Wide-field fluorescence lifetime imaging of cancer

Optical imaging of tissue autofluorescence has the potential to provide rapid label-free screening and detection of surface tumors for clinical applications, including when combined with endoscopy. Quantitative imaging of intensity-based contrast is notoriously difficult and spectrally resolved imag...

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Published in:Biomedical optics express 2010-09, Vol.1 (2), p.627-640
Main Authors: McGinty, James, Galletly, Neil P, Dunsby, Chris, Munro, Ian, Elson, Daniel S, Requejo-Isidro, Jose, Cohen, Patrizia, Ahmad, Raida, Forsyth, Amanda, Thillainayagam, Andrew V, Neil, Mark A A, French, Paul M W, Stamp, Gordon W
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Language:English
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Spectroscopic Diagnostics
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Summary:Optical imaging of tissue autofluorescence has the potential to provide rapid label-free screening and detection of surface tumors for clinical applications, including when combined with endoscopy. Quantitative imaging of intensity-based contrast is notoriously difficult and spectrally resolved imaging does not always provide sufficient contrast. We demonstrate that fluorescence lifetime imaging (FLIM) applied to intrinsic tissue autofluorescence can directly contrast a range of surface tissue tumors, including in gastrointestinal tissues, using compact, clinically deployable instrumentation achieving wide-field fluorescence lifetime images of unprecedented clarity. Statistically significant contrast is observed between cancerous and healthy colon tissue for FLIM with excitation at 355 nm. To illustrate the clinical potential, wide-field fluorescence lifetime images of unstained ex vivo tissue have been acquired at near video rate, which is an important step towards real-time FLIM for diagnostic and interoperative imaging, including for screening and image-guided biopsy applications.
ISSN:2156-7085
2156-7085
DOI:10.1364/BOE.1.000627