Department of Bioengineering, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195, USA.
Opt Lett. 2012 Mar 1;37(5):812-4. doi: 10.1364/OL.37.000812.
This Letter reports the use of an ultrahigh resolution optical microangiography (OMAG) system for simultaneous 3D imaging of microstructure and lymphatic and blood vessels without the use of an exogenous contrast agent. An automatic algorithm is developed to segment the lymphatic vessels from the microstructural images based on the fact that the lymph fluid is optically transparent. An OMAG system is developed that utilizes a broadband supercontinuum light source, providing an axial resolution of 2.3 μm and lateral resolution of 5.8 μm, capable of resolving the capillary vasculature and lymphatic vessels innervating microcirculatory tissue beds. Experimental demonstration is performed by showing detailed 3D lymphatic and blood vessel maps, coupled with morphology, within mouse ears in vivo.
这封信件报告了一种超分辨率光学微血管造影(OMAG)系统的使用,该系统可在不使用外源性对比剂的情况下同时对微观结构和淋巴管及血管进行 3D 成像。开发了一种自动算法,可根据淋巴液在光学上是透明的这一事实,从微观结构图像中分割出淋巴管。开发了一种 OMAG 系统,该系统利用宽带超连续谱光源,提供轴向分辨率为 2.3μm 和横向分辨率为 5.8μm,能够分辨毛细血管血管和支配微循环组织床的淋巴管。通过显示体内小鼠耳朵内的详细 3D 淋巴管和血管图,并结合形态学,进行了实验演示。