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Journal of Biomedical Optics

Editor-in-Chief: Muyinatu A. Lediju Bell, Johns Hopkins University, USA

Journal of Biomedical Optics (JBO) is a Gold Open Access journal that publishes peer-reviewed papers on the use of novel optical systems and techniques for improved health care and biomedical research.

On the cover: combined structural OCT and molecular LSFM tissue imaging of a mouse embryo, from "Multimodal optical coherence tomography and two-photon light sheet fluorescence microscopy for embryo imaging" by M.M. Karim et al., in Volume 30 Issue 6.

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In vivo assessment of airway wall compliance during inhalation injury response using anatomical optical coherence elastography

Yinghan Xu, Srikamal Soundararajan, Scott H. Randell, Nicusor Iftimia, Gopi Maguluri, John Grimble, Carlton J. Zdanski, and Amy L. Oldenburg

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Efficient quality control of platelet-rich plasma preparation using computer vision and deep learning

Wangxiang Mai, Weiyi He, Rongchi Mo, Guohao Liu, Jing Hong, WanYue Li, Li Luo, and Zhuoming Chen

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Terahertz Mie scattering in tissue: diffuse polarimetric imaging and Monte Carlo validation in highly attenuating media models

Erica Heller, Kuangyi Xu, Zachery B. Harris, and M. Hassan Arbab

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Special Issue: Honoring Brian C. Wilson, Pioneer in Biomedical Optics

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Editors: Stefan Andersson-Engels, Lothar Lilge, Steen Madsen, Malini C. Olivo, Brian W. Pogue, and Alex Vitkin

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Special Issue: Molecular Guided Surgery

Editors: Summer Gibbs, Sylvain Gioux, and Brian W. Pogue

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Previously Published Special Sections

From the Journal of Biomedical Optics

Metabolic Imaging and Spectroscopy (2025; in progress)

Editors: Lin Z. Li and Arjun G. Yodh

Molecular Guided Surgery (2025)

Editors: Summer Gibbs, Sylvain Gioux, and Brian W. Pogue

Hyperspectral Imaging (Part 1: September 2024 / Part 2: February 2025)

Editors: Baowei Fei, Jeeseong Hwang, and Matija Milanič

Pulse Oximetry: 50 Years of Inventions and Discoveries in Biomedical Optics (2024)

Editors: Jana M. Kainerstorfer, Kenneth M. Tichauer, Ton van Leeuwen, Arjun G. Yodh, and Brian W. Pogue

Gabriel Popescu, Pioneer in Biomedical Optics (2024)

Editors: Randy A. Bartels, Stephen A. Boppart, and Kevin W. Eliceiri

Lihong V. Wang, Pioneer in Biomedical Optics (2024)

Editors: Xueding Wang, Mark Anastasio, Hao Zhang, Sava Sakadzic, Song Hu, and Liang Gao

Polarimetry in Biomedical Optics, Part 2 (May 2024)

Editors: Alex Vitkin, Nirmalya Gosh, and Jessica C. Ramella-Roman

Translating Novel Photonics Technology into Clinical Applications (December 2023)

Editors: Stefan Andersson-Engels and Peter E. Andersen

Polarimetry in Biomedical Optics, Part 1 (October 2023)

Editors: Alex Vitkin, Nirmalya Gosh, and Jessica C. Ramella-Roman

Short Wave Infrared Techniques and Applications in Biomedical Optics (September 2023)

Editors: Daniel Fried, Mark Pierce, and Darren Roblyer

Journal Details/Metrics:

  • ISSN: 1560-2281
  • CiteScore™ 2024: 5.8
  • Impact Factor:* 2.9  

      * Source: Clarivate Analytics, Journal Citation Reports (2025)

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