ReviewMolecular reproduction and development2023
Optical coherence tomography for dynamic investigation of mammalian reproductive processes.
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- Molecular interplay between sperm and oocyte: a narrative review.Human reproduction update · 2026Review
- Fast 3D dynamic visualization of porcine spermatozoa by using high-resolution wavefront coding light sheet microscopy and machine learning.Scientific reports · 2026Article
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- Microscale pressure measurements and optical coherence tomography reveal time-dependent biomechanical stages of ovulation in mice.iScience · 2025Article
- Optical Coherence Tomography Enables the Depth-Resolved Measurement of Cilia Beat Frequency in Ex Vivo Human Fallopian Tubes.Lasers in surgery and medicine · 2025Article
- Optical Imaging of Cilia in the Head and Neck.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Review
- Multi-modality imaging technologies and machine learning for non-invasive, precise assessment of rabbit endometrium.Biomedical optics express · 2025Article
- Optical Coherence Microscopy for Oocyte Imaging.Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.) · 2025Article
- Non-destructive viability assessment of cancer cell spheroids using dynamic optical coherence tomography with trypan blue validation.Biomedical optics express · 2024Article
- Follicle-intrinsic and spatially distinct molecular programs drive follicle rupture and luteinization during ex vivo mammalian ovulation.Communications biology · 2024Article
- Novel imaging and biophysical approaches to study tissue hydraulics in mammalian folliculogenesis.Biophysical reviews · 2024Review
- Structural analysis of the female reptile reproductive system by micro-computed tomography and optical coherence tomography†.Biology of reproduction · 2024Article
- In vivo dynamic volumetric imaging of mouse testis and epididymis with optical coherence tomography†.Biology of reproduction · 2024Article
- Common mechanisms of physiological and pathological rupture events in biology: novel insights into mammalian ovulation and beyond.Biological reviews of the Cambridge Philosophical Society · 2023Review
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Abstract
The biological events associated with mammalian reproductive processes are highly dynamic and tightly regulated by molecular, genetic, and biomechanical factors. Implementation of live imaging in reproductive research is vital for the advancement of our understanding of normal reproductive physiology and for improving the management of reproductive disorders. Optical coherence tomography (OCT) is emerging as a promising tool for dynamic volumetric imaging of various reproductive processes in mice and other animal models. In this review, we summarize recent studies employing OCT-based approaches toward the investigation of reproductive processes in both, males and females. We describe how OCT can be applied to study structural features of the male reproductive system and sperm transport through the male reproductive tract. We review OCT applications for in vitro and dynamic in vivo imaging of the female reproductive system, staging and tracking of oocytes and embryos, and investigations of the oocyte/embryo transport through the oviduct. We describe how the functional OCT approach can be applied to the analysis of cilia dynamics within the male and female reproductive systems. We also discuss the areas of research, where OCT could find potential applications to progress our understanding of normal reproductive physiology and reproductive disorders.
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