Metabolic Imaging
Motivation
MSOT is used for non-invasive monitoring of metabolism and metabolic processes without the use of non-ionising radiations. MSOT enables the label-free measurement of oxygenated and deoxygenated hemoglobin and, thus, the tissue oxygenation state, or oxygen utilisation, which indicates the rate of metabolic processes.
Research focus
- MSOT-based assessment of tissue oxygenated to deoxygenated hemoglobin gradients.
- Monitoring metabolic changes in activated mouse adipose tissues.
- Monitoring of metabolic changes in exercise and disease states, mitochondrial dysfunction, lipid metabolism, and cancer.