Elisabeth Brunner, Laura Kunze, Victoria Laidlaw, Daniel Jodlbauer, Wolfgang Drexler, Ronny Ramlau, Andreas Pollreisz, Michael Pircher
{"title":"Improvements on speed, stability and field of view in adaptive optics OCT for anterior retinal imaging using a pyramid wavefront sensor.","authors":"Elisabeth Brunner, Laura Kunze, Victoria Laidlaw, Daniel Jodlbauer, Wolfgang Drexler, Ronny Ramlau, Andreas Pollreisz, Michael Pircher","doi":"10.1364/BOE.533451","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1364/BOE.533451","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>We present improvements on the adaptive optics (AO) correction method using a pyramid wavefront sensor (P-WFS) and introduce a novel approach for closed-loop focus shifting in retinal imaging. The method's efficacy is validated through <i>in vivo</i> adaptive optics optical coherence tomography (AO-OCT) imaging in both, healthy individuals and patients with diabetic retinopathy. In both study groups, a stable focusing on the anterior retinal layers is achieved. We further report on an improvement in AO loop speed that can be used to expand the imaging area of AO-OCT in the slow scanning direction, largely independent of the eye's isoplanatic patch. Our representative AO-OCT data reveal microstructural details of the neurosensory retina such as vessel walls and microglia cells that are visualized in single volume data and over an extended field of view. The excellent performance of the P-WFS based AO-OCT imaging in patients suggests good clinical applicability of this technology.</p>","PeriodicalId":8969,"journal":{"name":"Biomedical optics express","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2024-09-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11482182/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142457257","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Yu Xi Huang, Simon Mahler, Aidin Abedi, Julian Michael Tyszka, Yu Tung Lo, Patrick D Lyden, Jonathan Russin, Charles Liu, Changhuei Yang
{"title":"Correlating stroke risk with non-invasive cerebrovascular perfusion dynamics using a portable speckle contrast optical spectroscopy laser device.","authors":"Yu Xi Huang, Simon Mahler, Aidin Abedi, Julian Michael Tyszka, Yu Tung Lo, Patrick D Lyden, Jonathan Russin, Charles Liu, Changhuei Yang","doi":"10.1364/BOE.534796","DOIUrl":"10.1364/BOE.534796","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Stroke poses a significant global health threat, with millions affected annually, leading to substantial morbidity and mortality. Current stroke risk assessment for the general population relies on markers such as demographics, blood tests, and comorbidities. A minimally invasive, clinically scalable, and cost-effective way to directly measure cerebral blood flow presents an opportunity. This opportunity has the potential to positively impact effective stroke risk assessment prevention and intervention. Physiological changes in the cerebrovascular system, particularly in response to hypercapnia and hypoxia during voluntary breath-holding can offer insights into stroke risk assessment. However, existing methods for measuring cerebral perfusion reserves, such as blood flow and blood volume changes, are limited by either invasiveness or impracticality. Herein we propose a non-invasive transcranial approach using speckle contrast optical spectroscopy (SCOS) to non-invasively monitor regional changes in brain blood flow and volume during breath-holding. Our study, conducted on 50 individuals classified into two groups (low-risk and higher-risk for stroke), shows significant differences in blood dynamic changes during breath-holding between the two groups, providing physiological insights for stroke risk assessment using a non-invasive quantification paradigm. Given its cost-effectiveness, scalability, portability, and simplicity, this laser-centric tool has significant potential for early diagnosis and treatment of stroke in the general population.</p>","PeriodicalId":8969,"journal":{"name":"Biomedical optics express","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2024-09-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11482158/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142457246","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Inna Blokhina, Andrey Terskov, Arina Evsiukova, Alexander Dubrovsky, Viktoria Adushkina, Daria Zlatogorskaya, Alexander Dmitrenko, Matvey Tuzhilkin, Maria Manzhaeva, Valeria Krupnova, Egor Ilyukov, Dmitry Myagkov, Dmitry Tuktarov, Sergey Popov, Maria Tzoy, Alexander Shirokov, Ivan Fedosov, Oxana Semyachkina-Glushkovskaya
{"title":"Photodynamic opening of the blood-brain barrier affects meningeal lymphatics and the brain's drainage in healthy male mice.","authors":"Inna Blokhina, Andrey Terskov, Arina Evsiukova, Alexander Dubrovsky, Viktoria Adushkina, Daria Zlatogorskaya, Alexander Dmitrenko, Matvey Tuzhilkin, Maria Manzhaeva, Valeria Krupnova, Egor Ilyukov, Dmitry Myagkov, Dmitry Tuktarov, Sergey Popov, Maria Tzoy, Alexander Shirokov, Ivan Fedosov, Oxana Semyachkina-Glushkovskaya","doi":"10.1364/BOE.527892","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1364/BOE.527892","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Here, we present the new vascular effects of photodynamic therapy (PDT) with 5-aminolevulinic acid (5-ALA). PDT with 5-ALA induces a leakage of both the meningeal and cerebral blood vessels. The extravasation of photo-excited 5-ALA from the leaky blood vessels into the meninges causes photo-damage of the meningeal lymphatics (MLVs) leading to a dramatic reducing the MLV network and brain's drainage. The PDT-induced impairment of lymphatic regulation of brain's drainage can lead to excessive accumulation of fluids in brain tissues, which is important to consider in the PDT therapy for brain diseases as s possible side effect of PDT with 5-ALA.</p>","PeriodicalId":8969,"journal":{"name":"Biomedical optics express","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2024-09-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11482160/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142457272","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Srinidhi Bharadwaj, Tara M Urner, Kyle R Cowdrick, Rowan O Brothers, Tisha Boodooram, Hongting Zhao, Vidisha Goyal, Eashani Sathialingam, Yueh-Chi Wu, Ayesha Quadri, Katherine Turrentine, Mariam M Akbar, Sydney E Triplett, Shasha Bai, Erin M Buckley
{"title":"Stand-alone segmentation of blood flow pulsatility measured with diffuse correlation spectroscopy.","authors":"Srinidhi Bharadwaj, Tara M Urner, Kyle R Cowdrick, Rowan O Brothers, Tisha Boodooram, Hongting Zhao, Vidisha Goyal, Eashani Sathialingam, Yueh-Chi Wu, Ayesha Quadri, Katherine Turrentine, Mariam M Akbar, Sydney E Triplett, Shasha Bai, Erin M Buckley","doi":"10.1364/BOE.533916","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1364/BOE.533916","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>We present a stand-alone blood flow index (BFI) pulse segmentation method for diffuse correlation spectroscopy that uses a wavelet-based representation of the BFI signal at the cardiac frequency in place of an exogenous physiological reference. We use this wavelet-based segmentation method to quantify BFI waveform morphology in a cohort of 30 healthy adults. We demonstrate that the waveform morphology features obtained with the wavelet approach strongly agree with those obtained using an exogenous blood pressure reference signal. These results suggest the promise of stand-alone wavelet-based BFI segmentation for quantifying BFI waveform morphological features.</p>","PeriodicalId":8969,"journal":{"name":"Biomedical optics express","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2024-09-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11482157/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142457275","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Zhaoyu Gong, Yaping Shi, Jian Liu, Ramkumar Sabesan, Ruikang K Wang
{"title":"Light-adapted flicker-optoretinography based on raster-scan optical coherence tomography towards clinical translation.","authors":"Zhaoyu Gong, Yaping Shi, Jian Liu, Ramkumar Sabesan, Ruikang K Wang","doi":"10.1364/BOE.538481","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1364/BOE.538481","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Optoretinography (ORG) is a promising non-invasive and objective technique for assessing retinal function by measuring its response to light stimulation. Optical coherence tomography (OCT) has emerged as a promising tool for implementing ORG due to its three-dimensional imaging capabilities, high sensitivity to nanometer-scale changes induced by light stimulation, and clinical availability. Although ORG has proven feasible in laboratory settings, research-grade OCT systems lack satisfactory usability and cost-effectiveness to be clinically viable. Standard clinical raster-scan OCT systems, with their limited imaging speed, fall short of the requirements for measuring rapid ORG responses. To bridge this gap, we introduce a flicker-ORG modality based on a raster-scan OCT system that resembles standard clinical OCT. This system overcomes speed limitations through an innovative two-stage scanning protocol coupled with a 600 kHz swept source, enabling repeated volume imaging and precise retinal activity measurements over a finite area. Additionally, the light-adapted ORG strategy eliminates the need for dark adaptation, allowing examinations under photopic conditions and thus improving patient compliance. We tested this new ORG method by measuring flicker-induced photoreceptor responses in five healthy subjects. The results demonstrated high repeatability and revealed dependencies of the ORG response on flicker frequency and retinal eccentricity. These findings, combined with the system's utility, cost-effectiveness, and ease of integration into existing technologies, underscore its substantial potential for clinical application.</p>","PeriodicalId":8969,"journal":{"name":"Biomedical optics express","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2024-09-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11482172/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142457267","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Jake R Rosvold, Giulia Zanini, Chenchen Handler, Eric Frank, Jiarui Li, Michele I Vitolo, Stuart S Martin, Giuliano Scarcelli
{"title":"Stimulated Brillouin scattering flow cytometry.","authors":"Jake R Rosvold, Giulia Zanini, Chenchen Handler, Eric Frank, Jiarui Li, Michele I Vitolo, Stuart S Martin, Giuliano Scarcelli","doi":"10.1364/BOE.537602","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1364/BOE.537602","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>We present the use of stimulated Brillouin scattering spectroscopy to achieve rapid measurements of cell biomechanics in a flow cytometer setup. Specifically, our stimulated Brillouin scattering flow cytometry can acquire at a rate of 200 Hz, with a spectral acquisition time of 5 ms, which marks a 10x improvement compared to previous demonstrations of spontaneous Brillouin scattering flow cytometry. We experimentally validate our stimulated Brillouin scattering flow cytometer by measuring cell populations of normal breast epithelial cells and metastatic breast epithelial cancer cells.</p>","PeriodicalId":8969,"journal":{"name":"Biomedical optics express","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2024-09-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11482170/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142457276","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Albert K Dadzie, David Le, Mansour Abtahi, Behrouz Ebrahimi, Tobiloba Adejumo, Taeyoon Son, Michael J Heiferman, Jennifer I Lim, Xincheng Yao
{"title":"OCTA-ReVA: an open-source toolbox for comprehensive retinal vessel feature analysis in optical coherence tomography angiography.","authors":"Albert K Dadzie, David Le, Mansour Abtahi, Behrouz Ebrahimi, Tobiloba Adejumo, Taeyoon Son, Michael J Heiferman, Jennifer I Lim, Xincheng Yao","doi":"10.1364/BOE.537727","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1364/BOE.537727","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA) has significantly advanced the study and diagnosis of eye diseases. However, current clinical OCTA systems and software tools lack comprehensive quantitative analysis capabilities, limiting their full clinical utility. This paper introduces the OCTA Retinal Vessel Analyzer (OCTA-ReVA), a versatile open-source platform featuring a user-friendly graphical interface designed for the automated extraction and quantitative analysis of OCTA features. OCTA-ReVA includes traditional established OCTA features based on binary vascular image processing, such as blood vessel density (BVD), foveal avascular zone area (FAZ-A), blood vessel tortuosity (BVT), and blood vessel caliber (BVC). Additionally, it introduces new features based on blood perfusion intensity processing, such as perfusion intensity density (PID), vessel area flux (VAF), and normalized blood flow index (NBFI), which provide deeper insights into retinal perfusion conditions. These additional capabilities are crucial for the early detection and monitoring of retinal diseases. OCTA-ReVA demystifies the intricate task of retinal vasculature quantification, offering a robust tool for researchers and clinicians to objectively evaluate eye diseases and enhance the precision of retinal health assessments.</p>","PeriodicalId":8969,"journal":{"name":"Biomedical optics express","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2024-09-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11482184/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142457271","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Ana Espinosa-Momox, Brandon Norton, Maria Cywinska, Bryce Evans, Juan Vivero-Escoto, Rosario Porras-Aguilar
{"title":"Single-shot quantitative phase microscopy: a multi-functional tool for cell analysis.","authors":"Ana Espinosa-Momox, Brandon Norton, Maria Cywinska, Bryce Evans, Juan Vivero-Escoto, Rosario Porras-Aguilar","doi":"10.1364/BOE.533091","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1364/BOE.533091","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This study showcases the multifunctionality of a single-shot quantitative phase microscopy (QPM) system for comprehensive cell analysis. The system captures four high-contrast images in one shot, enabling tasks like cell segmentation, measuring cell confluence, and estimating cell mass. We demonstrate the usability of the QPM system in routine biological workflows, showing how its integration with computational algorithms enables automated, precise analysis, achieving accuracy scores between 85% and 97% across samples with varying cell densities, even those with low signal-to-noise ratios. This cost-effective tool operates under low-intensity light and resists vibrations, making it highly versatile for researchers in both optical and biological fields.</p>","PeriodicalId":8969,"journal":{"name":"Biomedical optics express","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2024-09-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11482191/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142457274","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Mengjing Xu, Boyang Shi, Haofeng Li, Xiaohan Mai, Lan Mi, Jiong Ma, Xiangdong Zhu, Guowei Wang, Yiyan Fei
{"title":"Development of a carboxymethyl chitosan functionalized slide for small molecule detection using oblique-incidence reflectivity difference technology.","authors":"Mengjing Xu, Boyang Shi, Haofeng Li, Xiaohan Mai, Lan Mi, Jiong Ma, Xiangdong Zhu, Guowei Wang, Yiyan Fei","doi":"10.1364/BOE.534563","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1364/BOE.534563","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Label-free optical biosensors have become powerful tools in the study of biomolecular interactions without the need for labels. High throughput and low detection limit are desirable for rapid and accurate biomolecule detection. The oblique-incidence reflectivity difference (OI-RD) technique is capable of detecting thousands of biomolecular interactions in a high-throughput mode, specifically for biomolecules larger than 1000 Da. In order to enhance the detection capability of OI-RD for small molecules (typically < 500 Da), we have developed a three-dimensional biochip that utilized carboxymethyl chitosan (CMCS) functionalized slides. By investigating various factors such as sonication time, protein immobilization time, CMCS molecular weight, and glutaraldehyde (GA) functionalization time, we have achieved a detection limit of 6.8 pM for avidin (68 kDa). Furthermore, accurate detection of D-biotin with a molecular weight of 244 Da has also been achieved. This paper presents an effective solution for achieving both high throughput and low detection limits using the OI-RD technique in the field of biomolecular interaction detection.</p>","PeriodicalId":8969,"journal":{"name":"Biomedical optics express","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2024-09-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11482164/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142457247","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Siqi Yang, Jeongsoo Kim, Mary E Swartz, Johann K Eberhart, Shwetadwip Chowdhury
{"title":"DMD and microlens array as a switchable module for illumination angle scanning in optical diffraction tomography.","authors":"Siqi Yang, Jeongsoo Kim, Mary E Swartz, Johann K Eberhart, Shwetadwip Chowdhury","doi":"10.1364/BOE.535123","DOIUrl":"10.1364/BOE.535123","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Optical diffraction tomography (ODT) enables label-free and morphological 3D imaging of biological samples using refractive-index (RI) contrast. To accomplish this, ODT systems typically capture multiple angular-specific scattering measurements, which are used to computationally reconstruct a sample's 3D RI. Standard ODT systems employ scanning mirrors to generate angular illuminations. However, scanning mirrors are limited to illuminating the sample from only one angle at a time. Furthermore, when operated at high speeds, these mirrors may exhibit mechanical instabilities that compromise image quality and measurement speed. Recently, newer ODT systems have been introduced that utilize digital-micromirror devices (DMD), spatial light modulators (SLMs), or LED arrays to achieve switchable angle-scanning with no physically-scanning components. However, these systems associate with power inefficiencies and/or spurious diffraction orders that can also limit imaging performance. In this work, we developed a novel non-interferometric ODT system that utilizes a fully switchable module for angle scanning composed of a DMD and microlens array (MLA). Compared to other switchable ODT systems, this module enables each illumination angle to be generated fully independently from every other illumination angle (i.e., no spurious diffraction orders) while also optimizing the power efficiency based on the required density of illumination angles. We validate the quantitative imaging capability of this system using calibration microspheres. We also demonstrate its capability for imaging multiple-scattering samples by imaging an early-stage zebrafish embryo.</p>","PeriodicalId":8969,"journal":{"name":"Biomedical optics express","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2024-09-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11482169/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142457248","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}