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ArticleBiomedical optics express2016

Enhancement of image quality and imaging depth with Airy light-sheet microscopy in cleared and non-cleared neural tissue.

Jonathan Nylk, Kaley McCluskey, Sanya Aggarwal, Javier A Tello, Kishan Dholakia

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Article in Biomedical optics express, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 14 papers.

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14citing papers in PubMed
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14 citing papers in PubMed, 60 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Jonathan NylkSUPA, School of Physics and Astronomy, University of St. Andrews, St. Andrews, KY16 9SS, UK.
Kaley McCluskeySUPA, School of Physics and Astronomy, University of St. Andrews, St. Andrews, KY16 9SS, UK.
Sanya AggarwalSchool of Medicine, University of St. Andrews, St. Andrews, KY16 9TF, UK.
Javier A TelloSchool of Medicine, University of St. Andrews, St. Andrews, KY16 9TF, UK.
Kishan DholakiaSUPA, School of Physics and Astronomy, University of St. Andrews, St. Andrews, KY16 9SS, UK.
University of St Andrews · GB

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We have investigated the effect of Airy illumination on the image quality and depth penetration of digitally scanned light-sheet microscopy in turbid neural tissue. We used Fourier analysis of images acquired using Gaussian and Airy light-sheets to assess their respective image quality versus penetration into the tissue. We observed a three-fold average improvement in image quality at 50 μm depth with the Airy light-sheet. We also used optical clearing to tune the scattering properties of the tissue and found that the improvement when using an Airy light-sheet is greater in the presence of stronger sample-induced aberrations. Finally, we used homogeneous resolution probes in these tissues to quantify absolute depth penetration in cleared samples with each beam type. The Airy light-sheet method extended depth penetration by 30% compared to a Gaussian light-sheet.

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(070.0070) Fourier optics and signal processing(100.2960) Image analysis(100.2980) Image enhancement(170.3880) Medical and biological imaging(180.0180) Microscopy(180.2520) Fluorescence microscopy

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PMID27867712
PMCPMC5102539
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