• DocumentCode
    688640
  • Title

    Quantification of rat cervical microstructure using fourier transform-second-harmonic generation imaging

  • Author

    Tung Yuen Lau ; Sangha, Harpreet K. ; Chien, Edward K. ; McFarlin, Barbara L. ; Johnson, Amy J. Wagoner ; Toussaint, Kimani C.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Mech. Sci. & Eng., Univ. of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, USA
  • fYear
    2013
  • fDate
    9-14 June 2013
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    We apply Fourier transform-second-harmonic generation imaging to evaluate unstained rat cervical tissue in both 2D and 3D. Our technique validates the existence of 3D microstructures consisting of collagen fibers in rat cervical tissue.
  • Keywords
    Fourier transform optics; biological tissues; biomedical optical imaging; gynaecology; molecular biophysics; optical harmonic generation; proteins; 3D microstructures; Fourier transform-second-harmonic generation imaging; collagen fibers; rat cervical microstructure; unstained rat cervical tissue; Electron microscopy; Microstructure; Optical fiber networks; Pregnancy; Three-dimensional displays;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2013 Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    San Jose, CA
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    6833015