Beckman Laser Institute and Medical Clinic, University of California, Irvine, 1002 Health Sciences Rd., Irvine, CA, 92612, USA.
Department of Dermatology, University of California, Irvine, 1 Medical Plaza Dr., Irvine, CA, 92697, USA.
Sci Rep. 2020 Oct 22;10(1):18093. doi: 10.1038/s41598-020-75172-9.
We introduce a compact, fast large area multiphoton exoscope (FLAME) system with enhanced molecular contrast for macroscopic imaging of human skin with microscopic resolution. A versatile imaging platform, FLAME combines optical and mechanical scanning mechanisms with deep learning image restoration to produce depth-resolved images that encompass sub-mm to cm scale areas of tissue within minutes and provide means for a comprehensive analysis of live or resected thick human skin tissue. The FLAME imaging platform, which expands on a design recently introduced by our group, also features time-resolved single photon counting detection to uniquely allow fast discrimination and 3D virtual staining of melanin. We demonstrate its performance and utility by fast ex vivo and in vivo imaging of human skin. With the ability to provide rapid access to depth resolved images of skin over cm area and to generate 3D distribution maps of key sub-cellular skin components such as melanocytic dendrites and melanin, FLAME is ready to be translated into a clinical imaging tool for enhancing diagnosis accuracy, guiding therapy and understanding skin biology.
我们引入了一种紧凑、快速的大面积多光子外照系统(FLAME),具有增强的分子对比度,可实现人类皮肤的宏观成像,具有微观分辨率。FLAME 是一种多功能成像平台,它结合了光学和机械扫描机制以及深度学习图像恢复,可生成深度分辨图像,涵盖亚毫米到厘米尺度的组织区域,可在数分钟内完成,并为全面分析活体或切除的厚人皮组织提供手段。FLAME 成像平台扩展了我们小组最近引入的设计,还具有时间分辨单光子计数检测功能,可独特地快速区分和 3D 虚拟染色黑色素。我们通过快速的离体和体内人皮肤成像来演示其性能和实用性。FLAME 能够快速获取厘米面积的皮肤深度分辨图像,并生成黑色素细胞树突和黑色素等关键亚细胞皮肤成分的 3D 分布图谱,因此有望转化为一种临床成像工具,以提高诊断准确性、指导治疗和理解皮肤生物学。