Cell death detection by quantitative three-dimensional single-cell tomography

Autor: Jeng-Wei Tjiu, Chien-Chih Lai, Sheng-Lung Huang, Tsung-Hsun Hsieh, Nai-Chia Cheng, Yu-Ta Wang, Ming-Yi Lin, Chia-Kai Chang, Ding-Wei Huang
Rok vydání: 2012
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Zdroj: Biomedical Optics Express
ISSN: 2156-7085
Popis: Ultrahigh-resolution optical coherence tomography (UR-OCT) has been used for the first time to our knowledge to study single-cell basal cell carcinoma (BCC) in vitro. This noninvasive, in situ, label-free technique with deep imaging depth enables three-dimensional analysis of scattering properties of single cells with cellular spatial resolution. From three-dimensional UR-OCT imaging, live and dead BCC cells can be easily identified based on morphological observation. We developed a novel method to automatically extract characteristic parameters of a single cell from data volume, and quantitative comparison and parametric analysis were performed. The results demonstrate the capability of UR-OCT to detect cell death at the cellular level.
Databáze: OpenAIRE