Dr. Tao Wu Profile

Dr. Tao Wu

Research Fellow at Massachusetts General Hospital

SPIE Involvement:

Author

Area of Expertise:

Biophotonics , Laser Ablation , Two-photon Imaging , Light Scattering , Biomedical Optics , Laser Tweezers

Publications (12)

Proceedings Article | 27 April 2016 Presentation

SECM half-inch tethered endoscopic capsule (HITEC) for esophageal imaging (Conference Presentation)

DongKyun Kang, Minkyu Kim, Robert Carruth, Weina Lu, Tao Wu, Sanaz Alali, Dukho Do, Amna Soomro, Catriona Grant, Aubrey Tiernan, Mireille Rosenberg, Norman Nishioka, Guillermo Tearney

Proceedings Volume 9691, 96910M (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2208942

KEYWORDS: Endoscopy, Tissue optics, Esophagus, Confocal microscopy, Tissues, In vivo imaging, Speckle, Lens design, Optics manufacturing, Endomicroscopy

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Proceedings Article | 10 October 2012 Paper

Directing growth cones of optic axons growing with laser scissors and laser tweezers

Tao Wu, Timo Nieminen, Samarendra Mohanty, Jill Miotke, Ronald Meyer, Halina Rubinsztein-Dunlop, Michael Berns

Proceedings Volume 8458, 84580P (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.930411

KEYWORDS: Axons, Optical tweezers, Particles, Microfluidics, Laser irradiation, Fiber lasers, Cones, Nerve, Laser induced damage, Mirrors

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Proceedings Article | 10 February 2012 Paper

Repair of damage and stimulation of growth cone response following laser induced sub-axotomy

Tao Wu, Samarendra Mohanty, Jill Miotke, Ronald Meyer, Michael Berns

Proceedings Volume 8207, 820761 (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.907454

KEYWORDS: Axons, Cones, Laser irradiation, Injuries, Pulsed laser operation, Mirrors, Phase contrast, Laser induced damage, Signal detection, Retina

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SPIE Journal Paper | 1 March 2010 Open Access

Clinical study of quantitative diagnosis of early cervical cancer based on the classification of acetowhitening kinetics

Tao Wu, Tak-Hong Cheung, So-Fan Yim, Jianan Qu

JBO, Vol. 15, Issue 02, 026001, (March 2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.10.1117/1.3365940

KEYWORDS: Tissues, Diagnostics, Cervix, Cervical cancer, Surface plasmons, Algorithm development, Biopsy, Imaging systems, 3D image processing, Image registration

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Proceedings Article | 24 February 2009 Paper

Quantitative optical imaging of early cervical cancer: mechanisms, methods, and clinical study

Tao Wu, Tak-Hong Cheung, So-Fan Yim, Jianan Qu

Proceedings Volume 7187, 71870Y (2009) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.812428

KEYWORDS: Tissues, Cervix, Diagnostics, Cervical cancer, 3D image processing, Algorithm development, Natural surfaces, Principal component analysis, Optical imaging, Cancer

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SPIE Journal Paper | 1 March 2008 Open Access

Unified Mie and fractal scattering by cells and experimental study on application in optical characterization of cellular and subcellular structures

Min Xu, Tao Wu, Jianan Qu

JBO, Vol. 13, Issue 02, 024015, (March 2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.10.1117/1.2907790

KEYWORDS: Light scattering, Scattering, Refractive index, Mie scattering, Fractal analysis, Tissues, Particles, Tumor growth modeling, Spectroscopy, Tissue optics

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Proceedings Article | 22 February 2008 Paper

Signal sources in elastic light scattering by biological cells and tissues: what can elastic light scattering spectroscopy tell us?

M. Xu, Tao Wu, Jianan Qu

Proceedings Volume 6864, 68640Y (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.762368

KEYWORDS: Light scattering, Scattering, Refractive index, Tumor growth modeling, Tissues, Fractal analysis, Spectroscopy, Biomedical optics, Mie scattering, Prostate

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Proceedings Article | 16 February 2007 Paper

Elastic light scattering by cells: from Mie scattering to fractal scattering

M. Xu, Tao Wu, Jianan Qu

Proceedings Volume 6446, 64460Y (2007) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.700859

KEYWORDS: Light scattering, Scattering, Mie scattering, Refractive index, Fractal analysis, Particles, Tissue optics, Superposition, Biomedical optics, Tissues

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Proceedings Article | 15 February 2007 Paper

Light scattering spectroscopy of cells: a study based on Mie and fractal models

Tao Wu, Min Xu, Jianan Qu

Proceedings Volume 6446, 64460H (2007) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.697141

KEYWORDS: Light scattering, Scattering, Mie scattering, Fractal analysis, Refractive index, Tissues, Spectroscopy, Scatter measurement, Glasses, Optical spheres

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