Phasor analysis of multiphoton spectral images distinguishes autofluorescence components of in vivo human skin
Phasor analysis of multiphoton spectral images distinguishes autofluorescence components of in vivo human skin
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DOI:
10.1002/jbio.201200244
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发表时间:
2014-08-01
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2.8
通讯作者:
Gerritsen, Hans C.
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作者:
Fereidouni, Farzad;Bader, Arjen N.;Gerritsen, Hans C.
Skin contains many autofluorescent components that can be studied using spectral imaging. We employed a spectral phasor method to analyse two photon excited auto-fluorescence and second harmonic generation images of in vivo human skin. This method allows segmentation of images based on spectral features. Various structures in the skin could be distinguished, including Stratum Corneum, epidermal cells and dermis. The spectral phasor analysis allowed investigation of their fluorescence composition and identification of signals from NADH, keratin, FAD, melanin, collagen and elastin. Interestingly, two populations of epidermal cells could be distinguished with different melanin content.