Dr. Margarete K. Akens Profile

Dr. Margarete K. Akens

Assistant Professor at Univ of Toronto

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Publications (10)

Proceedings Article | 12 March 2024 Presentation + Paper

Plasma persistence, accumulated absorption, and scattering: what physics lets us control the heat left behind in ultrafast-pulse burst-mode laser surgery

R. Marjoribanks, J. Tang, T. Dzelzainis, M. Prickaerts, L. Lilge, M. Akens, C. Veevers, N. Gharabaghi, A. King, A. Hitzler, L. Coulter, Z. Qian, H. Kalaycioglu, S. Yavas, S. Görkem Karamuk, F. O. Ilday

Proceedings Volume 12875, 1287504 (2024) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3011290

KEYWORDS: Plasma, Ultrafast phenomena, Pulsed laser operation, Tissues, Light absorption, Silica, Picosecond phenomena, Absorption, Reflectivity

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Proceedings Article | 7 December 2021 Paper

Nonlinear response of complex chiral biological structures in the focal volume of the microscope

Mehdi Alizadeh, Fayez Habach, Margarete Akens, Agne Kalnaityte, Saulius Bagdonas, Virginijus Barzda

Proceedings Volume 11922, 119220N (2021) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2615716

KEYWORDS: Optical fibers, Second-harmonic generation, Polarimetry, Microscopy, Microscopes, Nonlinear response, Collagen, Cartilage, Numerical modeling, Statistical modeling

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Proceedings Article | 7 March 2019 Presentation + Paper

Non-contact fluorescence tomography using a cone-beam CT surgical guidance system

Michael Daly, Harley H. Chan, Nidal Muhanna, Margarete Akens, Brian Wilson, Jonathan Irish, David Jaffray

Proceedings Volume 10862, 1086206 (2019) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2509068

KEYWORDS: Fluorescence tomography, 3D modeling, Tissue optics

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Proceedings Article | 28 July 2017 Paper

Studying the effect of photodynamic therapy (PDT) to enhance healing of femur fractures using polarimetric second-harmonic generation microscopy

Ahmad Golaraei, Vaishnavi Raja, Margarete Akens, Brian Wilson, Virginijus Barzda

Proceedings Volume 10411, 1041104 (2017) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2284430

KEYWORDS: Photodynamic therapy, Microscopy, Polarimetry, Second-harmonic generation, Harmonic generation, Tissues, Diagnostics, Nonlinear optics

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Proceedings Article | 7 March 2016 Paper

Development and clinical translation of OTIS: a wide-field OCT imaging device for ex-vivo tissue characterization

Elizabeth Munro, David Rempel, Christine Danner, Yaaseen Atchia, Michael Valic, Andrew Berkeley, Bahar Davoudi, Paul Magnin, Margarete Akens, Susan Done, Supriya Kulkarni, Wey-Liang Leong, Brian Wilson

Proceedings Volume 9703, 97030L (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2218467

KEYWORDS: Optical coherence tomography, Tissue optics, Imaging devices, Coherence imaging, Biomedical optics, Coherence (optics), Medical imaging, Image acquisition, Tissues, Pathology, Prototyping, Scattering, Gold

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Proceedings Article | 8 March 2013 Paper

Photodynamic therapy as a local therapeutic adjunct for the treatment of vertebral metastases

Albert Yee, Shane Burch, Margarete Akens, Emily Won, Victor Lo, Lisa Wise-Milestone, Stuart Bisland, Aimee Theriault, Carolyn Niu, Brian Wilson, Cari Whyne

Proceedings Volume 8565, 85656O (2013) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2019796

KEYWORDS: Photodynamic therapy, Bone, Tumors, Surgery, Cancer, Control systems, Therapeutics, Safety, Radiotherapy, Clinical trials

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Proceedings Article | 22 February 2013 Paper

Hierarchical model of fibrillar collagen distribution for polarization-resolved SHG microscopy

Adam Tuer, Margarete Akens, Serguei Krouglov, Daaf Sandkuijl, Brian Wilson, Cari Whyne, Virginijus Barzda

Proceedings Volume 8588, 85881O (2013) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2000724

KEYWORDS: Collagen, Tissues, Second-harmonic generation, Polarization, Microscopy, Cornea, Harmonic generation, Visualization, Microscopes, Image visualization

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Proceedings Article | 3 December 2007 Paper

Pharmacology of photosensitizer in rats with metastatic breast cancer: time point determination for photodynamic therapy (PDT) treatment of vertebral metastases

Margarete Akens, Albert Yee, Lothar Lilge, Shane Burch, Cari Whyne, Brian Wilson, Stuart Bisland

Proceedings Volume 5969, 596917 (2007) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.628730

KEYWORDS: Spinal cord, Photodynamic therapy, Tissues, Breast cancer, Pharmacology, Bioluminescence, Surgery, Liver, Kidney, Radiotherapy

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Proceedings Article | 26 October 2007 Paper

Development and application of biological techniques to two-photon photodynamic therapy

Mamta Khurana, Aliaksandr Karotki, Eduardo Moriyama, Margarete Akens, Brian Wilson

Proceedings Volume 6796, 67960O (2007) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.778503

KEYWORDS: Photodynamic therapy, Blood vessels, In vivo imaging, In vitro testing, Confocal microscopy, Luminescence, Tissues, Sapphire lasers, Eye models, Microscopes

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Proceedings Article | 14 October 2005 Paper

Inflammatory modulating effects of low level laser therapy on iNOS expression by means of bioluminescence imaging

Yumi Moriyama, Eduardo Moriyama, Kristina Blackmore, Margarete Akens, Lothar Lilge

Proceedings Volume 5969, 59691X (2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.628181

KEYWORDS: Indium oxide, Bioluminescence, Inflammation, Laser therapeutics, Modulation, Laser irradiation, CCD cameras, Signal processing, NOx, Near infrared

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