Biomedical Imaging and Instrumentation

  1. Optical Imaging
    1. Light-Tissue Interaction
      1. Absorption
        1. Chromophores
          1. Hemoglobin
            1. Water
              1. Melanin
              2. Beer-Lambert Law
              3. Scattering
                1. Rayleigh Scattering
                  1. Mie Scattering
                    1. Anisotropy Factor
                    2. Fluorescence
                      1. Excitation and Emission
                        1. Quantum Yield
                          1. Fluorescence Lifetime
                          2. Other Interactions
                            1. Photobleaching
                              1. Photochemical Effects
                            2. Microscopy
                              1. Bright-Field Microscopy
                                1. Illumination Systems
                                  1. Objective Lenses
                                    1. Resolution Limits
                                    2. Dark-Field Microscopy
                                      1. Contrast Enhancement
                                        1. Oblique Illumination
                                        2. Phase Contrast Microscopy
                                          1. Phase Objects
                                            1. Phase Plate
                                            2. Fluorescence Microscopy
                                              1. Fluorophores
                                                1. Intrinsic Fluorophores
                                                  1. Extrinsic Fluorophores
                                                  2. Filter Sets
                                                    1. Excitation Filters
                                                      1. Emission Filters
                                                        1. Dichroic Mirrors
                                                        2. Fluorescence Imaging Techniques
                                                          1. Immunofluorescence
                                                            1. Live Cell Imaging
                                                          2. Confocal Microscopy
                                                            1. Optical Sectioning
                                                              1. Pinhole Aperture
                                                                1. Point Scanning
                                                                  1. Resolution Enhancement
                                                                  2. Advanced Microscopy Techniques
                                                                    1. Two-Photon Microscopy
                                                                      1. Super-Resolution Microscopy
                                                                        1. STED
                                                                          1. PALM/STORM
                                                                      2. Endoscopy
                                                                        1. Rigid Endoscopes
                                                                          1. Optical Design
                                                                            1. Light Transmission
                                                                            2. Flexible Endoscopes
                                                                              1. Fiber Optic Bundles
                                                                                1. Image Quality Considerations
                                                                                2. Imaging Modalities
                                                                                  1. White Light Endoscopy
                                                                                    1. Narrow Band Imaging
                                                                                      1. Fluorescence Endoscopy
                                                                                      2. Capsule Endoscopy
                                                                                        1. Wireless Technology
                                                                                          1. Image Transmission
                                                                                        2. Optical Coherence Tomography
                                                                                          1. Low-Coherence Interferometry
                                                                                            1. Michelson Interferometer
                                                                                              1. Coherence Length
                                                                                              2. OCT Systems
                                                                                                1. Time-Domain OCT
                                                                                                  1. Frequency-Domain OCT
                                                                                                    1. Spectral-Domain OCT
                                                                                                      1. Swept-Source OCT
                                                                                                    2. Resolution Characteristics
                                                                                                      1. Axial Resolution
                                                                                                        1. Lateral Resolution
                                                                                                        2. Clinical Applications
                                                                                                          1. Ophthalmology
                                                                                                            1. Cardiology
                                                                                                              1. Dermatology
                                                                                                            2. Diffuse Optical Imaging
                                                                                                              1. Diffuse Optical Tomography
                                                                                                                1. Light Transport in Tissue
                                                                                                                  1. Diffusion Approximation
                                                                                                                    1. Reconstruction Algorithms
                                                                                                                    2. Diffuse Optical Spectroscopy
                                                                                                                      1. Spectroscopic Analysis
                                                                                                                        1. Chromophore Quantification
                                                                                                                        2. Functional Imaging Applications
                                                                                                                          1. Brain Imaging
                                                                                                                            1. Breast Imaging
                                                                                                                              1. Muscle Oxygenation

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