DocumentCode
1982273
Title
Investigation of collagen changes in sclerodermatous skin using second harmonic generation microscopy
Author
Lu, Kecheng ; Chen, Jianxin ; Zhuo, Shuangmu ; Zheng, Liqin ; Jiang, Xingshan ; Zhu, Xiaoqin ; Zhao, Jingjun
Author_Institution
Fujian Provincial Key Lab. for Photonics Technol., Fujian Normal Univ., Fuzhou, China
fYear
2009
fDate
30-3 Aug. 2009
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
2
Abstract
The changes of collagen in sclerodermatous skin were investigated qualitatively and quantitatively using second harmonic generation (SHG) microscopy. The technique has great potential to be used to diagnose scleroderma and monitor the therapy response.
Keywords
optical harmonic generation; optical microscopy; proteins; skin; collagen changes; sclerodermatous skin; second harmonic generation microscopy; Biomedical imaging; Dermis; Educational technology; Epidermis; Fast Fourier transforms; Frequency conversion; Laboratories; Laser excitation; Microscopy; Skin; collagen; localized scleroderma; second harmonic generation;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Lasers & Electro Optics & The Pacific Rim Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2009. CLEO/PACIFIC RIM '09. Conference on
Conference_Location
Shanghai
Print_ISBN
978-1-4244-3829-7
Electronic_ISBN
978-1-4244-3830-3
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/CLEOPR.2009.5292663
Filename
5292663
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