The purpose of this review is to present the current state of the role of imaging in
photodynamic therapy (PDT). For the reader to fully appreciate the context of the discussions …

In vivo medical imaging has made great progress due to advances in the engineering of
imaging devices and developments in the chemistry of imaging probes. Several modalities …

This review describes the diffusion model for light transport in tissues and the medical
applications of diffuse light. Diffuse optics is particularly useful for measurement of tissue …

Optical imaging using near‐infrared (NIR) fluorescence provides new prospects for general
and oncologic surgery. ICG is currently utilised in NIR fluorescence cancer‐related surgery …

Optical imaging relies on the ability to illuminate an object, collect and analyse the light it
scatters or transmits. Propagation through complex media such as biological tissues was so …

Near-infrared diffuse optical tomography (DOT), one of the most sophisticated optical
imaging techniques for observations through biological tissue, allows 3-D quantitative …

Abstract Medical Imaging Techniques (MITs) are non-invasive methods for looking inside
the body without opening up the body surgically. It used to assist diagnosis or treatment of …

Fluorescence imaging is one of the most versatile and widely used visualization methods in
biomedical research. However, tissue autofluorescence is a major obstacle confounding …

Nanotechnology has brought a variety of new possibilities into biological discovery and
clinical practice. In particular, nano-scaled carriers have revolutionalized drug delivery …

Technical developments in near-infrared fluorescence (NIRF) imaging and tomography
have enabled recent translation into investigational human studies. Noninvasive imaging of …