Quantification of collagen fiber structure using second harmonic generation imaging and two‐dimensional discrete Fourier transform analysis: application to the human optic nerve head

Pijanka, Jacek K., Markov, Petar P., Midgett, Dan, Paterson, Neil G., White, Nick, Blain, Emma J. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8944-4254, Nguyen, Thao D., Quigley, Harry A. and Boote, Craig ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0348-6547 2019. Quantification of collagen fiber structure using second harmonic generation imaging and two‐dimensional discrete Fourier transform analysis: application to the human optic nerve head. Journal of Biophotonics 12 (5) , e201800376. 10.1002/jbio.201800376

Preview

PDF - Accepted Post-Print Version Download (3MB) | Preview

Abstract

Second harmonic generation (SHG) microscopy is widely used to image collagen fiber microarchitecture due to its high spatial resolution, optical sectioning capabilities and relatively nondestructive sample preparation. Quantification of SHG images requires sensitive methods to capture fiber alignment. This article presents a two‐dimensional discrete Fourier transform (DFT)–based method for collagen fiber structure analysis from SHG images. The method includes integrated periodicity plus smooth image decomposition for correction of DFT edge discontinuity artefact, avoiding the loss of peripheral image data encountered with more commonly used windowing methods. Outputted parameters are as follows: the collagen fiber orientation distribution, aligned collagen content and the degree of collagen fiber dispersion along the principal orientation. We demonstrate its application to determine collagen microstructure in the human optic nerve head, showing its capability to accurately capture characteristic structural features including radial fiber alignment in the innermost layers of the bounding sclera and a circumferential collagen ring in the mid‐stromal tissue. Higher spatial resolution rendering of individual lamina cribrosa beams within the nerve head is also demonstrated. Validation of the method is provided in the form of correlative results from wide‐angle X‐ray scattering and application of the presented method to other fibrous tissues.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Optometry and Vision Sciences Biosciences
Publisher:	Wiley-VCH Verlag
ISSN:	1864-063X
Funders:	NIH
Date of First Compliant Deposit:	11 January 2019
Date of Acceptance:	19 December 2018
Last Modified:	19 Nov 2024 03:15
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/118290

Citation Data

Cited 25 times in Scopus. View in Scopus. Powered By Scopus® Data

Actions (repository staff only)

Edit Item