Dual modality endomicroscope with optical zoom capability

Biomed Opt Express. 2013 Aug 1;4(9):1494-503. doi: 10.1364/BOE.4.001494. eCollection 2013.

Abstract

We present a miniature endomicroscope that combines large field-of-view (FOV) (1.15 mm) reflectance imaging with high-resolution (~0.5 μm) multiphoton intrinsic fluorescence imaging. We acquired in vivo and ex vivo images of unstained normal and tumor-laden tissues by using the large-FOV mode to navigate to the site of interest and then switching to the high-resolution modality to resolve cellular details.

Keywords: (110.2350) Fiber optics imaging; (170.2150) Endoscopic imaging; (180.4315) Nonlinear microscopy.