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SUMMARY:Fluorescence Lifetime Techniques for Biomedical Applications  - La
 ura Marcu\, PhD. Professor  Department of Biomedical Engineering. Universi
 ty of California at Davis
DTSTART:20160701T150000Z
DTEND:20160701T160000Z
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CONTACT:Dr. Hernandez-Ainsa
DESCRIPTION:This presentation overviews fluorescence lifetime spectroscopy
  and imaging techniques for label-free in vivo characterization of biologi
 cal tissues. Emphasis is placed on recently developed devices and methods 
 enabling real-time characterization and diagnosis of diseased tissues duri
 ng clinical interventions. I will present studies conducted in animal mode
 ls and human patients demonstrating the ability of lifetime fluorescence t
 echniques to provide rapid in-situ evaluation of tissue biochemistry and t
 heir potential to guide surgical\, biopsy\, and intravascular procedures. 
 Current results demonstrate that tissue intrinsic fluorescence features ca
 n provide useful contrast for diagnosis of vulnerable atherosclerotic plaq
 ues and for intraoperative delineation of brain tumors and head and neck t
 umors. Finally\, I will present results from the first-in-human study focu
 sed on the integration of a scanning multispectral fluorescence lifetime t
 echnique with the da Vinci surgical robot and demonstrating the potential 
 of this technique as a tool for augmented reality during trans-oral roboti
 c surgery (TORS). 
LOCATION:Small Lecture Theatre\, Cavendish Laboratory
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