Biological imaging

Biological imaging

Biological imaging may refer to any imaging technique used in biology.Typical examples include:
* Bioluminescence imaging, a technique for studying laboratory animals using luminescent protein
* Calcium imaging, determining the calcium status of a tissue using fluorescent light
* Diffuse optical imaging, using near-infrared light to generate images of the body
* Diffusion-weighted imaging, a type of MRI that uses water diffusion
* Fluorescence lifetime imaging, using the decay rate of a fluorescent sample
* Gallium imaging, a nuclear medicine method for the detection of infections and cancers
* Imaging agent, a chemical designed to allow clinicians to determine whether a mass is benign or malignant
* Imaging studies, which includes many medical imaging techniques
* Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), a non-invasive method to render images of living tissues
* Medical imaging, creating images of the human body or parts of it, to diagnose or examine disease
* Microscopy, creating images of objects or features too small to be detectable by the naked human eye
* Molecular imaging, used to study molecular pathways inside organisms
* Optical imaging, a technique to allow cognitive neuroscientists to "see" brain activity
* Optoacoustic imaging, using the photothermal effect, for the accuracy of spectroscopy with the depth resolution of ultrasound
* Photoacoustic Imaging, a technique to detect vascular disease and cancer using non-ionizing laser pulses
* Ultrasound imaging, using very high frequency sound to visualize muscles and internal organs


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