between tumor and normal tissue in optical coherence tomography (OCT) has been developed. Pre-clinical murine ear model implanted with mouse colon carcinoma CT-26 was used. Structural-image-based feature sets were defined for each pixel and machine learning classifiers were trained using "ground truth" OCT images manually segmented by comparison with histology. The accuracy of the OCT tumor segmentation method was then quantified by comparing with fluorescence imaging of tumors expressing genetically encoded fluorescent protein KillerRed that clearly delineates tumor borders. Because the resultant 3D tumor/normal structural maps are inherently co-registered with OCT derived maps of tissue microvasculature, the latter can be color coded as belonging to either tumor or normal tissue. Applications to radiomics-based multimodal OCT analysis are envisioned.
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- Alexander Moiseev
- Nano-optics and Highly Sensitive Optical Measurement Department, Institute of Applied Physics Russian Academy of Sciences, Nizhny Novgorod, Russia
- Laboratory of Optical Coherent Tomography, Nizhny Novgorod State Medical Academy, Nizhny Novgorod, Russia
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- Laboratory of Optical Coherent Tomography, Nizhny Novgorod State Medical Academy, Nizhny Novgorod, Russia
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- Laboratory of Optical Coherent Tomography, Nizhny Novgorod State Medical Academy, Nizhny Novgorod, Russia
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- Laboratory of Optical Coherent Tomography, Nizhny Novgorod State Medical Academy, Nizhny Novgorod, Russia
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- Laboratory of Optical Coherent Tomography, Nizhny Novgorod State Medical Academy, Nizhny Novgorod, Russia
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- Laboratory of Optical Coherent Tomography, Nizhny Novgorod State Medical Academy, Nizhny Novgorod, Russia
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- Laboratory of Optical Coherent Tomography, Nizhny Novgorod State Medical Academy, Nizhny Novgorod, Russia
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- Nonlinear Geophysical Processes Department, Russian Academy of Sciences, Nizhny Novgorod, Russia
- Laboratory of Optical Coherent Tomography, Nizhny Novgorod State Medical Academy, Nizhny Novgorod, Russia
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- Nonlinear Geophysical Processes Department, Russian Academy of Sciences, Nizhny Novgorod, Russia
- Laboratory of Optical Coherent Tomography, Nizhny Novgorod State Medical Academy, Nizhny Novgorod, Russia
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- Laboratory of Optical Coherent Tomography, Nizhny Novgorod State Medical Academy, Nizhny Novgorod, Russia
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- Laboratory of Optical Coherent Tomography, Nizhny Novgorod State Medical Academy, Nizhny Novgorod, Russia
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- Nano-optics and Highly Sensitive Optical Measurement Department, Institute of Applied Physics Russian Academy of Sciences, Nizhny Novgorod, Russia
- Laboratory of Optical Coherent Tomography, Nizhny Novgorod State Medical Academy, Nizhny Novgorod, Russia
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- Laboratory of Optical Coherent Tomography, Nizhny Novgorod State Medical Academy, Nizhny Novgorod, Russia
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- Laboratory of Optical Coherent Tomography, Nizhny Novgorod State Medical Academy, Nizhny Novgorod, Russia
- Departments of Medical Biophysics and Radiation Oncology, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Ontario Cancer Institute, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Nano-optics and Highly Sensitive Optical Measurement Department, Institute of Applied Physics Russian Academy of Sciences, Nizhny Novgorod, Russia
- Laboratory of Optical Coherent Tomography, Nizhny Novgorod State Medical Academy, Nizhny Novgorod, Russia
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Park KS, Choi WJ, Song S, Xu J, Wang RK. Multifunctional in vivo imaging for monitoring wound healing using swept-source polarization-sensitive optical coherence tomography. Lasers Surg Med 2017; 50:213-221. [PMID: 29193202 DOI: 10.1002/lsm.22767] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 11/03/2017] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE Wound healing involves a complex and dynamic biological process in response to tissue injury. Monitoring of the cascade of cellular events is useful for wound management and treatment. The aim of this study is to demonstrate the potential of multifunctional polarization-sensitive optical coherence tomography (PS-OCT) to longitudinally monitor the self-healing process in a murine cutaneous wound model. MATERIALS AND METHODS A multi-functional PS-OCT system based on swept source OCT configuration (1,310 nm central wavelength) was designed to obtain simultaneously microstructural, blood perfusion, and birefringent information of a biological tissue in vivo. A 1-mm-diameter wound was generated in a mouse pinna with a complete biopsy punch. Afterwards, the self-healing process of the injured tissue was observed every week over 6-week period using the multifunctional system to measure changes in the tissue birefringence. Further OCT angiography (OCTA) was used in post data processing to obtain blood perfusion information over the injured tissue. RESULTS Three complementary images indicating the changes in anatomical, vascular, and birefringent information of tissue around wound were simultaneously provided from a 3-dimensional (3-D) PS-OCT data set during the wound repair over 1 month. Specifically, inflammatory and proliferative phases of wound healing were characterized by thickened epidermal tissue (from OCT images) and angiogenesis (from OCT angiography images) around wound. Also, it was observed that the regenerating tissues had highly realigned birefringent structures (from PS-OCT images). CONCLUSION This preliminary study suggests that the proposed multi-functional imaging modality has a great potential to improve the understanding of wound healing through non-invasive, serial monitoring of vascular and tissue responses to injury. Lasers Surg. Med. 50:213-221, 2018. © 2017 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
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- Kwan S Park
- Department of Bioengineering, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195
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- Department of Bioengineering, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195
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- Department of Bioengineering, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195
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- Department of Bioengineering, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195
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- Department of Bioengineering, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195
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Chong DC, Yu Z, Brighton HE, Bear JE, Bautch VL. Tortuous Microvessels Contribute to Wound Healing via Sprouting Angiogenesis. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol 2017; 37:1903-1912. [PMID: 28838921 PMCID: PMC5627535 DOI: 10.1161/atvbaha.117.309993] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2017] [Accepted: 08/01/2017] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Supplemental Digital Content is available in the text. Objective— Wound healing is accompanied by neoangiogenesis, and new vessels are thought to originate primarily from the microcirculation; however, how these vessels form and resolve during wound healing is poorly understood. Here, we investigated properties of the smallest capillaries during wound healing to determine their spatial organization and the kinetics of formation and resolution. Approach and Results— We used intravital imaging and high-resolution microscopy to identify a new type of vessel in wounds, called tortuous microvessels. Longitudinal studies showed that tortuous microvessels increased in frequency after injury, normalized as the wound healed, and were closely associated with the wound site. Tortuous microvessels had aberrant cell shapes, increased permeability, and distinct interactions with circulating microspheres, suggesting altered flow dynamics. Moreover, tortuous microvessels disproportionately contributed to wound angiogenesis by sprouting exuberantly and significantly more frequently than nearby normal capillaries. Conclusions— A new type of transient wound vessel, tortuous microvessels, sprout dynamically and disproportionately contribute to wound-healing neoangiogenesis, likely as a result of altered properties downstream of flow disturbances. These new findings suggest entry points for therapeutic intervention.
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- Diana C Chong
- From the Curriculum in Genetics and Molecular Biology (D.C.C., Z.Y., V.L.B.), Department of Biology (V.L.B.), Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center (J.E.B., V.L.B.), McAllister Heart Institute (V.L.B.), and Department of Cell Biology and Physiology (H.E.B., J.E.B.), The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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- From the Curriculum in Genetics and Molecular Biology (D.C.C., Z.Y., V.L.B.), Department of Biology (V.L.B.), Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center (J.E.B., V.L.B.), McAllister Heart Institute (V.L.B.), and Department of Cell Biology and Physiology (H.E.B., J.E.B.), The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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- From the Curriculum in Genetics and Molecular Biology (D.C.C., Z.Y., V.L.B.), Department of Biology (V.L.B.), Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center (J.E.B., V.L.B.), McAllister Heart Institute (V.L.B.), and Department of Cell Biology and Physiology (H.E.B., J.E.B.), The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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- From the Curriculum in Genetics and Molecular Biology (D.C.C., Z.Y., V.L.B.), Department of Biology (V.L.B.), Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center (J.E.B., V.L.B.), McAllister Heart Institute (V.L.B.), and Department of Cell Biology and Physiology (H.E.B., J.E.B.), The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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- From the Curriculum in Genetics and Molecular Biology (D.C.C., Z.Y., V.L.B.), Department of Biology (V.L.B.), Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center (J.E.B., V.L.B.), McAllister Heart Institute (V.L.B.), and Department of Cell Biology and Physiology (H.E.B., J.E.B.), The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
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Sharma P, Sahu K, Kushwaha PK, Kumar S, Swami MK, Kumawat J, Patel HS, Kher S, Sahani PK, Haridas G, Gupta PK. Noninvasive assessment of cutaneous alterations in mice exposed to whole body gamma irradiation using optical imaging techniques. Lasers Med Sci 2017; 32:1535-1544. [PMID: 28699043 DOI: 10.1007/s10103-017-2276-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2016] [Accepted: 06/25/2017] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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We report the results of a study carried out to investigate the potential of optical techniques such as optical coherence tomography, Mueller matrix spectroscopy, and cross-polarization imaging for noninvasive monitoring of the ionizing radiation exposure-induced alterations in cutaneous tissue of mice. Radiation dose-dependent changes were observed in tissue microvasculature and tissue optical parameters like retardance and depolarization as early as 1 h post radiation exposure. Results suggest that these optical techniques may allow early detection of radiation dose-dependent alterations which could help in screening of population exposed to radiation.
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- P Sharma
- Laser Biomedical Applications Section, Raja Ramanna Centre for Advanced Technology, Indore, India.,Homi Bhabha National Institute, Mumbai, India
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- Laser Biomedical Applications Section, Raja Ramanna Centre for Advanced Technology, Indore, India.
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- Laser Biomedical Applications Section, Raja Ramanna Centre for Advanced Technology, Indore, India
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- Laser Biomedical Applications Section, Raja Ramanna Centre for Advanced Technology, Indore, India
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- Laser Biomedical Applications Section, Raja Ramanna Centre for Advanced Technology, Indore, India
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- Laser Biomedical Applications Section, Raja Ramanna Centre for Advanced Technology, Indore, India
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- Laser Biomedical Applications Section, Raja Ramanna Centre for Advanced Technology, Indore, India
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- Solid State Lasers Division, Raja Ramanna Centre for Advanced Technology, Indore, India
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- Indus Operations, Beam Dynamics & Diagnostics Division, Raja Ramanna Centre for Advanced Technology, Indore, India
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- Indus Operations, Beam Dynamics & Diagnostics Division, Raja Ramanna Centre for Advanced Technology, Indore, India
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- Homi Bhabha National Institute, Mumbai, India
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Sirotkina MA, Matveev LA, Shirmanova MV, Zaitsev VY, Buyanova NL, Elagin VV, Gelikonov GV, Kuznetsov SS, Kiseleva EB, Moiseev AA, Gamayunov SV, Zagaynova EV, Feldchtein FI, Vitkin A, Gladkova ND. Photodynamic therapy monitoring with optical coherence angiography. Sci Rep 2017; 7:41506. [PMID: 28148963 PMCID: PMC5288644 DOI: 10.1038/srep41506] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2016] [Accepted: 12/19/2016] [Indexed: 12/04/2022] Open
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Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is a promising modern approach for cancer therapy with low normal tissue toxicity. This study was focused on a vascular-targeting Chlorine E6 mediated PDT. A new angiographic imaging approach known as M-mode-like optical coherence angiography (MML-OCA) was able to sensitively detect PDT-induced microvascular alterations in the mouse ear tumour model CT26. Histological analysis showed that the main mechanisms of vascular PDT was thrombosis of blood vessels and hemorrhage, which agrees with angiographic imaging by MML-OCA. Relationship between MML-OCA-detected early microvascular damage post PDT (within 24 hours) and tumour regression/regrowth was confirmed by histology. The advantages of MML-OCA such as direct image acquisition, fast processing, robust and affordable system opto-electronics, and label-free high contrast 3D visualization of the microvasculature suggest attractive possibilities of this method in practical clinical monitoring of cancer therapies with microvascular involvement.
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- M A Sirotkina
- Nizhny Novgorod State Medical Academy, Minina Square 10/1, 603005 Nizhny Novgorod, Russia
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- Nizhny Novgorod State Medical Academy, Minina Square 10/1, 603005 Nizhny Novgorod, Russia.,Institute of Applied Physics Russian Academy of Sciences, Ulyanova Street 46, 603950 Nizhny Novgorod, Russia
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- Nizhny Novgorod State Medical Academy, Minina Square 10/1, 603005 Nizhny Novgorod, Russia
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- Nizhny Novgorod State Medical Academy, Minina Square 10/1, 603005 Nizhny Novgorod, Russia.,Institute of Applied Physics Russian Academy of Sciences, Ulyanova Street 46, 603950 Nizhny Novgorod, Russia
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- Nizhny Novgorod State Medical Academy, Minina Square 10/1, 603005 Nizhny Novgorod, Russia
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- Nizhny Novgorod State Medical Academy, Minina Square 10/1, 603005 Nizhny Novgorod, Russia
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- Nizhny Novgorod State Medical Academy, Minina Square 10/1, 603005 Nizhny Novgorod, Russia.,Institute of Applied Physics Russian Academy of Sciences, Ulyanova Street 46, 603950 Nizhny Novgorod, Russia
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- Nizhny Novgorod State Medical Academy, Minina Square 10/1, 603005 Nizhny Novgorod, Russia
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- Nizhny Novgorod State Medical Academy, Minina Square 10/1, 603005 Nizhny Novgorod, Russia
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- Nizhny Novgorod State Medical Academy, Minina Square 10/1, 603005 Nizhny Novgorod, Russia.,Institute of Applied Physics Russian Academy of Sciences, Ulyanova Street 46, 603950 Nizhny Novgorod, Russia
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- Republican Clinical Oncology Dispensary, Gladkova F. Street 23, 428000 Cheboksary, Russia
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- Nizhny Novgorod State Medical Academy, Minina Square 10/1, 603005 Nizhny Novgorod, Russia
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- Nizhny Novgorod State Medical Academy, Minina Square 10/1, 603005 Nizhny Novgorod, Russia
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- Nizhny Novgorod State Medical Academy, Minina Square 10/1, 603005 Nizhny Novgorod, Russia.,University of Toronto and University Health Network, 610 University Ave., Toronto, Ontario, M5G 2M9, Canada
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- Nizhny Novgorod State Medical Academy, Minina Square 10/1, 603005 Nizhny Novgorod, Russia
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External Compression Versus Intravascular Injection: A Mechanistic Animal Model of Filler-Induced Tissue Ischemia. Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg 2016; 32:261-6. [DOI: 10.1097/iop.0000000000000484] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Contrast-enhanced optical coherence tomography with picomolar sensitivity for functional in vivo imaging. Sci Rep 2016; 6:23337. [PMID: 26987475 PMCID: PMC4796912 DOI: 10.1038/srep23337] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2016] [Accepted: 02/29/2016] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) enables real-time imaging of living tissues at cell-scale resolution over millimeters in three dimensions. Despite these advantages, functional biological studies with OCT have been limited by a lack of exogenous contrast agents that can be distinguished from tissue. Here we report an approach to functional OCT imaging that implements custom algorithms to spectrally identify unique contrast agents: large gold nanorods (LGNRs). LGNRs exhibit 110-fold greater spectral signal per particle than conventional GNRs, which enables detection of individual LGNRs in water and concentrations as low as 250 pM in the circulation of living mice. This translates to ~40 particles per imaging voxel in vivo. Unlike previous implementations of OCT spectral detection, the methods described herein adaptively compensate for depth and processing artifacts on a per sample basis. Collectively, these methods enable high-quality noninvasive contrast-enhanced imaging of OCT in living subjects, including detection of tumor microvasculature at twice the depth achievable with conventional OCT. Additionally, multiplexed detection of spectrally-distinct LGNRs was demonstrated to observe discrete patterns of lymphatic drainage and identify individual lymphangions and lymphatic valve functional states. These capabilities provide a powerful platform for molecular imaging and characterization of tissue noninvasively at cellular resolution, called MOZART.
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Kim B, Lee SH, Yoon CJ, Gho YS, Ahn GO, Kim KH. In vivo visualization of skin inflammation by optical coherence tomography and two-photon microscopy. BIOMEDICAL OPTICS EXPRESS 2015; 6:2512-2521. [PMID: 26203377 PMCID: PMC4505705 DOI: 10.1364/boe.6.002512] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2015] [Revised: 06/01/2015] [Accepted: 06/09/2015] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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Inflammation is a non-specific immune response to injury intended to protect biological tissue from harmful stimuli such as pathogens, irritants, and damaged cells. In vivo optical tissue imaging has been used to provide spatial and dynamic characteristics of inflammation within the tissue. In this paper, we report in vivo visualization of inflammation in the skin at both cellular and physiological levels by using a combination of label-free two-photon microscopy (TPM) and optical coherence tomography (OCT). Skin inflammation was induced by topically applying lipopolysaccharide (LPS) on the mouse ear. Temporal OCT imaging visualized tissue swelling, vasodilation, and increased capillary density 30 min and 1 hour after application. TPM imaging showed immune cell migration within the inflamed skin. Combined OCT and TPM was applied to obtain complementary information from each modality in the same region of interest. The information provided by each modality were consistent with previous reports about the characteristics of inflammation. Therefore, the combination of OCT and TPM holds potential for studying inflammation of the skin.
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- Bumju Kim
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Pohang University of Science and Technology, 77 Cheongam-ro, Nam-gu, Pohang, Gyeongbuk 790-784, South Korea
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Pohang University of Science and Technology, 77 Cheongam-ro, Nam-gu, Pohang, Gyeongbuk 790-784, South Korea
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- Division of Integrative Biosciences and Biotechnology, Pohang University of Science and Technology, 77 Cheongam-ro, Nam-gu, Pohang, Gyeongbuk 790-784, South Korea
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- Department of Life Science, Pohang University of Science and Technology, 77 Cheongam-ro, Nam-gu, Pohang, Gyeongbuk 790-784, South Korea
- Division of Molecular and Life Sciences, Pohang University of Science and Technology, 77 Cheongam-ro, Nam-gu, Pohang, Gyeongbuk 790-784, South Korea
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- Division of Integrative Biosciences and Biotechnology, Pohang University of Science and Technology, 77 Cheongam-ro, Nam-gu, Pohang, Gyeongbuk 790-784, South Korea
- Department of Life Science, Pohang University of Science and Technology, 77 Cheongam-ro, Nam-gu, Pohang, Gyeongbuk 790-784, South Korea
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Pohang University of Science and Technology, 77 Cheongam-ro, Nam-gu, Pohang, Gyeongbuk 790-784, South Korea
- Division of Integrative Biosciences and Biotechnology, Pohang University of Science and Technology, 77 Cheongam-ro, Nam-gu, Pohang, Gyeongbuk 790-784, South Korea
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Marcu R, Kotha S, Zhi Z, Qin W, Neeley CK, Wang RK, Zheng Y, Hawkins BJ. The mitochondrial permeability transition pore regulates endothelial bioenergetics and angiogenesis. Circ Res 2015; 116:1336-45. [PMID: 25722455 PMCID: PMC4393786 DOI: 10.1161/circresaha.116.304881] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2014] [Accepted: 02/26/2015] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
Abstract
RATIONALE The mitochondrial permeability transition pore is a well-known initiator of cell death that is increasingly recognized as a physiological modulator of cellular metabolism. OBJECTIVE We sought to identify how the genetic deletion of a key regulatory subunit of the mitochondrial permeability transition pore, cyclophilin D (CypD), influenced endothelial metabolism and intracellular signaling. METHODS AND RESULTS In cultured primary human endothelial cells, genetic targeting of CypD using siRNA or shRNA resulted in a constitutive increase in mitochondrial matrix Ca(2+) and reduced nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NADH). Elevated matrix NADH, in turn, diminished the cytosolic NAD(+)/NADH ratio and triggered a subsequent downregulation of the NAD(+)-dependent deacetylase sirtuin 1 (SIRT1). Downstream of SIRT1, CypD-deficient endothelial cells exhibited reduced phosphatase and tensin homolog expression and a constitutive rise in the phosphorylation of angiogenic Akt. Similar changes in SIRT1, phosphatase and tensin homolog, and Akt were also noted in the aorta and lungs of CypD knockout mice. Functionally, CypD-deficient endothelial cells and aortic tissue from CypD knockout mice exhibited a dramatic increase in angiogenesis at baseline and when exposed to vascular endothelial growth factor. The NAD(+) precursor nicotinamide mononucleotide restored the cellular NAD(+)/NADH ratio and normalized the CypD-deficient phenotype. CypD knockout mice also presented accelerated wound healing and increased neovascularization on tissue injury as monitored by optical microangiography. CONCLUSIONS Our study reveals the importance of the mitochondrial permeability transition pore in the regulation of endothelial mitochondrial metabolism and vascular function. The mitochondrial regulation of SIRT1 has broad implications in the epigenetic regulation of endothelial phenotype.
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- Raluca Marcu
- From the Mitochondria and Metabolism Center, Departments of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine (R.M., C.K.N., B.J.H.), Bioengineering (R.M., S.K., Z.Z., W.Q., R.K.W.), and Ophthalmology (R.K.W.), University of Washington, Seattle; and Department of General Surgery, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor (C.K.N.).
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- From the Mitochondria and Metabolism Center, Departments of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine (R.M., C.K.N., B.J.H.), Bioengineering (R.M., S.K., Z.Z., W.Q., R.K.W.), and Ophthalmology (R.K.W.), University of Washington, Seattle; and Department of General Surgery, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor (C.K.N.)
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- From the Mitochondria and Metabolism Center, Departments of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine (R.M., C.K.N., B.J.H.), Bioengineering (R.M., S.K., Z.Z., W.Q., R.K.W.), and Ophthalmology (R.K.W.), University of Washington, Seattle; and Department of General Surgery, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor (C.K.N.)
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- From the Mitochondria and Metabolism Center, Departments of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine (R.M., C.K.N., B.J.H.), Bioengineering (R.M., S.K., Z.Z., W.Q., R.K.W.), and Ophthalmology (R.K.W.), University of Washington, Seattle; and Department of General Surgery, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor (C.K.N.)
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- From the Mitochondria and Metabolism Center, Departments of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine (R.M., C.K.N., B.J.H.), Bioengineering (R.M., S.K., Z.Z., W.Q., R.K.W.), and Ophthalmology (R.K.W.), University of Washington, Seattle; and Department of General Surgery, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor (C.K.N.)
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- From the Mitochondria and Metabolism Center, Departments of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine (R.M., C.K.N., B.J.H.), Bioengineering (R.M., S.K., Z.Z., W.Q., R.K.W.), and Ophthalmology (R.K.W.), University of Washington, Seattle; and Department of General Surgery, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor (C.K.N.)
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- From the Mitochondria and Metabolism Center, Departments of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine (R.M., C.K.N., B.J.H.), Bioengineering (R.M., S.K., Z.Z., W.Q., R.K.W.), and Ophthalmology (R.K.W.), University of Washington, Seattle; and Department of General Surgery, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor (C.K.N.)
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- From the Mitochondria and Metabolism Center, Departments of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine (R.M., C.K.N., B.J.H.), Bioengineering (R.M., S.K., Z.Z., W.Q., R.K.W.), and Ophthalmology (R.K.W.), University of Washington, Seattle; and Department of General Surgery, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor (C.K.N.).
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Wang H, Baran U, Wang RK. In vivo blood flow imaging of inflammatory human skin induced by tape stripping using optical microangiography. JOURNAL OF BIOPHOTONICS 2015; 8:265-72. [PMID: 24659511 PMCID: PMC4308563 DOI: 10.1002/jbio.201400012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2014] [Revised: 02/25/2014] [Accepted: 02/27/2014] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
Abstract
Vasculature response is a hallmark for most inflammatory skin disorders. Tape stripping on human skin causes a minor inflammation which leads to changes in microvasculature. In this study, optical microangiography (OMAG), noninvasive volumetric microvasculature in vivo imaging method, has been used to track the vascular responses after tape stripping. Vessel density has been quantified and used to correlate with the degree of skin irritation. The proved capability of OMAG technique in visualizing the microvasculature network under inflamed skin condition can play an important role in clinical trials of treatment and diagnosis of inflammatory skin disorders.
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- Hequn Wang
- Department of Bioengineering, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Department of Bioengineering, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
- Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
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Yousefi S, Liu T, Wang RK. Segmentation and quantification of blood vessels for OCT-based micro-angiograms using hybrid shape/intensity compounding. Microvasc Res 2014; 97:37-46. [PMID: 25283347 DOI: 10.1016/j.mvr.2014.09.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2014] [Revised: 09/23/2014] [Accepted: 09/25/2014] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
Abstract
Optical coherence tomography (OCT) based microangiography is capable of visualizing 3D functional blood vessel networks within microcirculatory tissue beds in vivo. To provide the quantitative information of vasculature from the microangiograms such as vessel diameter and morphology, it is necessary to develop efficient vessel segmentation algorithms. In this paper, we propose to develop a hybrid Hessian/intensity based method to segment and quantify shape and diameter of the blood vessels innervating capillary beds that are imaged by functional OCT in vivo. The proposed method utilizes multi-scale Hessian filters to segment tubular structures such as blood vessels, but compounded by the intensity-based segmentation method to mitigate the limitations of Hessian filters' sensitivity to the selection of scale parameters. Such compounding segmentation scheme takes advantage of the morphological nature of Hessian filters while correcting for the scale parameter selection by intensity-based segmentation. The proposed algorithm is tested on a wound healing model and its performance of segmentation vessels is quantified by a publicly available manual segmentation dataset. We believe that this method will play an important role in the quantification of micro-angiograms for microcirculation research in ophthalmology and diagnosing retinal eye diseases involved with microcirculation.
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- Siavash Yousefi
- Department of Bioengineering, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA
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- Department of Bioengineering, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA; Department of Control Science and Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150001, China
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- Department of Bioengineering, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA.
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Reif R, Baran U, Wang RK. Motion artifact and background noise suppression on optical microangiography frames using a naïve Bayes mask. APPLIED OPTICS 2014; 53:4164-71. [PMID: 25089975 PMCID: PMC4303031 DOI: 10.1364/ao.53.004164] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
Abstract
Optical coherence tomography (OCT) is a technique that allows for the three-dimensional (3D) imaging of small volumes of tissue (a few millimeters) with high resolution (∼10 μm). Optical microangiography (OMAG) is a method of processing OCT data, which allows for the extraction of the tissue vasculature with capillary resolution from the OCT images. Cross-sectional B-frame OMAG images present the location of the patent blood vessels; however, the signal-to-noise-ratio of these images can be affected by several factors such as the quality of the OCT system and the tissue motion artifact. This background noise can appear in the en face projection view image. In this work we propose to develop a binary mask that can be applied on the cross-sectional B-frame OMAG images, which will reduce the background noise while leaving the signal from the blood vessels intact. The mask is created by using a naïve Bayes (NB) classification algorithm trained with a gold standard image which is manually segmented by an expert. The masked OMAG images present better contrast for binarizing the image and quantifying the result without the influence of noise. The results are compared with a previously developed frequency rejection filter (FRF) method which is applied on the en face projection view image. It is demonstrated that both the NB and FRF methods provide similar vessel length fractions. The advantage of the NB method is that the results are applicable in 3D and that its use is not limited to periodic motion artifacts.
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- Roberto Reif
- Department of Bioengineering, University of Washington, 3720 15 Ave. NE, Seattle WA 98195, USA
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- Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Washington, 185 Stevens Way, Seattle WA 98195, USA
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- Department of Bioengineering, University of Washington, 3720 15 Ave. NE, Seattle WA 98195, USA
- Corresponding author:
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Yousefi S, Zhi Z, Wang RK. Label-free optical imaging of lymphatic vessels within tissue beds in vivo. IEEE JOURNAL OF SELECTED TOPICS IN QUANTUM ELECTRONICS : A PUBLICATION OF THE IEEE LASERS AND ELECTRO-OPTICS SOCIETY 2014; 20:6800510. [PMID: 25642129 PMCID: PMC4307825 DOI: 10.1109/jstqe.2013.2278073] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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Lymphatic vessels are a part of circulatory system in vertebrates that maintain tissue fluid homeostasis and drain excess fluid and large cells that cannot easily find their way back into venous system. Due to the lack of non-invasive monitoring tools, lymphatic vessels are known as forgotten circulation. However, lymphatic system plays an important role in diseases such as cancer and inflammatory conditions. In this paper, we start to briefly review the current existing methods for imaging lymphatic vessels, mostly involving dye/targeting cell injection. We then show the capability of optical coherence tomography (OCT) for label-free non-invasive in vivo imaging of lymph vessels and nodes. One of the advantages of using OCT over other imaging modalities is its ability to assess label-free blood flow perfusion that can be simultaneously observed along with lymphatic vessels for imaging the microcirculatory system within tissue beds. Imaging the microcirculatory system including blood and lymphatic vessels can be utilized for imaging and better understanding pathologic mechanisms and treatment technique development in some critical diseases such as inflammation, malignant cancer angiogenesis and metastasis.
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- Siavash Yousefi
- Bioengineering Department, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195 USA
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- Bioengineering Department, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195 USA
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- Bioengineering and Ophthalmology Department, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195 USA
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Reif R, Yousefi S, Choi WJ, Wang RK. Analysis of cross-sectional image filters for evaluating nonaveraged optical microangiography images. APPLIED OPTICS 2014; 53:806-15. [PMID: 24663258 PMCID: PMC3978384 DOI: 10.1364/ao.53.000806] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/07/2013] [Accepted: 12/20/2013] [Indexed: 05/07/2023]
Abstract
Optical microangiography (OMAG) is a method that enables the noninvasive extraction of blood vessels within biological tissues. OMAG B-frames are prone to noise; therefore, techniques such as B-frame averaging have been applied to reduce these effects. A drawback of this method is that the total acquisition time and amount of data collected are increased; hence, the data are susceptible to motion artifacts and decorrelation. In this paper we propose using an image filter on a nonaveraged OMAG B-frame to reduce its noise. Consequently, B-frames comparable to the averaged OMAG B-frame are obtained, while reducing the total acquisition and processing time. The method is tested with two different systems, a high-resolution spectral domain and a relatively low-resolution swept-source optical coherence tomography system. It is demonstrated that the weighted average filter produces the lowest B-frame error; however, all filters produce comparable results when quantifying the en face projection view image.
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- Roberto Reif
- Department of Bioengineering, University of Washington, 3720 15 Ave. NE, Seattle WA 98195, USA
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- Department of Bioengineering, University of Washington, 3720 15 Ave. NE, Seattle WA 98195, USA
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- Department of Bioengineering, University of Washington, 3720 15 Ave. NE, Seattle WA 98195, USA
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- Department of Bioengineering, University of Washington, 3720 15 Ave. NE, Seattle WA 98195, USA
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Yousefi S, Qin J, Dziennis S, Wang RK. Assessment of microcirculation dynamics during cutaneous wound healing phases in vivo using optical microangiography. JOURNAL OF BIOMEDICAL OPTICS 2014; 19:76015. [PMID: 25036212 PMCID: PMC4103582 DOI: 10.1117/1.jbo.19.7.076015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2014] [Revised: 05/24/2014] [Accepted: 06/05/2014] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
Abstract
Cutaneous wound healing consists of multiple overlapping phases starting with blood coagulation following incision of blood vessels. We utilized label-free optical coherence tomography and optical microangiography (OMAG) to noninvasively monitor healing process and dynamics of microcirculation system in a mouse ear pinna wound model. Mouse ear pinna is composed of two layers of skin separated by a layer of cartilage and because its total thickness is around 500 μm, it can be utilized as an ideal model for optical imaging techniques. These skin layers are identical to human skin structure except for sweat ducts and glands. Microcirculatory system responds to the wound injury by recruiting collateral vessels to supply blood flow to hypoxic region. During the inflammatory phase, lymphatic vessels play an important role in the immune response of the tissue and clearing waste from interstitial fluid. In the final phase of wound healing, tissue maturation, and remodeling, the wound area is fully closed while blood vessels mature to support the tissue cells. We show that using OMAG technology allows noninvasive and label-free monitoring and imaging each phase of wound healing that can be used to replace invasive tissue sample histology and immunochemistry technologies.
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- Siavash Yousefi
- University of Washington, Department of Bioengineering, Seattle, Washington 98195, United States
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- University of Washington, Department of Bioengineering, Seattle, Washington 98195, United States
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- University of Washington, Department of Bioengineering, Seattle, Washington 98195, United States
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- University of Washington, Department of Bioengineering, Seattle, Washington 98195, United States
- Address all correspondence to: Ruikang K. Wang, E-mail:
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Yousefi S, Qin J, Zhi Z, Wang RK. Label-free optical lymphangiography: development of an automatic segmentation method applied to optical coherence tomography to visualize lymphatic vessels using Hessian filters. JOURNAL OF BIOMEDICAL OPTICS 2013; 18:86004. [PMID: 23922124 PMCID: PMC3734368 DOI: 10.1117/1.jbo.18.8.086004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
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Lymphatic vessels are a part of the circulatory system that collect plasma and other substances that have leaked from the capillaries into interstitial fluid (lymph) and transport lymph back to the circulatory system. Since lymph is transparent, lymphatic vessels appear as dark hallow vessel-like regions in optical coherence tomography (OCT) cross sectional images. We propose an automatic method to segment lymphatic vessel lumen from OCT structural cross sections using eigenvalues of Hessian filters. Compared to the existing method based on intensity threshold, Hessian filters are more selective on vessel shape and less sensitive to intensity variations and noise. Using this segmentation technique along with optical micro-angiography allows label-free noninvasive simultaneous visualization of blood and lymphatic vessels in vivo. Lymphatic vessels play an important role in cancer, immune system response, inflammatory disease, wound healing and tissue regeneration. Development of imaging techniques and visualization tools for lymphatic vessels is valuable in understanding the mechanisms and studying therapeutic methods in related disease and tissue response.
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- Siavash Yousefi
- University of Washington, Department of Bioengineering, Seattle, Washington 98195
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- University of Washington, Department of Bioengineering, Seattle, Washington 98195
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- University of Washington, Department of Bioengineering, Seattle, Washington 98195
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- University of Washington, Department of Bioengineering, Seattle, Washington 98195
- Address all correspondence to: Ruikang K. Wang, University of Washington, Department of Bioengineering, Seattle, Washington 98195. Tel: 206 6165025; Fax: 206 6853300; E-mail:
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