Shedding quantitative fluorescence light on novel regulatory mechanisms in skeletal biomedicine and biodentistry

Publication date: Available online 6 September 2016 Source:Japanese Dental Science Review Author(s): Ji-Won Lee, Tadahiro Iimura Digitalized fluorescence images contain numerical information such as color (wavelength), fluorescence intensity and spatial position. However, quantitative analyses of acquired data and their validation remained to be established. Our research group has applied quantitative fluorescence imaging on tissue sections and uncovered novel findings in skeletal biomedicine and biodentistry. This review paper includes a brief background of quantitative fluorescence imaging and discusses practical applications by introducing our previous research. Finally, the future perspectives of quantitative fluorescence imaging are discussed.

Source: Japanese Dental Science Review - September 5, 2016 Category: Dentistry Source Type: research