Journal of Innovative Optical Health Sciences, Volume. 3, Issue 4, 307(2010)

LABEL-FREE 3D OPTICAL MICROANGIOGRAPHY IMAGING OF FUNCTIONAL VASA NERVORUM AND PERIPHERAL MICROVASCULAR TREE IN THE HIND LIMB OF DIABETIC MICE

YALI JIA1, THOMAS K. BAUMANN1,2, and RUIKANG K. WANG1,3、*
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  • 1Department of Biomedical Engineering Oregon Health & Science University 3303 SW Bond Avenue, Portland, Oregon 97239, USA
  • 2Departments of Neurological Surgery, Physiology and Pharmacology Oregon Health & Science University 3181 SW Sam Jackson Park Road Portland, Oregon 97239, USA
  • 3Department of Bioengineering, University of Washington 3720, 15th Ave NE, Seattle, Washington 98195, USA
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    Diabetic neuropathy (DN) is, at least in part, associated with the functional attenuation of vasa nervorum, the microvascular structure of peripheral nerves. Microvascular imaging options for vasa nervorum still remain limited. In this work, optical microangiography (OMAG), a volumetric, label-free imaging technique, is utilized for characterizing, with high resolution, blood perfusion of peripheral nerve in diabetic mice. We demonstrate that OMAG is able to visualize the structure of microvasculature and to quantify the changes of dynamic blood flow and vessel diameters during administration of vessel stimulant in both diabetic and normal mice. The results indicate the potential of OMAG to assess the blood supply of nerve involved in the pathology and treatment of DN.

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    YALI JIA, THOMAS K. BAUMANN, RUIKANG K. WANG. LABEL-FREE 3D OPTICAL MICROANGIOGRAPHY IMAGING OF FUNCTIONAL VASA NERVORUM AND PERIPHERAL MICROVASCULAR TREE IN THE HIND LIMB OF DIABETIC MICE[J]. Journal of Innovative Optical Health Sciences, 2010, 3(4): 307

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    Received: --

    Accepted: --

    Published Online: Jan. 10, 2019

    The Author Email: WANG RUIKANG K. (wangrk@u.washington.edu)

    DOI:10.1142/s1793545810001167

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