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MAY 2007 | CONTENTS
Features
Medical Lighting Imaging
by Anne L. Fischer, Senior Editor
Surgical suites incorporate sophisticated lighting design to enable
today’s common minimally invasive surgeries and other increasingly
image-based procedures.
page 30
Microtomy with Femtosecond Lasers
by Peggy Menne, Rowiak GmbH
Using a laser to perform microtomy can allow noncontact sectioning of
biological tissue.
page 35
Better Fluorescent Probes Facilitate
Cellular Imaging
by Hank Hogan, Contributing Editor
Researchers are developing fluorophores and probes that are brighter
and that can improve various biological studies.
page 38
Columns
Biophotonics Research
page 42
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Maldi techniques provide access to older tissue samples
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OCT and polarimetry hold promise for optical cancer
screening
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Probe delivers therapeutic agent and enables monitoring
of its effects
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Chemical coating keeps quantum dots in the cytosol
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Gold nanorods attract attention
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Illuminated by understandings of brightness
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Optical brain imaging reveals development of mouse
binocular visual cortex
Post Scripts
by Michael J. Lander
Cuttlefish: Flashy by day, cryptic by night
page 84
Departments
Editorial
page 8
Company Index
page 10
As We Go To Press
page 12
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Examining plaques in coronary arteries
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Medical imaging 50 times faster
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Imaging technique may improve diagnosis of brain clots
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Does lasik work as well in older patients?
Technology Solutions
page 14
Biophotonics News
page 20
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Diagnosis of osteoporosis from dental x-rays
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Brain maps uncover lithium’s effect on bipolar disorder
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Visual cues help jellyfish maneuver
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Fast confocal technique shows internal flow of a droplet
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Scissors that twist, not cut
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Photosensitizer delivered to tumors without using a carrier
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Fluorophotometric method detects compounds in drug tablets
From the Journals
page 57
Courses & Shows
page 58
From the Clinic
page 65
New to the Market
page 66
New Media
page 81
Advertiser Index
page 83
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