Neuroimaging distribution of water molecules in brain

E. Vaganova*, S. Yitzchaik, H. Ovadia, J. W. Borst, A. Visser, M. Sigalov, V. Khodorkovsky

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Abstract

In the present work we introduce the novel method, which allow evaluate the quantitative distribution of water molecules in brain tissue. The method is based on the labeling of water molecules by two-photon chromophore and fluorescence lifetime imaging technique (FLIM) [1-3]. FLIM allows direct visualization of the spatially dependent fluorescence decay and it is not dependent on the chromophore concentration, excitation intensity, and light-path length. Three kinds of fluids are active in a brain: cerebrospinal, extracellular, and blood. The extracellular fluid compartment includes all water and electrolytes outside of cells (interstitial fluid, plasma, and lymph); cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) mostly contained water, and formed by ultrafiltration of blood in the choroid plexus (special cells that make up the walls of some collections of arteries) [4, 5].

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2006 NSTI Nanotechnology Conference and Trade Show - NSTI Nanotech 2006 Technical Proceedings
Pages470-472
Number of pages3
StatePublished - 2006
Event2006 NSTI Nanotechnology Conference and Trade Show - NSTI Nanotech 2006 Technical Proceedings - Boston, MA, United States
Duration: 7 May 200611 May 2006

Publication series

Name2006 NSTI Nanotechnology Conference and Trade Show - NSTI Nanotech 2006 Technical Proceedings
Volume2

Conference

Conference2006 NSTI Nanotechnology Conference and Trade Show - NSTI Nanotech 2006 Technical Proceedings
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityBoston, MA
Period7/05/0611/05/06

Keywords

  • Brain tissue
  • Fluorescence lifetime
  • Imaging
  • Two-photon chromophore
  • Water

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