A cross-correlated experimental set-up for probing normal and abnormal vital processes that are endogenous or induced by xenobiotic agents

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 5143, Issue , 2003, Pages 250-261

  Milani, M ^a   Ballerini, M ^a,f   Ferraro, L ^a   Berden Zrimec, M ^b   Zrimec, A ^c   Drinovec, L ^c   Brizhik, L ^d   Causa, F ^e   Oldani, A ^a,f   Pasinetti, A ^g   Barberis, M ^h   Cannone, M ^h  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILANO BICOCCA   (Italy)

^b The Institute for Bioelectromagnetics and New Biology Ljubljana   (Slovenia)

^c Institute of Physical Biology   (Slovenia)

^d BOGOLYUBOV INSTITUTE FOR THEORETICAL PHYSICS   (Ukraine)

^e University of Bath   (United Kingdom)

^f Consorzio Milano Ricerche ^*  (Italy)

^g UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^h IRCCS MULTIMEDICA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cell metabolism; Confocal microscopy; Delayed luminescence; Focused ion beam; Neoplastic cells

Indexed keywords

CELLS; DNA; IMAGE ANALYSIS; ION BEAMS; LUMINESCENCE; METABOLISM; MORPHOLOGY; NONINVASIVE MEDICAL PROCEDURES; PATHOLOGY; TISSUE;

CELL METABOLISM; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; DELAYED LUMINESCENCE; FOCUSED ION BEAM; NEOPLASTIC CELLS; XENOBIOTIC AGENTS;

MEDICAL IMAGING;

EID: 1942458977     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.500201     Document Type: Conference Paper

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