Schematic showing a systems biology approach for identification and design of trait encoding modules.
How can nature inspire better biomedical optics? 🌿💡
Bio‑inspired surfaces control how light behaves at the nanoscale. This roadmap helps guide the design of lighter, cheaper, + more precise sensors and imaging tools.
Read the #SPIE_JBO article: https://bit.ly/4c4kbbU
Collage of photographs of ex vivo samples of human stomach tissue.
How can light reveal early signs of stomach cancer? 💡🩺
Researchers combine optical coherence tomography + elastography to see both tissue structure and stiffness in stomach samples. This added mechanical insight could help detect cancer earlier.
Read the #SPIE_JBO article: https://bit.ly/4aYCxcf
Conceptual labeling of CTCs at different timepoints after intravenous administration of a targeted contrast agent.
How can glowing molecules help track cancer cells in real time? 🔬
Researchers test fluorescent imaging agents to spot rare tumor cells in the bloodstream, but find healthy cells can glow too! Improving accuracy could lead to better cancer monitoring.
Read more in #SPIE_JBO: https://bit.ly/4ri4bYt
A speaker wearing a plaid suit gestures to the crowd while standing on stage.
“Photoacoustic imaging has the potential to provide new information for diagnostic, surgical, and interventional applications.”
Muyinatu Bell, professor @jhu.edu, director of the PULSE lab, and #SPIE_JBO EIC, delivers the first keynote today at #SPIEMedicalImaging. ✨💡
The #SPIEBiOS Student 3-Minute Poster Presentations brought rapid-fire research to the Career Hub Stage at #PhotonicsWest, judged by editors from #SPIE_JBO, #Neurophotonics, and #BiophotonicsDiscovery.
Congrats to all the presenters! 🎉
📸 Transformer-based optical attenuation compensation and denoising in #photoacoustic imaging! A step toward more robust, clinically useful images. 💡
Read the open access #SPIE_JBO article here: https://bit.ly/3KAuUzn
Optical redox ratio coded images from a cervical epithelial tissue.
💡 New guidelines aim to standardize label-free optical metabolic imaging, a technique that uses light to study cell metabolism without dyes.
Consistency could lead to more accurate, reproducible results in cancer & drug development research. Read the #SPIE_JBO article: https://bit.ly/4isPMFc
Scientific image collage comparing different microscopy techniques and analytical outputs.
A new microscope captures 4 tissue layers simultaneously and 25x faster than traditional methods!
Using multiplane imaging & 2.5D microscopy, this technique improves volumetric imaging speed with minimal loss in spatial resolution & sensitivity 🔬
Read the #SPIE_JBO article: https://bit.ly/3JPlob8
Diagram of an optical setup featuring various components such as beam splitters (BS1 and BS2), mirrors (M1-M8), a camera, a fiber coupler (FC), and a sample stage with labeled axes and focal lengths.
Using digital #holography microscopy and fluid chambers, researchers at ILM University can now quickly count bacteria in 3D without dyes. This may help doctors test how bacteria respond to antibiotics faster. 🔬
📖 Read the full #SPIE_JBO article here: https://bit.ly/4nuuXu2
Image displaying three panels labeled (a), (b), and (c). Panel (a) shows a close-up photograph of a human heart with a labeled ligation point. Panel (b) is a Photoacoustic Imaging (PAI) scan showing a color gradient. Panel (c) is an Ultrasound Imaging (USI) scan of the heart's left ventricle highlighted by a dashed line.
A new handheld #photoacoustic device uses multispectral imaging to assess heart metabolism in real time. 🫀🔬 Portable tech like this could help detect cardiac issues earlier and more easily.
Read the full #SPIE_JBO article here: https://bit.ly/48fOpqq
New research published in #SPIE_JBO!
UK researchers develop a portable, light-based brain monitor for early dementia diagnosis. It’s low-cost, noninvasive, and works outside clinics, which means potentially expanding access to cognitive screening. 🧠
Read the article summary: https://bit.ly/42txkWn
Promotional image for JBO Hot Topics Webinar on Optical Elastography, scheduled for 6 October 2025 at 9:00 AM PT. The background shows colorful, abstract biomedical imagery with central red light beam. Text invites to register for free, emphasized by the logos of Journal of Biomedical Optics and SPIE at the bottom.
Join us on October 6 for the next #SPIE_JBO Hot Topics Webinar: Optical Elastography.
Hear from global experts on how this tech is reshaping cancer imaging, ophthalmology, dermatology, and more.
Free registration: spie-org.zoom.us/webinar/register/6217570...
New optical imaging research reveals methionine’s potential to reduce oxidative stress in ALS-model cells. Advanced microscopy shows metabolic shifts that may open doors to future therapies. 🔬
Newly published in #SPIE_JBO! More here: https://bit.ly/4mVVO2E
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🔬 A dual-mode optical imaging system, developed by Saint-Étienne University Hospital, @univparissaclay.bsky.social, in collaboration with Damae Medical, uses photoacoustic & fluorescence imaging to detect skin cancer noninvasively, w/ high contrast & resolution.
spie.org/news/dual-m... #SPIE_JBO
Terahertz polarimetry is opening new doors in medical imaging, detecting microscopic tissue changes linked to cancer & burns.
A team led by Prof. Hassan Arbab @stonybrooku.bsky.social offers a promising step toward earlier & more precise diagnoses. Read more: spie.org/news/terahe...
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💡🔬 Multicolor extended resolution fluorescence imaging of biological tissue samples, revealing intricate structural details.
Learn about this cost-effective alternative to traditional microscopes: www.spiedigitallibra...
#SPIE_JBO #BiomedicalEngineering #Microscopy
Bye-bye breathalyzers? Research published #SPIE_JBO reports a real-time optical approach for estimating alcohol consumption: www.spiedigitallibra...
#optics #photonics
Representative OCT B-scans (8× averaged) captured after suprachoroidal injection in ex vivo porcine eyes
Optical clearing with tartrazine enables deep transscleral imaging with #OpticalCoherenceTomography - #OpenAccess research from @dukemedschool.bsky.social in #SPIE_JBO:
www.spiedigitallibrary.org/journals/jou...
Thanks to Research to Prevent Blindness + National Eye Institute for funding this work!
