Title :
Optical sensing and control in live animals for early detection of diseases
Author_Institution :
Univ. Laval, Quebec City, QC, Canada
Abstract :
We show we can monitor blood vessel permeability, myelin degeneration and microglial activity with video rate microscopy. Advanced fiber optic tools are shown to permit control of activity in the spinal cord.
Keywords :
biomedical equipment; blood vessels; diseases; neurophysiology; optical fibres; optical microscopy; optical sensors; patient monitoring; blood vessel permeability monitoring; diseases detection; fiber optic tools; live animals; microglial activity; myelin degeneration; optical sensor; spinal cord; video rate microscopy; Animals; Biomedical monitoring; Cities and towns; Diseases; Monitoring; Optical fibers; Optical sensors; 170.3890 Medical optics Instrumentation; 170.6930 Tissue;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2014 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
