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Vital sign detection is used across ubiquitous scenarios in medical and health settings. Contact and wearable sensors have been widely deployed. However, they are unsuitable for patients with burn wounds or infants with insufficient…

Applied Physics · Physics 2022-12-06 Ziqian Zhang , Yang Liu , Tegan Stephens , Benjamin J. Eggleton

We demonstrate novel instrumentation for spontaneous Raman spectroscopy in biofluids, enabling development of a portable, automated, reliable diagnostics technique requiring minimal operator expertise to quantify disease markers. Label-free…

Biological Physics · Physics 2021-05-27 Emily E. Storey , Duxuan Wu , Amr S. Helmy

Tracking of rotation and translation of medical instruments plays a substantial role in many modern interventions. Traditional external optical tracking systems are often subject to line-of-sight issues, in particular when the region of…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2018-06-13 Benjamin Busam , Patrick Ruhkamp , Salvatore Virga , Beatrice Lentes , Julia Rackerseder , Nassir Navab , Christoph Hennersperger

Subtle periodic signals, such as blood volume pulse and respiration, can be extracted from RGB video, enabling noncontact health monitoring at low cost. Advancements in remote pulse estimation -- or remote photoplethysmography (rPPG) -- are…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2024-04-23 Jeremy Speth , Nathan Vance , Patrick Flynn , Adam Czajka

Vibrational spectroscopy, comprised of infrared absorption and Raman scattering spectroscopy, is widely used for label-free optical sensing and imaging in various scientific and industrial fields. The group theory states that the two…

Chemical Physics · Physics 2019-10-09 Kazuki Hashimoto , Venkata Ramaiah Badarla , Akira Kawai , Takuro Ideguchi

Non-invasive vascular elastography is an emerging technique in vascular tissue imaging. During the past decades, several techniques have been suggested to estimate the tissue elasticity by measuring the displacement of the Carotid vessel…

Label-free imaging of rapidly moving, sub-diffraction sized structures has important applications in both biology and material science, as it removes the limitations associated with fluorescence tagging. However, unlabeled nanoscale…

Optical imaging of blood flow yields critical functional insights into the circulatory system, but its clinical implementation has typically been limited to shallow depths (~1 millimeter) due to light scattering in biological tissue. Here,…

Medical Physics · Physics 2024-06-25 Yang Zhang , Joshua Olick-Gibson , Karteekeya Sastry , Lihong V. Wang

Objective: The objective of this work is an attempt towards non-contact freehand 3D ultrasound imaging with minimal complexity added to the existing point of care ultrasound (POCUS) systems. Methods: This study proposes a novel approach of…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2023-10-09 Antony Jerald , A. N. Madhavanunni , Gayathri Malamal , Mahesh Raveendranatha Panicker

The local beat-to-beat local pulse pressure (PP) and blood pressure waveform of arteries, especially central arteries, are important indicators of the course of cardiovascular diseases (CVDs). Nevertheless, noninvasive measurement of them…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2023-05-30 Lirui Xu , Pang Wu , Pan Xia , Fanglin Geng , Peng Wang , Xianxiang Chen , Zhenfeng Li , Lidong Du , Shuping Liu , Li Li , Hongbo Chang , Zhen Fang

Assessment of heart sounds is the cornerstone of cardiac examination, but it requires a stethoscope, skills and experience, and a direct contact with the patient. We developed a contactless, machine-learning assisted method for heart-sound…

The lensless endoscope is a promising device designed to image tissues in vivo at the cellular scale. The traditional acquisition setup consists in raster scanning during which the focused light beam from the optical fiber illuminates…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2018-10-31 Stéphanie Guérit , Siddharth Sivankutty , Camille Scotté , John Alto Lee , Hervé Rigneault , Laurent Jacques

Coherent Anti-Stokes Raman Scattering (CARS) processes are ``coherent,'' but the phase of the anti-Stokes radiation is usually lost by most incoherent spectroscopic CARS measurements. We propose a novel Raman microscopy imaging method…

Optics · Physics 2009-11-10 D. L. Marks , S. A. Boppart

Embolization, stroke, ischaemic lesion, and perforation remain significant concerns in endovascular interventions. Intravascular sensing of tool interaction with the arteries is advantageous to minimize such complications and enhance…

Robotics · Computer Science 2021-02-16 Masoud Razban , Javad Dargahi , Benoit Boulet

The field of histology relies heavily on antiquated tissue processing and staining techniques that limit the efficiency of pathologic diagnoses of cancer and other diseases. Current staining and advanced labeling methods are often…

Photoacoustic (PA) imaging systems based on clinical linear ultrasound arrays have become increasingly popular in translational PA research. Such systems can be more easily integrated in a clinical workflow due to the simultaneous access to…

Analyzing human vasculature and vessel-like, tubular structures, such as airways, is crucial for disease diagnosis and treatment. Current methods often rely on small sub-regions or simplified tree-like structures, rendering analysis of…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2026-05-05 Chinmay Prabhakar , Bastian Wittmann , Paul Büschl , Hongwei Bran Li , Bjoern Menze , Suprosanna Shit

Wearable sensing technology capable of point-of-care, continuous and non-invasive analysis of exosomes in biofluid such as tears and sweat is an essential part for future personalized medicine. Major detection and identification methods of…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2026-05-26 Yang Li , Xiaoming Lyu , Ling Xia , Kuo Zhan , Haoyu Ji , Lei Qin , Seppo J. Vainio , Jian-An Huang

Subtle periodic signals such as blood volume pulse and respiration can be extracted from RGB video, enabling remote health monitoring at low cost. Advancements in remote pulse estimation -- or remote photoplethysmography (rPPG) -- are…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2023-03-15 Jeremy Speth , Nathan Vance , Patrick Flynn , Adam Czajka

Photoacoustic imaging (PAI), by combining high optical contrast with ultrasonic resolution, offers a promising noninvasive approach for dynamic monitoring of cerebral vasculature. However, transcranial PAI still faces significant challenges…