Anna Yaroslavsky

Summary

Affiliation: Harvard University
Country: USA

Publications

  1. ncbi Optical properties of selected native and coagulated human brain tissues in vitro in the visible and near infrared spectral range
    A N Yaroslavsky
    Wellman Laboratories of Photomedicine, Department of Dermatology, Boston, MA 02114, USA
    Phys Med Biol 47:2059-73. 2002
  2. ncbi Fluorescence polarization of tetracycline derivatives as a technique for mapping nonmelanoma skin cancers
    Anna N Yaroslavsky
    Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 55 Fruit Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02114, USA
    J Biomed Opt 12:014005. 2007
  3. ncbi Combining multispectral polarized light imaging and confocal microscopy for localization of nonmelanoma skin cancer
    Anna N Yaroslavsky
    Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts General Hospital, Wellman Laboratories of Photomedicine, Department of Dermatology, Boston, Massachusetts 02114, USA
    J Biomed Opt 10:14011. 2005
  4. ncbi Fluorescence polarization imaging for delineating nonmelanoma skin cancers
    A N Yaroslavsky
    Wellman Laboratories of Photomedicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02114, USA
    Opt Lett 29:2010-2. 2004
  5. ncbi Demarcation of nonmelanoma skin cancer margins in thick excisions using multispectral polarized light imaging
    Anna N Yaroslavsky
    Wellman Laboratories of Photomedicine, Department of Dermatology, Boston, Massachusetts 02114, USA
    J Invest Dermatol 121:259-66. 2003
  6. ncbi Optical properties of normal and cancerous human skin in the visible and near-infrared spectral range
    Elena Salomatina
    Massachusetts General Hospital, Wellman Center for Photomedicine, Boston, Massachusetts 02114, USA
    J Biomed Opt 11:064026. 2006
  7. ncbi Multimodal confocal microscopy for diagnosing nonmelanoma skin cancers
    Munir Y Al Arashi
    Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02114, USA
    Lasers Surg Med 39:696-705. 2007
  8. ncbi Long-pulsed neodymium:yttrium-aluminum-garnet laser treatment for port-wine stains
    Marjorie U Yang
    Department of Dermatology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02114, USA
    J Am Acad Dermatol 52:480-90. 2005
  9. ncbi Photochemical repair of Achilles tendon rupture in a rat model
    Barbara P Chan
    Wellman Center for Photomedicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02114, USA
    J Surg Res 124:274-9. 2005
  10. ncbi Selective photothermolysis of lipid-rich tissues: a free electron laser study
    R Rox Anderson
    Wellman Center for Photomedicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
    Lasers Surg Med 38:913-9. 2006

Research Grants

  1. Optical Mapping of Nonmelanoma Skin Cancers
    Anna Yaroslavsky; Fiscal Year: 2005
  2. Towards In Situ Optical Pathology of Nonmelanoma Skin Cancers
    Anna Yaroslavsky; Fiscal Year: 2007

Collaborators

  • R Rox Anderson
  • ROBERT REDMOND
  • Elena Salomatina
  • Munir Y Al Arashi
  • Barbara P Chan
  • Marjorie U Yang
  • Munir Y Al-Arashi
  • John Novak
  • Brian Jiang
  • Bertram Zarins
  • Francisca Rius-Diaz
  • Craig Title
  • David Smink
  • Irene E Kochevar
  • Sandy S Tsao
  • Christopher Amann
  • Thomas J Flotte
  • William A Farinelli

Detail Information

Publications10

  1. ncbi Optical properties of selected native and coagulated human brain tissues in vitro in the visible and near infrared spectral range
    A N Yaroslavsky
    Wellman Laboratories of Photomedicine, Department of Dermatology, Boston, MA 02114, USA
    Phys Med Biol 47:2059-73. 2002
    ..A comparison with data from the literature revealed the importance of the employed tissue preparation technique and the impact of the theoretical model used to extract the optical coefficients from the measured quantities...
  2. ncbi Fluorescence polarization of tetracycline derivatives as a technique for mapping nonmelanoma skin cancers
    Anna N Yaroslavsky
    Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 55 Fruit Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02114, USA
    J Biomed Opt 12:014005. 2007
    ..Therefore, the developed technique can provide an important new tool for image-guided cancer surgery...
  3. ncbi Combining multispectral polarized light imaging and confocal microscopy for localization of nonmelanoma skin cancer
    Anna N Yaroslavsky
    Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts General Hospital, Wellman Laboratories of Photomedicine, Department of Dermatology, Boston, Massachusetts 02114, USA
    J Biomed Opt 10:14011. 2005
    ..A combination of MSPLI and CM appears to be complementary. This combined in situ technique has potential to guide cancer surgery more rapidly and at lower cost than conventional histopathology...
  4. ncbi Fluorescence polarization imaging for delineating nonmelanoma skin cancers
    A N Yaroslavsky
    Wellman Laboratories of Photomedicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02114, USA
    Opt Lett 29:2010-2. 2004
    ..The results suggest that this optical technique may be suitable for real-time noninvasive demarcation of epithelial cancers...
  5. ncbi Demarcation of nonmelanoma skin cancer margins in thick excisions using multispectral polarized light imaging
    Anna N Yaroslavsky
    Wellman Laboratories of Photomedicine, Department of Dermatology, Boston, Massachusetts 02114, USA
    J Invest Dermatol 121:259-66. 2003
    ..The study demonstrates that the suggested technique has significant potential as a guidance tool in tumor excision surgery...
  6. ncbi Optical properties of normal and cancerous human skin in the visible and near-infrared spectral range
    Elena Salomatina
    Massachusetts General Hospital, Wellman Center for Photomedicine, Boston, Massachusetts 02114, USA
    J Biomed Opt 11:064026. 2006
    ..Nodular BCCs exhibit significantly lower absorption as compared to normal skin. Therefore, the spectral range between 1050 and 1400 nm appears to be optimal for nonmelanoma skin cancer detection...
  7. ncbi Multimodal confocal microscopy for diagnosing nonmelanoma skin cancers
    Munir Y Al Arashi
    Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02114, USA
    Lasers Surg Med 39:696-705. 2007
    ..In this study, the suitability of dye-enhanced multimodal confocal microscopy for the detection of nonmelanoma skin cancers was evaluated...
  8. ncbi Long-pulsed neodymium:yttrium-aluminum-garnet laser treatment for port-wine stains
    Marjorie U Yang
    Department of Dermatology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02114, USA
    J Am Acad Dermatol 52:480-90. 2005
    ..Patients preferred Nd:YAG laser because of their faster recovery. CONCLUSION: Nd:YAG laser used at MPD is as effective as PDL for treating PWS. Nd:YAG laser fluences higher than MPD may cause scarring...
  9. ncbi Photochemical repair of Achilles tendon rupture in a rat model
    Barbara P Chan
    Wellman Center for Photomedicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02114, USA
    J Surg Res 124:274-9. 2005
    ..04) but not 14 days (p = 0.75) post-repair. CONCLUSIONS: PTB provides a benefit to tendon repair at early stages in repair and is worthy of further investigation as a potential surgical adjunct for tendon repair in orthopedic surgeries...
  10. ncbi Selective photothermolysis of lipid-rich tissues: a free electron laser study
    R Rox Anderson
    Wellman Center for Photomedicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
    Lasers Surg Med 38:913-9. 2006
    ..In theory, infrared vibrational bands could be used for selective photothermolysis of lipid-rich tissues such as fat, sebaceous glands, or atherosclerotic plaques...

Research Grants5

  1. Optical Mapping of Nonmelanoma Skin Cancers
    Anna Yaroslavsky; Fiscal Year: 2005
    ..v) Evaluate the clinical prototype and the developed imaging methods in a surgical practice environment. ..
  2. Towards In Situ Optical Pathology of Nonmelanoma Skin Cancers
    Anna Yaroslavsky; Fiscal Year: 2007
    ..The diagnostic application of this technology holds the potential to replace biopsy, thus reducing morbidity and time associated with that invasive procedure. ..