Recent Advances in Soft Tissue Characterization Using Optical Techniques
A special issue of Bioengineering (ISSN 2306-5354). This special issue belongs to the section "Biosignal Processing".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 September 2025 | Viewed by 114
Special Issue Editors
Interests: biomedical imaging; computational biomedical optics; instrumentation development
Interests: photoacoustic sensing; biomedical photonics; laser–tissue interactions
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Characterizing the properties of soft tissue provides valuable insights into its structure, biochemical composition, mechanical properties, and functional and physiological properties. Optical techniques are advantageous and versatile in characterizing tissue properties thanks to their non-invasive and non-contact nature. Recent advancements in soft tissue characterization using optical techniques, such as optical spectroscopy/imaging and optical elastography, have been instrumental in advancing our knowledge and capabilities in basic research, translational medicine, and clinical practice. Notably, these innovations have enabled new clinical applications, such as cancer diagnostics, wound healing monitoring, cornea assessment, and tissue oxygenation mapping, leading to favorable patient outcomes.
This Special Issue of Bioengineering aims to further explore the cutting-edge progress and developments made by bringing together contributions from a range of experts in this field. We invite researchers to showcase their recent advancements in soft tissue characterization using optical imaging, sensing, and manipulation techniques, along with related analysis and/or modeling pipelines. Additionally, we welcome the submission of original research focusing on applying tissue characterization techniques in novel applications in both basic and translational research. We particularly encourage contributions focused on interdisciplinary research, especially those integrating artificial intelligence to enhance tissue characterization capabilities.
Dr. Bin Yang
Prof. Dr. John Viator
Dr. Xu Feng
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- optical elastography
- spectroscopy
- optical imaging
- disease diagnostics
- tissue optics
- artificial intelligence
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