Review of spectral imaging technology in biomedical engineering: achievements and challenges

Qingli Li; Xiaofu He; Yiting Wang; Hongying Liu; Dongrong Xu; Fangmin Guo

doi:10.1117/1.JBO.18.10.100901

1 October 2013 Review of spectral imaging technology in biomedical engineering: achievements and challenges

Qingli Li, Xiaofu He, Yiting Wang, Hongying Liu, Dongrong Xu, Fangmin Guo

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Journal of Biomedical Optics, Vol. 18, Issue 10, 100901 (October 2013). https://doi.org/10.1117/1.JBO.18.10.100901

Abstract

Spectral imaging is a technology that integrates conventional imaging and spectroscopy to get both spatial and spectral information from an object. Although this technology was originally developed for remote sensing, it has been extended to the biomedical engineering field as a powerful analytical tool for biological and biomedical research. This review introduces the basics of spectral imaging, imaging methods, current equipment, and recent advances in biomedical applications. The performance and analytical capabilities of spectral imaging systems for biological and biomedical imaging are discussed. In particular, the current achievements and limitations of this technology in biomedical engineering are presented. The benefits and development trends of biomedical spectral imaging are highlighted to provide the reader with an insight into the current technological advances and its potential for biomedical research.

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Qingli Li, Xiaofu He, Yiting Wang, Hongying Liu, Dongrong Xu, and Fangmin Guo "Review of spectral imaging technology in biomedical engineering: achievements and challenges," Journal of Biomedical Optics 18(10), 100901 (1 October 2013). https://doi.org/10.1117/1.JBO.18.10.100901

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