| Literature DB >> 27699123 |
Iliya Sigal1, Margaret M Koletar2, Dene Ringuette3, Raanan Gad1, Melanie Jeffrey4, Peter L Carlen5, Bojana Stefanovic6, Ofer Levi1.
Abstract
We report on a miniature label-free imaging system for monitoring brain blood flow and blood oxygenation changes in awake, freely behaving rats. The device, weighing 15 grams, enables imaging in a ∼ 2 × 2 mm field of view with 4.4 μm lateral resolution and 1 - 8 Hz temporal sampling rate. The imaging is performed through a chronically-implanted cranial window that remains optically clear between 2 to > 6 weeks after the craniotomy. This imaging method is well suited for longitudinal studies of chronic models of brain diseases and disorders. In this work, it is applied to monitoring neurovascular coupling during drug-induced absence-like seizures 6 weeks following the craniotomy.Entities:
Keywords: (110.6150) Speckle imaging; (110.7348) Wavefront encoding; (170.0180) Microscopy; (170.1470) Blood or tissue constituent monitoring; (170.2655) Functional monitoring and imaging; (170.5380) Physiology
Year: 2016 PMID: 27699123 PMCID: PMC5030035 DOI: 10.1364/BOE.7.003596
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Biomed Opt Express ISSN: 2156-7085 Impact factor: 3.732