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Third and second harmonic generation imaging of human articular cartilage

  • Ming Rung Tsai*
  • , Chih Hwa Chen
  • , Chi Kuang Sun
  • *Corresponding author for this work
  • National Taiwan University
  • Chang Gung Memorial Hospital
  • Academia Sinica - Research Center for Applied Science

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Abstract

Cartilage matrix is damaged in diseased states such as osteoarthritis while adult articular cartilage does not have the capacity to repair structural damage. A least invasive mean to diagnose these diseased states of human articular cartilage with a high spatial resolution is thus highly desired. In this paper we present our harmonic generation microscopic studies on the human articular cartilage samples. Without any staining third and second harmonic generation can provide strong contrast in chondrocytes and collagen matrix respectively. Our study indicates the high capability of harmonic generation microscopy for future articular cartilage disease diagnosis.

Original languageEnglish
Article number71831V
JournalProgress in Biomedical Optics and Imaging - Proceedings of SPIE
Volume7183
DOIs
StatePublished - 2009
Externally publishedYes
EventMultiphoton Microscopy in the Biomedical Sciences IX - San Jose, CA, United States
Duration: 25 01 200927 01 2009

Keywords

  • 3D microscopy
  • Articular cartilage
  • Chondrocyte
  • Harmonic generation microscopy

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