Reza Reihanisaransari, Chalapathi Charan Gajjela, Xinyu Wu, Ragib Ishrak, Yanping Zhong, David Mayerich, Sebastian Berisha and Rohith Reddy*,
{"title":"Cervical Cancer Tissue Analysis Using Photothermal Midinfrared Spectroscopic Imaging","authors":"Reza Reihanisaransari, Chalapathi Charan Gajjela, Xinyu Wu, Ragib Ishrak, Yanping Zhong, David Mayerich, Sebastian Berisha and Rohith Reddy*, ","doi":"10.1021/cbmi.4c0003110.1021/cbmi.4c00031","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1021/cbmi.4c00031https://doi.org/10.1021/cbmi.4c00031","url":null,"abstract":"<p >Hyperspectral photothermal mid-infrared spectroscopic imaging (HP-MIRSI) is an emerging technology with promising applications in cervical cancer diagnosis and quantitative, label-free histopathology. This study pioneers the application of HP-MIRSI to the evaluation of clinical cervical cancer tissues, achieving excellent tissue type segmentation accuracy of over 95%. This achievement stems from an integrated approach of optimized data acquisition, computational data reconstruction, and the application of machine learning algorithms. The results are statistically robust, drawing from tissue samples of 98 cervical cancer patients and incorporating over 40 million data points. Traditional cervical cancer diagnosis methods entail biopsy, staining, and visual evaluation by a pathologist. This process is qualitative, subject to variations in staining and subjective interpretations, and requires extensive tissue processing, making it costly and time-consuming. In contrast, our proposed alternative can produce images comparable to those from histological analyses without the need for staining or complex sample preparation. This label-free, quantitative method utilizes biochemical data from HP-MIRSI and employs machine-learning algorithms for the rapid and precise segmentation of cervical tissue subtypes. This approach can potentially transform histopathological analysis by offering a more accurate and label-free alternative to conventional diagnostic processes.</p>","PeriodicalId":53181,"journal":{"name":"Chemical & Biomedical Imaging","volume":"2 9","pages":"651–658 651–658"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://pubs.acs.org/doi/epdf/10.1021/cbmi.4c00031","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142276362","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Jeanpun Antarasen, Benjamin Wellnitz, Stephanie N Kramer, Surajit Chatterjee, Lydia Kisley
{"title":"Cross-Correlation Increases Sampling in Diffusion-Based Super-Resolution Optical Fluctuation Imaging.","authors":"Jeanpun Antarasen, Benjamin Wellnitz, Stephanie N Kramer, Surajit Chatterjee, Lydia Kisley","doi":"10.1021/cbmi.4c00032","DOIUrl":"10.1021/cbmi.4c00032","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Correlation signal processing of optical three-dimensional (<i>x</i>, <i>y</i>, <i>t</i>) data can produce super-resolution images. The second-order cross-correlation function <i>XC</i> <sub>2</sub> has been documented to produce super-resolution imaging with static and blinking emitters but not for diffusing emitters. Here, we both analytically and numerically demonstrate cross-correlation analysis for diffusing particles. We then expand our fluorescence correlation spectroscopy super-resolution optical fluctuation imaging (fcsSOFI) analysis to use cross-correlation as a postprocessing computational technique to extract both dynamic and structural information on particle diffusion in nanoscale structures simultaneously. Cross-correlation maintains the same super-resolution as auto-correlation while also increasing the sampling rates to reduce aliasing for spatial information in both simulated and experimental data. Our work demonstrates how fcsSOFI with cross-correlation can be a powerful signal-processing tool to resolve the nanoscale dynamics and structure in samples relevant to biological and soft materials.</p>","PeriodicalId":53181,"journal":{"name":"Chemical & Biomedical Imaging","volume":"2 9","pages":"640-650"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11423407/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142332200","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Jeanpun Antarasen, Benjamin Wellnitz, Stephanie N. Kramer, Surajit Chatterjee and Lydia Kisley*,
{"title":"Cross-Correlation Increases Sampling in Diffusion-Based Super-Resolution Optical Fluctuation Imaging","authors":"Jeanpun Antarasen, Benjamin Wellnitz, Stephanie N. Kramer, Surajit Chatterjee and Lydia Kisley*, ","doi":"10.1021/cbmi.4c0003210.1021/cbmi.4c00032","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1021/cbmi.4c00032https://doi.org/10.1021/cbmi.4c00032","url":null,"abstract":"<p >Correlation signal processing of optical three-dimensional (<i>x</i>, <i>y</i>, <i>t</i>) data can produce super-resolution images. The second-order cross-correlation function <i>XC</i><sub>2</sub> has been documented to produce super-resolution imaging with static and blinking emitters but not for diffusing emitters. Here, we both analytically and numerically demonstrate cross-correlation analysis for diffusing particles. We then expand our fluorescence correlation spectroscopy super-resolution optical fluctuation imaging (fcsSOFI) analysis to use cross-correlation as a postprocessing computational technique to extract both dynamic and structural information on particle diffusion in nanoscale structures simultaneously. Cross-correlation maintains the same super-resolution as auto-correlation while also increasing the sampling rates to reduce aliasing for spatial information in both simulated and experimental data. Our work demonstrates how fcsSOFI with cross-correlation can be a powerful signal-processing tool to resolve the nanoscale dynamics and structure in samples relevant to biological and soft materials.</p>","PeriodicalId":53181,"journal":{"name":"Chemical & Biomedical Imaging","volume":"2 9","pages":"640–650 640–650"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://pubs.acs.org/doi/epdf/10.1021/cbmi.4c00032","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142276361","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Yusuke Murakami, Masahiro Ando, Ayako Imamura, Ryosuke Oketani, Philippe Leproux, Sakiko Honjoh and Hideaki Kano*,
{"title":"Molecular Fingerprinting of Mouse Brain Using Ultrabroadband Coherent Anti-Stokes Raman Scattering (CARS) Microspectroscopy Empowered by Multivariate Curve Resolution-Alternating Least Squares (MCR-ALS)","authors":"Yusuke Murakami, Masahiro Ando, Ayako Imamura, Ryosuke Oketani, Philippe Leproux, Sakiko Honjoh and Hideaki Kano*, ","doi":"10.1021/cbmi.4c0003410.1021/cbmi.4c00034","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1021/cbmi.4c00034https://doi.org/10.1021/cbmi.4c00034","url":null,"abstract":"<p >The Raman fingerprint spectral region provides abundant structural information on molecules. However, analyzing vibrational images within this region using coherent Raman imaging remains challenging due to the small Raman cross section and congested spectral features. In this study, we combined ultrabroadband coherent anti-Stokes Raman scattering (CARS) microspectroscopy across the spectral range of 500–4000 cm<sup>–1</sup> with multivariate curve resolution-alternating least-squares (MCR-ALS) to reveal hidden Raman bands in the fingerprint region. Applying this method to mouse brain tissue, we extracted information on cholesterol and collagen, leveraging their distinctive molecular signatures, as well as on key molecules such as lipids, proteins, water, and nucleic acids. Moreover, the simultaneous detection of second harmonic generation facilitated label-free visualization of organelles, including arachnoid membrane and Rootletin filaments.</p>","PeriodicalId":53181,"journal":{"name":"Chemical & Biomedical Imaging","volume":"2 10","pages":"689–697 689–697"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://pubs.acs.org/doi/epdf/10.1021/cbmi.4c00034","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142517215","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
David Ken Gibbs*, Maximilian Podsednik, Patrick Tapler, Maximilian Weiss, Alexander Karl Opitz, Michael Nelhiebel, Charles Derrick Quarles Jr, Silvia Larisegger and Andreas Limbeck*,
{"title":"Improving Spatial Resolution by Reinterpreting Dosage for Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy Imaging: Conceptualization and Limitations","authors":"David Ken Gibbs*, Maximilian Podsednik, Patrick Tapler, Maximilian Weiss, Alexander Karl Opitz, Michael Nelhiebel, Charles Derrick Quarles Jr, Silvia Larisegger and Andreas Limbeck*, ","doi":"10.1021/cbmi.4c0004510.1021/cbmi.4c00045","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1021/cbmi.4c00045https://doi.org/10.1021/cbmi.4c00045","url":null,"abstract":"<p >Elemental imaging in laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy is usually performed by placing laser shots adjacent to each other on the sample surface without spatial overlap. Seeing that signal intensity is directly related to the amount of ablated material, this restricts either spatial resolution (for a given excitation efficiency) or sensitivity (when reducing the laser spot size). The experimental applicability of a concept involving the spatial overlapping of shots on the sample surface is investigated and compared to the conventional approach. By systematic choice of spacing between laser shots, spatial resolution can be improved to the single digit micrometer range for a given laser spot size. Signal intensity is found to be linearly dependent on the area ablated per shot, facilitating larger signal-to-background ratios with increased spot sizes. Owing to this, the presented approach is also employed to enhance signal intensity, while preserving spatial resolution. The applicability of the method is explored by analyzing samples with distinct thickness of the surface layer, allowing for the assessment of the concept’s suitability for different sample types.</p>","PeriodicalId":53181,"journal":{"name":"Chemical & Biomedical Imaging","volume":"2 9","pages":"631–639 631–639"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://pubs.acs.org/doi/epdf/10.1021/cbmi.4c00045","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142276360","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Nuwandi M. Ariyasingha*, Anna Samoilenko, Md Raduanul H. Chowdhury, Shiraz Nantogma, Clementinah Oladun, Jonathan R. Birchall, Tarek Bawardi, Oleg G. Salnikov, Larisa M. Kovtunova, Valerii I. Bukhtiyarov, Zhongjie Shi, Kehuan Luo, Sidhartha Tan, Igor V. Koptyug, Boyd M. Goodson and Eduard Y. Chekmenev*,
{"title":"Developing Hyperpolarized Butane Gas for Ventilation Lung Imaging","authors":"Nuwandi M. Ariyasingha*, Anna Samoilenko, Md Raduanul H. Chowdhury, Shiraz Nantogma, Clementinah Oladun, Jonathan R. Birchall, Tarek Bawardi, Oleg G. Salnikov, Larisa M. Kovtunova, Valerii I. Bukhtiyarov, Zhongjie Shi, Kehuan Luo, Sidhartha Tan, Igor V. Koptyug, Boyd M. Goodson and Eduard Y. Chekmenev*, ","doi":"10.1021/cbmi.4c0004110.1021/cbmi.4c00041","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1021/cbmi.4c00041https://doi.org/10.1021/cbmi.4c00041","url":null,"abstract":"<p >NMR hyperpolarization dramatically improves the detection sensitivity of magnetic resonance through the increase in nuclear spin polarization. Because of the sensitivity increase by several orders of magnitude, additional applications have been unlocked, including imaging of gases in physiologically relevant conditions. Hyperpolarized <sup>129</sup>Xe gas recently received FDA approval as the first inhalable gaseous MRI contrast agent for clinical functional lung imaging of a wide range of pulmonary diseases. However, production and utilization of hyperpolarized <sup>129</sup>Xe gas faces a number of translational challenges including the high cost and complexity of contrast agent production and imaging using proton-only (i.e., conventional) clinical MRI scanners, which are typically not suited to scan <sup>129</sup>Xe nuclei. As a solution to circumvent the translational challenges of hyperpolarized <sup>129</sup>Xe, we have recently demonstrated the feasibility of a simple and cheap process for production of proton-hyperpolarized propane gas contrast agent using ultralow-cost disposable production equipment and demonstrated the feasibility of lung ventilation imaging using hyperpolarized propane gas in excised pig lungs. However, previous pilot studies have concluded that the hyperpolarized state of propane gas decays very fast with an exponential decay <i>T</i><sub>1</sub> constant of ∼0.8 s at 1 bar (physiologically relevant pressure); moreover, the previously reported production rates were too slow for potential clinical utilization. Here, we investigate the feasibility of high-capacity production of hyperpolarized butane gas via heterogeneous parahydrogen-induced polarization using Rh nanoparticle-based catalyst utilizing butene gas as a precursor for parahydrogen pairwise addition. We demonstrate a remarkable result: the lifetime of the hyperpolarized state can be nearly doubled compared to that of propane (<i>T</i><sub>1</sub> of ∼1.6 s and long-lived spin-state <i>T</i><sub>S</sub> of ∼3.8 s at clinically relevant 1 bar pressure). Moreover, we demonstrate a production speed of up to 0.7 standard liters of hyperpolarized gas per second. These two synergistic developments pave the way to biomedical utilization of <i>proton</i>-hyperpolarized gas media for ventilation imaging. Indeed, here we demonstrate the feasibility of phantom imaging of hyperpolarized butane gas in Tedlar bags and also the feasibility of subsecond 2D ventilation gas imaging in excised rabbit lungs with 1.6 × 1.6 mm<sup>2</sup> in-plane resolution using a clinical MRI scanner. The demonstrated results have the potential to revolutionize functional pulmonary imaging with a simple and inexpensive on-demand production of <i>proton</i>-hyperpolarized gas contrast media, followed by visualization on virtually any MRI scanner, including emerging bedside low-field MRI scanner technology.</p>","PeriodicalId":53181,"journal":{"name":"Chemical & Biomedical Imaging","volume":"2 10","pages":"698–710 698–710"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://pubs.acs.org/doi/epdf/10.1021/cbmi.4c00041","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142550574","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Richard Ortega, Mónica Fernández-Monreal, Noémie Pied, Stéphane Roudeau, Peter Cloetens and Asuncion Carmona*,
{"title":"Native Cryo-Correlative Light and Synchrotron X-ray Fluorescence Imaging of Proteins and Essential Metals in Subcellular Neuronal Compartments","authors":"Richard Ortega, Mónica Fernández-Monreal, Noémie Pied, Stéphane Roudeau, Peter Cloetens and Asuncion Carmona*, ","doi":"10.1021/cbmi.4c0003810.1021/cbmi.4c00038","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1021/cbmi.4c00038https://doi.org/10.1021/cbmi.4c00038","url":null,"abstract":"<p >Essential metals such as iron, copper, and zinc are required for a wide variety of biological processes. For example, they act as cofactors in many proteins, conferring enzymatic activity or structural stability. Interactions between metals and proteins are often difficult to characterize due to the low concentration of metals in biological tissues and the sometimes labile nature of the chemical bonds involved. To better understand the cellular functions of essential metals, we correlate protein localization, using fluorescence light microscopy (FLM), and metal distribution with synchrotron X-ray fluorescence (SXRF), a high-sensitivity and high-spatial-resolution technique for metal imaging. Both chemical imaging modalities are implemented under cryogenic conditions to preserve native cell structure and chemical element distribution. As a proof of concept, we applied cryo-FLM and cryo-SXRF correlative imaging to cultured primary hippocampal neurons. Neurons were labeled under live conditions with fluorescent F-actin and tubulin dyes, then samples were flash-frozen and observed in a frozen hydrated state. This methodology, cryo-FLM combined to cryo-SXRF, revealed the distribution of iron, copper and zinc relative to F-actin and tubulin in the growth cones, dendrites, axons, and axonal <i>en passant boutons</i> of developing neurons.</p>","PeriodicalId":53181,"journal":{"name":"Chemical & Biomedical Imaging","volume":"2 11","pages":"744–754 744–754"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://pubs.acs.org/doi/epdf/10.1021/cbmi.4c00038","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142694447","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
David R Smith, Jesse W Wilson, Siddarth Shivkumar, Hervé Rigneault, Randy A Bartels
{"title":"Low-Frequency Coherent Raman Imaging Robust to Optical Scattering.","authors":"David R Smith, Jesse W Wilson, Siddarth Shivkumar, Hervé Rigneault, Randy A Bartels","doi":"10.1021/cbmi.4c00020","DOIUrl":"10.1021/cbmi.4c00020","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>We demonstrate low-frequency interferometric impulsive stimulated Raman scattering (ISRS) imaging with high robustness to distortions by optical scattering. ISRS is a pump-probe coherent Raman spectroscopy that can capture Raman vibrational spectra. Recording of ISRS spectra requires isolation of a probe pulse from the pump pulse. While this separation is simple in nonscattering specimens, such as liquids, scattering leads to significant pump pulse contamination and prevents the extraction of a Raman spectrum. We introduce a robust method for ISRS microscopy that works in complex scattering samples. High signal-to-noise ISRS spectra are obtained even when the pump and probe pulses pass through many scattering layers.</p>","PeriodicalId":53181,"journal":{"name":"Chemical & Biomedical Imaging","volume":"2 8","pages":"584-591"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11351428/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142117047","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
David R. Smith, Jesse W. Wilson, Siddarth Shivkumar, Hervé Rigneault and Randy A. Bartels*,
{"title":"Low-Frequency Coherent Raman Imaging Robust to Optical Scattering","authors":"David R. Smith, Jesse W. Wilson, Siddarth Shivkumar, Hervé Rigneault and Randy A. Bartels*, ","doi":"10.1021/cbmi.4c0002010.1021/cbmi.4c00020","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1021/cbmi.4c00020https://doi.org/10.1021/cbmi.4c00020","url":null,"abstract":"<p >We demonstrate low-frequency interferometric impulsive stimulated Raman scattering (ISRS) imaging with high robustness to distortions by optical scattering. ISRS is a pump–probe coherent Raman spectroscopy that can capture Raman vibrational spectra. Recording of ISRS spectra requires isolation of a probe pulse from the pump pulse. While this separation is simple in nonscattering specimens, such as liquids, scattering leads to significant pump pulse contamination and prevents the extraction of a Raman spectrum. We introduce a robust method for ISRS microscopy that works in complex scattering samples. High signal-to-noise ISRS spectra are obtained even when the pump and probe pulses pass through many scattering layers.</p>","PeriodicalId":53181,"journal":{"name":"Chemical & Biomedical Imaging","volume":"2 8","pages":"584–591 584–591"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://pubs.acs.org/doi/epdf/10.1021/cbmi.4c00020","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142075613","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Apeksha C. Rajamanthrilage, Unaiza Uzair, Paul W. Millhouse, Matthew J. Case, Donald W. Benza and Jeffrey N. Anker*,
{"title":"Spatial Resolution for X-ray Excited Luminescence Chemical Imaging (XELCI)","authors":"Apeksha C. Rajamanthrilage, Unaiza Uzair, Paul W. Millhouse, Matthew J. Case, Donald W. Benza and Jeffrey N. Anker*, ","doi":"10.1021/cbmi.4c0003910.1021/cbmi.4c00039","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1021/cbmi.4c00039https://doi.org/10.1021/cbmi.4c00039","url":null,"abstract":"<p >Measuring chemical concentrations at the surface of implanted medical devices is important for elucidating the local biochemical environment, especially during implant infection. Although chemical indicator dyes enable chemical measurements in vitro, they are usually ineffective when measuring through tissue because the background obscures the dye signal and scattering dramatically reduces the spatial resolution. X-ray excited luminescent chemical imaging (XELCI) is a recent imaging modality which overcomes these limitations using a focused X-ray beam to excite a small spot of red light on scintillator-coated medical implants with well-defined location (because X-rays are minimally scattered) and low background. A spectrochemical indicator film placed over the scintillator layer, e.g., a polymer film containing pH-indicator dyes, absorbs some of the luminescence according to the local chemical environment, and this absorption is then detected by measuring the light intensity/spectrum passing through the tissue. A focused X-ray beam is used to scan point-by-point with a spatial resolution mainly limited by the X-ray beam width with minimum increase from X-ray absorption and scattering in the tissue. X-ray resolution, implant surface specificity, and chemical sensitivity are the three key features of XELCI. Here, we study spatial resolution using optically absorptive targets. For imaging a series of lines, the 20–80% knife-edge resolution was ∼285 (±15) μm with no tissue and 475 ± 18 and 520 ± 34 μm, respectively, through 5 and 10 mm thick tissue. Thus, doubling the tissue depth did not appreciably change the spatial resolution recorded through the tissue. This shows the promise of XELCI for submillimeter chemical imaging through tissue.</p>","PeriodicalId":53181,"journal":{"name":"Chemical & Biomedical Imaging","volume":"2 7","pages":"510–517 510–517"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://pubs.acs.org/doi/epdf/10.1021/cbmi.4c00039","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141955872","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}