Biomedical Optics and Optical Imaging

Dear Colleagues,

Biomedical optical imaging has been used widely in biomedical research and life science, at different scales from nanometers such as stochastic optical reconstruction microscopy (STORM) to centimeters such as diffuse optical tomography (DOT). It has attracted intense research interest due to its numerous advantages including high sensitivity/specificity, non-ionization, portability, and low cost.

However, the applications of biomedical optical imaging have been limited by the intrinsic optical scattering, especially for deep tissue imaging. Nowadays, large efforts have been made to overcome the limit for improved tissue penetration and spatial resolution. These efforts include the developments of photon transport models, reconstruction methods, targeted fluorescent probes or nanoparticles, and hybrid imaging methods such as photoacoustic tomography (PAT) and x-ray luminescence computerized tomography (XLCT).

This Special Issue is therefore intended to encourage researchers worldwide to report their new results in research and development that focus on the most recent advances and overview in biomedical optical imaging for basic research, and preclinical and clinical applications along with their relevant features and technological aspects. Original research papers are welcome (but not limited) on all aspects that focus on the most recent advances in: (i) basic principles of biomedical optics; (ii) diffuse optical tomography; (iii) fluorescence molecular tomography (FMT) or fluorescence diffuse optical tomography (FDOT); (iv) coherent optical tomography (OCT); (v) photoaccoustic tomography (PAT); (vi) Cerenkov luminescence imaging; (vii) contrast agents based on fluorescent probes or nanoparticles.

Prof. Dr. Huabei Jiang
Dr. Changqing Li
Guest Editors

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