title: Ultrasound speed and impedance microscopy for in vivo imaging.
abstract: Ultrasound speed and impedance microscopy was developed in order to develop in vivo imaging system. The sound speed mode realized non-contact high resolution imaging of cultured cells. This mode can be applied for assessment of biomechanics of the cells and thinly sliced tissues. The impedance mode visualized fine structures of the surface of the rat's brain. This mode can be applied for intra-operative pathological examination because it does not require slicing or staining.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Development, Aging and Cancer, Tohoku University, Sendai, 980-8575 Japan. saijo@idac.tohoku.ac.jp
authors.forename: Yoshifumi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Saijo
authors.forename: Naohiro
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Hozumi
authors.forename: Kazuto
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kobayashi
authors.forename: Nagaya
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Okada
authors.forename: Toshimichi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ishiguro
authors.forename: Yoshihiro
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Hagiwara
authors.forename: Esmeraldo
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: dos Santos Filho
authors.forename: Tomoyuki
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yambe
mesh_terms: D004867:Equipment Design; D019544:Equipment Failure Analysis; D007089:Image Enhancement / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D007090:Image Interpretation, Computer-Assisted / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D033401:Microscopy, Acoustic / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D012815:Signal Processing, Computer-Assisted / Q000295:instrumentation*