Title :
In Vivo Continuous imaging of Vertebrate Cardiac Valves for Congenital Heart Disease Study and Medical Drug Screening Using Third Harmonic Generation Microscopy
Author :
Kung, Chun-Ta ; Chuang, Chung-Cheng ; Huang, Yu-Kai ; Tsai, Huai-Jen ; Sun, Chi-Kuang
Author_Institution :
Nat. Taiwan Univ., Taipei
Abstract :
Crforsterite-based third-harmonic-generation microscopy can easily provide in vivo continuous observation of cardiac valves in zebrafish embryos, which provides an ideal research model for human congenital heart diseases and for drug screening.
Keywords :
biomedical imaging; cardiovascular system; harmonic generation; congenital heart disease study; in vivo continuous imaging; medical drug screening; third harmonic generation microscopy; vertebrate cardiac valves; Biomedical imaging; Cardiac disease; Drugs; Embryo; Frequency conversion; Heart valves; In vivo; Optical harmonic generation; Optical imaging; Optical microscopy;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2007. CLEO 2007. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-834-6
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2007.4453059
