Time-resolved microspectrofluorometry and fluorescence lifetime imaging of photosensitizers using picosecond pulsed diode lasers in laser scanning microscopes

Journal of Biomedical Optics

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 26-32

  Kress, Matthias ^a   Meier, Thomas ^a   Steiner, Rudolf ^a   Dolp, Frank ^a   Erdmann, Rainer ^b   Ortmann, Uwe ^b   Rück, Angelika ^a  

^a Inst Laser Technol Med and Metro   (Germany)

^b PICOQUANT GMBH   (Germany)

Author keywords

5 ALA; Laser scanning microscopy; Lifetime imaging; mTHPC; PDT; Pulsed diode lasers; Time resolved spectroscopy

Indexed keywords

CELLS; CONTRAST MEDIA; FLUORESCENCE; FLUOROMETERS; MICROSCOPIC EXAMINATION; PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY; PHOTOSENSITIZERS; PULSED LASER APPLICATIONS; SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS;

FLUORESCENCE LIFETIME IMAGING; LASER SCANNING MICROSCOPES; PICOSECOND PULSED DIODE LASERS; TIME RESOLVED MICROSPECTROFLUOROMETRY;

MEDICAL IMAGING;

MESOPORPHYRIN; PHOTOSENSITIZING AGENT; PROTOPORPHYRIN; TEMOPORFIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CELL LINE; CHEMISTRY; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; LASER; OPTICS; PHOTOCHEMOTHERAPY; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RAT; SPECTROFLUOROMETRY;

ANIMALS; CELL LINE; HUMANS; LASERS; MESOPORPHYRINS; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; OPTICS; PHOTOCHEMOTHERAPY; PHOTOSENSITIZING AGENTS; PROTOPORPHYRINS; RATS; SPECTROMETRY, FLUORESCENCE;

EID: 0037208317     PISSN: 10833668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1117/1.1528595     Document Type: Article

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