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A microscene approach to the evaluation of hyperspectral system level performance

May 18, 2013
Author(s)
David W. Allen, Ronald G. Resmini, Christopher Deloye
Assessing the ability of a hyperspectral imaging (HSI) system to detect the presence of a substance or to quantify abundance requires an understanding of the many factors in the end-to-end remote sensing scenario from scene to sensor to data exploitation

Developing digital tissue phantoms for hyperspectral imaging of ischemic wounds

May 18, 2012
Author(s)
David W. Allen, Jeeseong Hwang, Maritoni A. Litorja, Joseph P. Rice
Biomedical optical imaging has the potential to achieve high spatial resolution and high functional sensitivity for non-invasive assessment of ischemic wounds. However, clinical acceptance of many optical imaging devices is hampered by poor reproducibility

Algorithm Validation Using Multicolor Phantoms

May 9, 2012
Author(s)
Daniel V. Samarov, Matthew L. Clarke, Ji Y. Lee, David W. Allen, Maritoni A. Litorja, Jeeseong Hwang
We present a framework for hyperspectral image (HSI) analysis validation, specifically abundance fraction estimation based on HSI measurements of water soluble dye mixtures printed on microarray chips. In our work we focus on the performance of two

Designing Microarrays Phantoms for Hyperspectral Imaging Validation

May 9, 2012
Author(s)
Matthew L. Clarke, Ji Y. Lee, Daniel V. Samarov, David W. Allen, Maritoni A. Litorja, Ralph Nossal, Jeeseong Hwang
The simple design of custom-tailored microarrays for the characterization of hyperspectral imaging systems and analysis methods for biologically relevant samples. Individual and mixtures of dyes were printed on microscope slides and imaged by a

Hyperspectral Image Projector Applications

February 15, 2012
Author(s)
Joseph P. Rice, Steven W. Brown, David W. Allen, Howard W. Yoon, Maritoni A. Litorja, Jeeseong Hwang
For the past several years NIST has been developing, along with several collaborators, a Hyperspectral Image Projector (HIP). This scene projector produces high-resolution programmable spectra and projects them into dynamic two-dimensional images. The

Hyperspectral Imaging of Ischemic Wounds

February 1, 2012
Author(s)
David W. Allen
Optical imaging has the potential to achieve high spatial resolution and high functional sensitivity in wound assessment. However, clinical acceptance of many optical imaging devices is hampered by poor reproducibility, low accuracy, and lack of biological

Validating the LASSO Algorithm by Unmixing Spectral Signatures in Multicolor Phantoms

February 1, 2012
Author(s)
Daniel V. Samarov, Matthew L. Clarke, Ji Y. Lee, David W. Allen, Maritoni A. Litorja, Jeeseong Hwang
As hyperspectral imaging (HSI) sees increased implementation into the biological and medical fields it becomes increasingly important that the algorithms being used to analyze the corresponding output be validated. While certainly important under any

Hyperspectral Imaging and Analysis of Single Erythrocytes

August 12, 2011
Author(s)
Ji Y. Lee, Matthew L. Clarke, Fuyuki Tokumasu, John F. Lesoine, David W. Allen, Robert C. Chang, Maritoni A. Litorja, Jeeseong Hwang
We report a hyperspectral imaging and analysis technique to resolve unique physico-chemical characteristics of subcellular substances in single erythrocytes. We constructed a microscope system installed with a spectral light engine capable of controlling

NIST Measurement Services: Regular Spectral Transmittance

March 10, 2011
Author(s)
David W. Allen, Edward A. Early, Benjamin K. Tsai, Catherine C. Cooksey
This document describes measurement services, instrumentation, and measurement techniques for regular spectral transmittance over the spectral range from 250 nm to 2500 nm at the National Institute of Standards and Technology. Section 2 explains the basic

Characterization of Hyperspectral Imaging and Analysis via Microarray Printing of Dyes

February 22, 2011
Author(s)
Matthew L. Clarke, Maritoni A. Litorja, David W. Allen, Daniel V. Samarov, Jeeseong Hwang
The application of hyperspectral imaging requires rigorous characterization of the spatial and spectral imaging domains of the system. We present a microarray printing methodology for the testing of absorption or reflectance microscopy measurements. This

The Extension of the NIST BRDF Scale from 1100 nm to 2500 nm

August 21, 2009
Author(s)
Howard W. Yoon, David W. Allen, George P. Eppeldauer, Benjamin K. Tsai
Measurements of bi-directional reflectance factor for diffuse reflectance from 1100 nm to 2500 nm using extended-range indium gallium arsenide (exInGaAs) detectors in the NIST Spectral Tri-function Automated Reference Reflectometer (STARR) facility are

Hyperspectral Image Compressive Projection Algorithm

June 1, 2009
Author(s)
Joseph P. Rice, Jorge E. Neira, David W. Allen
We describe a compressive projection algorithm and quantitatively assess its performance when used with a Hyperspectral Image Projector (HIP). The HIP is being developed by NIST for system-level performance testing of hyperspectral and multispectral

Holmium Oxide Glass Wavelengths Standards

January 1, 2008
Author(s)
David W. Allen
Holmium oxide glass has been used as a wavelength standard for over four decades. These standards have shown very little variation from batch to batch and from one manufacturer to another. NIST has certified and recertified holmium oxide glass samples for

Dynamically Programmable Digital Tissue Phantoms

December 31, 2007
Author(s)
Steven W. Brown, Joseph P. Rice, David W. Allen, Maritoni A. Litorja, Karel Zuzak, Edward Livingston
As optical imaging modalities gain acceptance for medical diagnostics and become common in clinical applications, standardized protocols to quantitatively assess optical sensor performance are required to ensure commonality in measurements and to validate

Evaluation of a Portable Hyperspectral Imager for Medical Imaging Applications

October 2, 2007
Author(s)
David W. Allen, Maritoni A. Litorja, Steven W. Brown, Joseph P. Rice, Yuqin Zong
Portable hyperspectral imagers are becoming commonly available as a commercial product. A liquid crystal tunable filter based CCD imager was evaluated and characterized for spectral stray light using a tunable laser facility. The hyperspectral imager is