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Intravital Imaging Techniques for Biomedical and Clinical Research
Author(s) -
Coste Anouchka,
Oktay Maja H.,
Condeelis John S.,
Entenberg David
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
cytometry part a
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.316
H-Index - 90
eISSN - 1552-4930
pISSN - 1552-4922
DOI - 10.1002/cyto.a.23963
Subject(s) - intravital microscopy , confocal microscopy , live cell imaging , multiphoton fluorescence microscope , optical imaging , confocal , computer science , biomedical engineering , pathology , medicine , biology , cell , microbiology and biotechnology , radiology , physics , microcirculation , optics , fluorescence microscope , genetics , fluorescence
Intravital imaging, the direct visualization of cells and tissues within a living animal, is a technique that has been employed for the better part of a century. The advent of confocal and multiphoton microscopy has dramatically improved the power of intravital imaging, making it possible to obtain optical sections of tissues non‐destructively. This review discusses the various techniques used for intravital imaging, describes how intravital imaging provides information about cellular and tissue dynamics not possible to be garnered by other techniques, and details several ways in which intravital imaging is making a direct impact on the clinical care of patients. © 2019 International Society for Advancement of Cytometry