Title :
Combined OCT and fluorescence imaging for cancer detection and therapeutic monitoring
Author :
Chen, Yu ; Wierwille, Jeremiah ; Roney, Celeste A. ; Xu, Biying ; Griffiths, Gary L. ; Summers, Ronald M.
Author_Institution :
Fischell Dept. of Bioeng., Univ. of Maryland, College Park, MD, USA
Abstract :
We developed a co-registered optical coherence tomography (OCT) and fluorescence molecular imaging (FMI) system for simultaneous morphological and molecular imaging. This system enables real-time imaging of fluorescence-labeled gold nanoparticles and monitoring photothermal therapy.
Keywords :
biomedical optical imaging; cancer; fluorescence; gold; nanomedicine; nanoparticles; optical tomography; photothermal effects; Au; cancer detection; coregistered optical coherence tomography; fluorescence molecular imaging; gold nanoparticle; photothermal therapy; therapeutic monitoring; Biomedical optical imaging; Fluorescence; Gold; Monitoring; Nanoparticles; Optical imaging;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2011 Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1223-4
