Optical properties of skin, subcutaneous, and muscle tissues: a review

AN Bashkatov, EA Genina, VV Tuchin - Journal of innovative optical …, 2011 - World Scientific
The development of optical methods in modern medicine in the areas of diagnostics,
therapy, and surgery has stimulated the investigation of optical properties of various …

Adaptive optics for deeper imaging of biological samples

JM Girkin, S Poland, AJ Wright - Current opinion in biotechnology, 2009 - Elsevier
Optical microscopy has been a cornerstone of life science investigations since its first
practical application around 400 years ago with the goal being subcellular resolution, three …

Penetration depth of photons in biological tissues from hyperspectral imaging in shortwave infrared in transmission and reflection geometries

H Zhang, D Salo, DM Kim, S Komarov… - … of biomedical optics, 2016 - spiedigitallibrary.org
Measurement of photon penetration in biological tissues is a central theme in optical
imaging. A great number of endogenous tissue factors such as absorption, scattering, and …

Red and NIR light dosimetry in the human deep brain

A Pitzschke, B Lovisa, O Seydoux… - Physics in Medicine …, 2015 - iopscience.iop.org
Photobiomodulation (PBM) appears promising to treat the hallmarks of Parkinson's Disease
(PD) in cellular or animal models. We measured light propagation in different areas of PD …

Optical signatures of radiofrequency ablation in biological tissues

P Lanka, KJ Francis, H Kruit, A Farina, R Cubeddu… - Scientific reports, 2021 - nature.com
Accurate monitoring of treatment is crucial in minimally-invasive radiofrequency ablation in
oncology and cardiovascular disease. We investigated alterations in optical properties of ex …

Tissue biomolecular and microstructure profiles in optical colorectal cancer delineation

MS Nogueira, M Raju, J Gunther… - Journal of Physics D …, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the 3rd most common and the 2nd most deadly type of cancer
worldwide. Understanding the biochemical and microstructural aspects of carcinogenesis is …

Experimental and analytical comparative study of optical coefficient of fresh and frozen rat tissues

M Mesradi, A Genoux, V Cuplov… - … of biomedical optics, 2013 - spiedigitallibrary.org
Optical properties of fresh and frozen tissues of rat heart, kidney, brain, liver, and muscle
were measured in the 450-to 700-nm range. The total reflectance and transmittance were …

Insights into biochemical sources and diffuse reflectance spectral features for colorectal cancer detection and localization

M Saito Nogueira, S Maryam, M Amissah, A McGuire… - Cancers, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the third most common and second most
deadly type of cancer worldwide. The early detection and accurate characterization of …

Diffuse reflectance spectroscopy for determination of optical properties and chromophore concentrations of mice internal organs in the range of 350 nm to 1860 nm

MS Nogueira, M Raju, J Gunther… - … Solutions for Better …, 2018 - spiedigitallibrary.org
The development of photomedical modalities for diagnostics and treatment has created a
need for knowledge of the optical properties of the targeted biological tissues. These …

Transient simulation of laser ablation based on Monte Carlo light transport with dynamic optical properties model

Y Shimojo, K Sudo, T Nishimura, T Ozawa… - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
Laser ablation is a minimally invasive therapeutic technique to denature tumors through
coagulation and/or vaporization. Computational simulations of laser ablation can evaluate …