Abstract

We present an overview of quantitative and label-free optical methods used to characterize living biological tissues, with an emphasis on emerging applications in clinical tissue diagnostics. Specifically, this review focuses on diffuse optical spectroscopy, imaging, and tomography, optical coherence-based techniques, and nonlinear optical methods for molecular imaging. The potential for non- or minimally invasive assessment, quantitative diagnostics, and continuous monitoring enabled by these tissue-optics technologies provides significant promise for continued clinical translation.

Details

Title
Optical methods for quantitative and label-free sensing in living human tissues: principles, techniques, and applications
Author
Wilson, Robert H 1 ; Vishwanath, Karthik 2 ; Mycek, Mary-Ann 3 

 Beckman Laser Institute, University of California, Irvine, CA, USA 
 Department of Physics, Miami University, Oxford, OH, USA 
 Department of Biomedical Engineering, Applied Physics Program, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA 
End page
543
Publication year
2016
Publication date
Nov 2016
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd.
e-ISSN
23746149
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
2277431669
Copyright
© 2016 The Author(s). Published by Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. This work is licensed under the Creative Commons  Attribution – Non-Commercial License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ (the “License”). Notwithstanding the ProQuest Terms and Conditions, you may use this content in accordance with the terms of the License.