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MEDICAL PHYSICS IN <strong>THE</strong> BALTIC STATES 7 (2009)<br />

Proceedings of International Conference “Medical Physics 2009”<br />

8 - 10 October 2009, Kaunas, Lithuania<br />

FIBER-OPTICS BASED LASER SYSTEM FOR 2-D FLUORESCENCE<br />

DETECTION AND OPTICAL BIOPSY<br />

Dalia KAŠKELYTĖ*, Arūnas ČIBURYS*, Saulius BAGDONAS*, Giedrė STRECKYTĖ*,<br />

Ričardas ROTOMSKIS* , **, Roaldas GADONAS*<br />

* Department of Quantum Electronics & Laser Research Center, Vilnius University. Saulėtekio ave. 9, bldg. 3, LT-<br />

10222 Vilnius, Lithuania;<br />

** Laboratory of Biomedical Physics, Institute of Oncology of Vilnius University. P. Baublio 3, LT-08406 Vilnius,<br />

Lithuania<br />

Abstract: The constructed fluorescence excitation / collection unit was specifically designed to utilize a single fiber<br />

probe for excitation of a green fluorescing marker and its emission collection within the sample depth. Model layered<br />

specimens consisting of a slice of rhodamine 6G stained gelatine or suspension of PKH 67 marked cells incorporated<br />

between gelatine-milk slices were used to characterize the performance of the constructed system. Localization of the<br />

green fluorescing markers was evaluated with the needle based fiber probe tip registering fluorescence spectra at<br />

various probing depths. Experimental results demonstrate the sensitivity of the fiber-optics based laser system in<br />

measuring thin fluorescing objects within the model layered specimen. The obtained spatial resolution was better than 1<br />

mm which is basically due to the active fiber probe dimensions.<br />

Keywords: fluorescence, optical biopsy<br />

1. Introduction<br />

There are many fields in biomedicine where fiber<br />

based optical probes are used for fluorescence<br />

diagnostics and imaging purposes [1,2]. Fluorescence<br />

probes that can collect and distinguish depth-related<br />

spectroscopic data representing tissue optical<br />

signatures from those of native chromophores or<br />

supplied molecular markers have important diagnostic<br />

significance. Information concerning the localization<br />

and distribution of fluorescing substance within the<br />

biological tissue as well as its specific optical<br />

signatures may improve the facilities of fiber-optic<br />

spectroscopy methods to evaluate biochemical<br />

alterations or tissue viability during the real-time<br />

measurements.<br />

The goal of this work was to construct the portable unit<br />

for fluorescence measurements based on fiber-optics<br />

and the laser system, which would be sensitive to the<br />

labelled object localized within tissue (cells) volume of<br />

20<br />

about a few cubic millimetres. The premises of the<br />

present work deal with the problem of the in vivo<br />

detection of cells labelled by a fluorescent marker<br />

within the tissue.<br />

2. Materials and methods<br />

We used a diode-pumped solid state laser (DPSSL)<br />

operating in cw regime at the wavelength 473 nm with<br />

tunable output power up to 15 mW to excite<br />

fluorescence of molecular markers inoculated into<br />

biological tissue. A spectrometer (Avaspec-2048,<br />

Avantes, Inc.) was used to register the fluorescence<br />

spectra detected at the given probing depth within the<br />

sample. The laser light and a tip for fluorescence<br />

registration were all coupled to fiber optics for guiding<br />

light into the sample and out of it. The structural<br />

arrangement of a fluorescence excitation / collection<br />

unit is presented in Fig. 1.

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