Biomedical Imaging and Analysis of the Eye: Second Edition

A special issue of Bioengineering (ISSN 2306-5354). This special issue belongs to the section "Biosignal Processing".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 December 2024 | Viewed by 1277

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School of Biomedical Engineering, Shanghai Tech University, Shanghai, China
Interests: biomedical imaging; multi-modal imaging; functional imaging; artificial intelligence
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Department of Biomedical Engineering and Ophthalmology, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90007, USA
Interests: MEMS; biomedical imaging; photoacoustic imaging; ultrasound; elastography
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Dear Colleagues,

The eye is an important aspect of human health since people rely on their eyes to see and make sense of the world around them. Investigating the condition of the eye is not only important to identify eye diseases but also to predict the risk of non-ocular diseases such as diabetes, anemia, cardiovascular risk, chronic kidney disease, and other systemic parameters.

The aim of this Special Issue is to provide a forum to share insights into medical imaging modalities and machine/deep learning tools to advance the development of algorithms, systems, and clinical applicability for imaging and analyzing the eye. We welcome both original research and review articles. Potential topics include, but are not limited to, the following:

  • Advanced imaging technique and system for the eye;
  • Machine or deep learning-based image analysis using eye imaging;
  • Imaging-guided eye surgery and treatment;
  • Image processing in ocular imaging;
  • Mathematical or statistical modeling of the eye;
  • Multi-dimensional and multi-modality fusion ocular imaging.

You may like to read the papers in our precious issue:

Volume 1 (10 papers): https://www.mdpi.com/journal/bioengineering/special_issues/S2G5Q9113W

Dr. Xuejun Qian
Prof. Dr. Qifa Zhou
Guest Editors

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Keywords

  • ultrasound imaging
  • optical coherence tomography
  • functional imaging
  • machine/deep learning
  • ocular tissue

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Ultrasound Flow Imaging Study on Rat Brain with Ultrasound and Light Stimulations
by Junhang Zhang, Chen Gong, Zihan Yang, Fan Wei, Xin Sun, Jie Ji, Yushun Zeng, Chi-feng Chang, Xunan Liu, Deepthi S. Rajendran Nair, Biju B. Thomas and Qifa Zhou
Bioengineering 2024, 11(2), 174; https://doi.org/10.3390/bioengineering11020174 - 10 Feb 2024
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Functional ultrasound (fUS) flow imaging provides a non-invasive method for the in vivo study of cerebral blood flow and neural activity. This study used functional flow imaging to investigate rat brain’s response to ultrasound and colored-light stimuli. Male Long-Evan rats were exposed to [...] Read more.
Functional ultrasound (fUS) flow imaging provides a non-invasive method for the in vivo study of cerebral blood flow and neural activity. This study used functional flow imaging to investigate rat brain’s response to ultrasound and colored-light stimuli. Male Long-Evan rats were exposed to direct full-field strobe flashes light and ultrasound stimulation to their retinas, while brain activity was measured using high-frequency ultrasound imaging. Our study found that light stimuli, particularly blue light, elicited strong responses in the visual cortex and lateral geniculate nucleus (LGN), as evidenced by changes in cerebral blood volume (CBV). In contrast, ultrasound stimulation elicited responses undetectable with fUS flow imaging, although these were observable when directly measuring the brain’s electrical signals. These findings suggest that fUS flow imaging can effectively differentiate neural responses to visual stimuli, with potential applications in understanding visual processing and developing new diagnostic tools. Full article
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