Title :
Noninvasive long term observation and evaluation of mammal oocytes and embryos with a 3D subcellular spatial resolution
Author :
Hsieh, Cho-Shuen ; Chen, Shee-Uan ; Yang, Yu-Shih ; Sun, Chi-Kuang
Author_Institution :
Nat. Taiwan Univ. Taipei, Taipei
Abstract :
By using harmonic generation microscopy, we are able to noninvasive evaluate the health of pre-implantation mammalian embryos after in vitro fertilization (IVF) and before transferring to a mother with a high 3D resolution.
Keywords :
biomedical optical imaging; cellular biophysics; optical harmonic generation; optical microscopy; 3D subcellular spatial resolution; embryos; harmonic generation microscopy; in vitro fertilization; mammal oocytes; Biomedical imaging; Biomedical optical imaging; Embryo; Humans; In vitro fertilization; Mice; Nonlinear optics; Optical harmonic generation; Optical microscopy; Spatial resolution;
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.2007.4453060