Diabetes imaging—quantitative assessment of islets of Langerhans distribution in murine pancreas using extended-focus optical coherence microscopy

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T. Alanentalo, C. E. Lorén, A. Larefalk, J. Sharpe, D. Holmberg, and U. Ahlgren, “High-resolution three-dimensional imaging of islet-infiltrate interactions based on optical projection tomography assessments of the intact adult mouse pancreas,” J. Biomed. Opt. 13, 054070 (2008).
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T. Alanentalo, A. Asayesh, H. Morrison, C. E. Lorén, D. Holmberg, J. Sharpe, and U. Ahlgren, “Tomographic molecular imaging and 3D quantification within adult mouse organs,” Nat. Methods 4, 31–33 (2007).
[Crossref]

P. A. Testoni, B. Mangiavillano, L. Albarello, A. Mariani, P. G. Arcidiacono, E. Masci, and C. Doglioni, “Optical coherence tomography compared with histology of the main pancreatic duct structure in normal and pathological conditions: an ex vivo study,” Digest. Liver Dis. 38, 688–695 (2006).
[Crossref]

M. S. Anderson and J. A. Bluestone, “The NOD mouse: a model of immune dysregulation,” Annu. Rev. Immunol. 23, 447–485 (2005).
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M. Brom, K. Andralojć, W. J. G. Oyen, O. C. Boerman, and M. Gotthardt, “Development of radiotracers for the determination of the beta-cell mass in vivo,” Curr. Pharm. Design 16, 1561–1567 (2010).
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P. A. Testoni, B. Mangiavillano, L. Albarello, A. Mariani, P. G. Arcidiacono, E. Masci, and C. Doglioni, “Optical coherence tomography compared with histology of the main pancreatic duct structure in normal and pathological conditions: an ex vivo study,” Digest. Liver Dis. 38, 688–695 (2006).
[Crossref]

D. Bosco, M. Armanet, P. Morel, N. Niclauss, A. Sgroi, Y. D. Muller, L. Giovannoni, and T. Berney, “Unique Arrangement of α- and β-cells in Human Islets of Langerhans,” Diabetes 59, 1202–1210 (2010).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

T. Alanentalo, A. Asayesh, H. Morrison, C. E. Lorén, D. Holmberg, J. Sharpe, and U. Ahlgren, “Tomographic molecular imaging and 3D quantification within adult mouse organs,” Nat. Methods 4, 31–33 (2007).
[Crossref]

R. A. Leitgeb, M. Villiger, A. Bachmann, L. Steinmann, and T. Lasser, “Extended focus depth for Fourier domain optical coherence microscopy,” Opt. Lett. 31, 2450–2452 (2006).
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[Crossref] [PubMed]

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[Crossref] [PubMed]

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D. Bosco, M. Armanet, P. Morel, N. Niclauss, A. Sgroi, Y. D. Muller, L. Giovannoni, and T. Berney, “Unique Arrangement of α- and β-cells in Human Islets of Langerhans,” Diabetes 59, 1202–1210 (2010).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

D. Wild, A. Wicki, R. Mansi, M. Béhé, B. Keil, P. Bernhardt, G. Christofori, P. J. Ell, and H. R. Mäcke, “Exendin-4-based radiopharmaceuticals for glucagonlike peptide-1 receptor PET/CT and SPECT/CT,” J. Nucl. Med. 51, 1059–1067 (2010).
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P. L. Bollyky, J. B. Bice, I. R. Sweet, B. A. Falk, J. A. Gebe, A. E. Clark, V. H. Gersuk, A. Aderem, T. R. Hawn, and G. T. Nepom, “The toll-like receptor signaling molecule Myd88 contributes to pancreatic beta-cell homeostasis in response to injury.” PloS ONE 4, e5063 (2009).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

M. Hara, R. F. Dizon, B. S. Glick, C. S. Lee, K. H. Kaestner, D. W. Piston, and V. P. Bindokas, “Imaging pancreatic β-cells in the intact pancreas,” Am. J. Physiol. Endocrinol. Metab. 290, E1041–E1047 (2006).
[Crossref]

I. Ghorbel, F. Rossant, I. Bloch, S. Tick, and M. Paques, “Automated segmentation of macular layers in OCT images and quantitative evaluation of performances,” Pattern Recogn. 44, 1590–1603 (2011).
[Crossref]

J. A. Bluestone, K. Herold, and G. Eisenbarth, “Genetics, pathogenesis and clinical interventions in type 1 diabetes,” Nature 464, 1293–1300 (2010).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

M. S. Anderson and J. A. Bluestone, “The NOD mouse: a model of immune dysregulation,” Annu. Rev. Immunol. 23, 447–485 (2005).
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T. Bock, B. Pakkenberg, and K. Buschard, “Genetic background determines the size and structure of the endocrine pancreas,” Diabetes 54, 133–137 (2005).
[Crossref]

T. Bock, K. Svenstrup, B. Pakkenberg, and K. Buschard, “Unbiased estimation of total β-cell number and mean β-cell volume in rodent pancreas,” APMIS 107, 791–799 (1999).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

M. Brom, K. Andralojć, W. J. G. Oyen, O. C. Boerman, and M. Gotthardt, “Development of radiotracers for the determination of the beta-cell mass in vivo,” Curr. Pharm. Design 16, 1561–1567 (2010).
[Crossref]

P. L. Bollyky, J. B. Bice, I. R. Sweet, B. A. Falk, J. A. Gebe, A. E. Clark, V. H. Gersuk, A. Aderem, T. R. Hawn, and G. T. Nepom, “The toll-like receptor signaling molecule Myd88 contributes to pancreatic beta-cell homeostasis in response to injury.” PloS ONE 4, e5063 (2009).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

G. J. Tearney, M. E. Brezinski, J. F. Southern, B. E. Bouma, S. A. Boppart, and J. G. Fujimoto, “Optical biopsy in human pancreatobiliary tissue using optical coherence tomography,” Digest. Dis. Sci. 43, 1193–1199 (1998).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

D. Bosco, M. Armanet, P. Morel, N. Niclauss, A. Sgroi, Y. D. Muller, L. Giovannoni, and T. Berney, “Unique Arrangement of α- and β-cells in Human Islets of Langerhans,” Diabetes 59, 1202–1210 (2010).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

G. J. Tearney, M. E. Brezinski, J. F. Southern, B. E. Bouma, S. A. Boppart, and J. G. Fujimoto, “Optical biopsy in human pancreatobiliary tissue using optical coherence tomography,” Digest. Dis. Sci. 43, 1193–1199 (1998).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

G. J. Tearney, M. E. Brezinski, J. F. Southern, B. E. Bouma, S. A. Boppart, and J. G. Fujimoto, “Optical biopsy in human pancreatobiliary tissue using optical coherence tomography,” Digest. Dis. Sci. 43, 1193–1199 (1998).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

M. Brissova, M. J. Fowler, W. E. Nicholson, A. Chu, B. Hirshberg, D. M. Harlan, and A. C. Powers, “Assessment of human pancreatic islet architecture and composition by laser scanning confocal microscopy.” J. Histochem. Cytochem. 53, 1087–1097 (2005).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

M. Brom, K. Andralojć, W. J. G. Oyen, O. C. Boerman, and M. Gotthardt, “Development of radiotracers for the determination of the beta-cell mass in vivo,” Curr. Pharm. Design 16, 1561–1567 (2010).
[Crossref]

N. Iftimia, S. Cizginer, V. Deshpande, M. Pitman, S. Tatli, N. A. Iftimia, D. X. Hammer, M. Mujat, T. Ustun, R. D. Ferguson, and W. R. Brugge, “Differentiation of pancreatic cysts with optical coherence tomography (OCT) imaging: an ex vivo pilot study,” Biomed. Opt. Express 2, 2372–2382 (2011).
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L. D. Shultz, B. L. Lyons, L. M. Burzenski, B. Gott, X. Chen, S. Chaleff, M. Kotb, S. D. Gillies, M. King, J. Mangada, D. L. Greiner, and R. Handgretinger, “Human lymphoid and myeloid cell development in NOD/LtSz-scid IL2Rγnull mice engrafted with mobilized human hemopoietic stem cells,” J. Immunol. 174, 6477–6489 (2005).
[PubMed]

T. Bock, B. Pakkenberg, and K. Buschard, “Genetic background determines the size and structure of the endocrine pancreas,” Diabetes 54, 133–137 (2005).
[Crossref]

T. Bock, K. Svenstrup, B. Pakkenberg, and K. Buschard, “Unbiased estimation of total β-cell number and mean β-cell volume in rodent pancreas,” APMIS 107, 791–799 (1999).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

P.-O. Bastien-Dionne, L. Valenti, N. Kon, W. Gu, and J. Buteau, “Glucagon-like peptide 1 inhibits the sirtuin deacetylase SirT1 to stimulate pancreatic β-cell mass expansion,” Diabetes 60, 3217–3222 (2011).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

D. Choi, E. P. Cai, S. A. Schroer, L. Wang, and M. Woo, “Vhl is required for normal pancreatic β cell function and the maintenance of β cell mass with age in mice,” Lab. Invest. 91, 527–538 (2011).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

L. D. Shultz, B. L. Lyons, L. M. Burzenski, B. Gott, X. Chen, S. Chaleff, M. Kotb, S. D. Gillies, M. King, J. Mangada, D. L. Greiner, and R. Handgretinger, “Human lymphoid and myeloid cell development in NOD/LtSz-scid IL2Rγnull mice engrafted with mobilized human hemopoietic stem cells,” J. Immunol. 174, 6477–6489 (2005).
[PubMed]

T. F. Chan and L. A. Vese, “Active contours without edges,” IEEE Trans. Image Process. 10, 266–277 (2001).
[Crossref]

A. Hörnblad, A. Cheddad, and U. Ahlgren, “An improved protocol for optical projection tomography imaging reveals lobular heterogeneities in pancreatic islet and β-cell mass distribution,” Islets 3, 1–5 (2011).
[Crossref]

L. D. Shultz, B. L. Lyons, L. M. Burzenski, B. Gott, X. Chen, S. Chaleff, M. Kotb, S. D. Gillies, M. King, J. Mangada, D. L. Greiner, and R. Handgretinger, “Human lymphoid and myeloid cell development in NOD/LtSz-scid IL2Rγnull mice engrafted with mobilized human hemopoietic stem cells,” J. Immunol. 174, 6477–6489 (2005).
[PubMed]

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[Crossref] [PubMed]

S. J. Chiu, X. T. Li, P. Nicholas, C. A. Toth, J. A. Izatt, and S. Farsiu, “Automatic segmentation of seven retinal layers in SDOCT images congruent with expert manual segmentation,” Opt. Express 18, 19413–19428 (2010).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

D. Choi, E. P. Cai, S. A. Schroer, L. Wang, and M. Woo, “Vhl is required for normal pancreatic β cell function and the maintenance of β cell mass with age in mice,” Lab. Invest. 91, 527–538 (2011).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

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