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BAE SYSTEMS has developed a Low Cost Targeting System (LCTS) consisting of a FLIR for target detection, laser-illuminated, gated imaging for target identification, laser rangefinder and designator, GPS positioning, and auto-tracking capability within a small compact system size. The system is based upon BAE Systems proven micro-bolometer passive LWIR camera coupled with Intevac's new EBAPS camera. A dual wavelength diode pumped laser provides eyesafe ranging and target illumination, as well as designation; a custom detector module senses the return pulse for target ranging and to set the range gates for the gated camera. Trials show that the current detectors offer complete extinction of signals outside of the gated range, thus, providing high resolution within the gated region. The images have shown high spatial resolution arising from the use of solid state focal plane array technology. Imagery has been collected in both the laboratory and the field to verify system performance during a variety of operating conditions.

Very precise combined work between multidisciplinary partners (radiation engineers in physics, engineers in biomechanics, medical radiologists and orthopedic pediatric surgeons) has led to the concept and development of a new low-dose radiation device named EOS. This device has three main advantages: (1) Thanks to the invention of Georges Charpak who designed gaseous detectors for X-rays, the reduction of dose necessary to obtain a good image of skeletal system was 8 to 10 times less for 2D imaging; compared to the dose necessary to obtain a 3D reconstruction from CT scan cuts, the reduction factor was 800 to 1000. (2) The accuracy of 3D reconstruction obtained is better than that of 3D reconstruction from CT scan cuts. (3) The patient in addition gets imaged in a standing functional position, thanks to the AP and lateral X-rays obtained from head to feet simultaneously. This is a big advantage compared to CT scans which are used only in lying position. From the simultaneous AP and lateral X-rays of the whole body obtained via the 3D bone external envelop technique, the biomechanics engineers obtain 3D reconstruction of every level of osteo-articular system, especially for spine, in standing position with an acceptable period of time for reconstruction. This (in spite of the evolution of standing MRI) allows more precise bone reconstruction in orthopedics, especially at the level of the entire skeleton, including the head, spine, pelvis, lower limbs, giving new consideration for physiology, physiopathology and therapeutics.

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An ultra high resolution spectral-domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT) together with an advanced animal restraint and positioning system was built for noninvasive non-contact in vivo three-dimensional imaging of rodent models of ocular diseases. The animal positioning system allowed the operator to rapidly locate and switch the areas of interest on the retina. This function together with the capability of precise spatial registration provided by the generated OCT fundus image allows the system to locate and compare the same lesion (retinal tumor in the current study) at different time point throughout the entire course of the disease progression. An algorithm for fully automatic segmentation of the tumor boundaries and calculation of tumor volume was developed. The system and algorithm were successfully applied to monitoring retinal tumor growth quantitatively over time in the LH_BETAT_AG mouse model of retinoblastoma.

As the largest internal organ of the human body, the liver has an extremely complex vascular network and multiple types of immune cells. It plays an important role in blood circulation, material metabolism, and immune response. Optical imaging is an effective tool for studying fine vascular structure and immunocyte distribution of the liver. Here, we provide an overview of the structure and composition of liver vessels, the three-dimensional (3D) imaging of the liver, and the spatial distribution and immune function of various cell components of the liver. Especially, we emphasize the 3D imaging methods for visualizing fine structure in the liver. Finally, we summarize and prospect the development of 3D imaging of liver vessels and immune cells.

We report a novel approach to X-ray diffraction data analysis for nondestructive determination of the shape of nanoscale particles and clusters in three dimensions with a spatial resolution of a few nanometers. The advantage of the proposed approach is that it does not require a coherent X-ray source and therefore is suitable for almost any synchrotron radiation beamline and many laboratory sources. The technique is insensitive to the coherence of the X-rays, and 3D reconstruction of a modal image is possible without tomographic synthesis, rendering the approach suitable for laboratory facilities. Successful application of the technique to the characterization of nanoparticulate in a range of dispersed-phase nanocomposite structures illustrates this novel approach.

BAE SYSTEMS has developed a Low Cost Targeting System (LCTS) consisting of a FLIR for target detection, laser-illuminated, gated imaging for target identification, laser rangefinder and designator, GPS positioning, and auto-tracking capability within a small compact system size. The system is based upon BAE Systems proven micro-bolometer passive LWIR camera coupled with Intevac's new EBAPS camera. A dual wavelength diode pumped laser provides eyesafe ranging and target illumination, as well as designation; a custom detector module senses the return pulse for target ranging and to set the range gates for the gated camera. Trials show that the current detectors offer complete extinction of signals outside of the gated range, thus, providing high resolution within the gated region. The images have shown high spatial resolution arising from the use of solid state focal plane array technology. Imagery has been collected in both the laboratory and the field to verify system performance during a variety of operating conditions.

A new interactive 3D imaging equipment is designed. This display system uses a technique can merely reflect an image off of a surface to create an illusion of a 3D object floating in physical space. Range scans were captured using a Leap Motion sensor what can accurately identify the gesture. The design of this equipment was motivated by the lack of a 3d imaging equipment for the increasing number of gesture control equipment. When user’s hand moving in 3D space, the result can only be displayed in the 2D screen. Thus, the core idea behind the interactive 3d imaging equipment is to allow the user have an illusion of a 3D object floating in physical space, when using gesture control equipment. That will be more real feeling to the user. By this equipment we can do many things we can’t do it before.