title: Optical imaging techniques for the study of malaria.
abstract: Malarial infection needs to be imaged to reveal the mechanisms behind malaria pathophysiology and to provide insights to aid in the diagnosis of the disease. Recent advances in optical imaging methods are now being transferred from physics laboratories to the biological field, revolutionizing how we study malaria. To provide insight into how these imaging techniques can improve the study and treatment of malaria, we summarize recent progress on optical imaging techniques, ranging from in vitro visualization of the disease progression of malaria infected red blood cells (iRBCs) to in vivo imaging of malaria parasites in the liver.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Daejeon, 305-701, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Sangyeon
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Cho
authors.forename: Soomin
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Youngchan
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: YongKeun
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Park
mesh_terms: D007090:Image Interpretation, Computer-Assisted / Q000379:methods; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted / Q000379:methods*; D008288:Malaria / Q000473:pathology* / Q000503:physiopathology*; D008954:Models, Biological; D010961:Plasmodium / Q000472:pathogenicity*