Publications* (for research performed @BLL since 1996)

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Peer-reviewed Publications

1.     A. Lembares, X.H. Hu, G.W. Kalmus, "Absorption spectra of the cornea in the far ultraviolet region", Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science, 38, 1283-1287 (1997)

2.     R. Fu, G. Wang, Z. Wang, E. Ba, G. Mu, X.H. Hu, "Design of efficient lens ducts", Applied Optics, 37, 4000-4003 (1998)

3.     Z. Song, K. Dong, X. H. Hu, and J. Q. Lu, "Monte Carlo simulation of converging Laser beams propagating in biological tissues", Applied Optics, 38, 2944-2949 (1999)

4.     Jun Q. Lu, Xin-Hua Hu, Ke Dong, "Light distribution of a converging laser beam in a two-layer skin model with rough interfaces",  Applied Optics, 39, 5890-5897 (2000)

5.     Y. Du, X.H. Hu, M. Cariveau, X.Ma,  G.W. Kalmus, J. Q. Lu, "Optical properties of porcine skin dermis between 900nm and 1500 nm", Physics in Medicine and Biology, 46, 167-181 (2001)

6.     X.H. Hu, Q. Fang, M. Cariveau, X. Pan, G.W. Kalmus, "Mechanism study of porcine skin ablation by nanosecond laser pulses at 1064, 532, 266 and 213 nm",  IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics,  37, 322-328 (2001)

7.     X.H. Hu, W. A. Wooden, S.J. Vore, M. Cariveau, Q. Fang, G.W. Kalmus,  “In vivo study of intradermal focusing for tattoo removal”, Lasers in Medical Science, 17, 154-164 (2002)

8.     X. Ma, J.Q. Lu, X.H. Hu, “Effect of surface roughness on determination of bulk tissue optical parameters”, Optics Letters , 28, 2204-2206 (2003)

9.     X. Ma, J.Q. Lu, R. S. Brock, K.M. Jacobs, P. Yang, X.H. Hu, “Determination of complex refractive index of polystyrene microspheres from 370 to 1610 nm”, Physics in Medicine and Biology, 48, 4165-4172 (2003)

10.  Q. Fang, X.H. Hu, “Modeling of skin tissue ablation by Nanosecond pulses from ultraviolet to near-infrared and comparison with experimental Results", IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics, 40, 69-77 (2004)

11.  R.R. Allison, G.H. Downie, R.E. Cuenca, X.H. Hu, C.J.H. Childs, C.H. Sibata, “Photosensitizers in clinical PDT”, Photodiagnosis and Photodynamic Therapy, 1, 27-42 (2004)

12.  P. Yang, G. W. Kattawar, K.N. Liou, J. Q. Lu, “Comparison of Cartesian grid configurations for application of the finite-difference time domain method to electromagnetic scattering by dielectric particles”, Applied Optics, 43, 4611-4624 (2004)

13.  R.R. Allison, C. Sibata, T.S. Mang, V.S. Bagnato, G.H. Downie, X.H. Hu, R. Cuenca, “Photodynamic therapy for chest wall recurrence from breast cancer”, Photodiagnosis and Photodynamic Therapy, 1, 157-171 (2004)

14.  X. Ma, J.Q. Lu, H. Ding, X.H. Hu, “Bulk optical parameters of porcine skin dermis tissues at 8 wavelengths from 325 to 1557 nm”, Optics Letters, 30, 412-414 (2005)

15.  J.Q. Lu, P. Yang, X.H. Hu, “Simulations of Light scattering from a biconcave red blood cell using the FDTD method”, Journal of Biomedical Optics, 10, 024022 (2005)

16.  Y. Feng, R.R. Allison, X.H. Hu, H. Mota,  T. Jenkins, M.L. Wolfe, C.H. Sibata, "An ultrasonic device for source to skin surface distance measurement in patient setup", International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics, 61, 1587-1589 (2005)

17.  H. Ding, J.Q. Lu, K.M. Jacobs, X.H. Hu, "Determination of refractive Indices of porcine skin tissues and intralipid at 8 wavelengths between 325 and 1557 nm", Journal of the Optical Society of America A, 22, 1151-1157 (2005) 

18.  R. S. Brock, X.H. Hu, P. Yang, J.Q. Lu, “Evaluation of a parallel FDTD code and application to modeling of light scattering by deformed red blood cells”, Optics Express, 13, 5279-5292 (2005)

19.  X.H. Hu, Y. Feng, J.Q. Lu, R.R. Allison, R.E. Cuenca, G.H. Downie, C.H. Sibata, “Modeling of a type II Photofrin-Mediated photodynamic therapy process in a heterogeneous tissue phantom”, Photochemistry and Photobiology , 81, 1460-1468 (2005)

20.  H. Ding, J.Q. Lu, W.A. Wooden, P.J. Kragel, X.H. Hu, “Refractive indices of human skin tissues at eight wavelengths and estimated dispersion relations between 300 and 1600 nm”, Physics in Medicine and Biology, 51, 1479-1489 (2006)

21.  R. S. Brock, X.H. Hu, D.A. Weidner, J.R. Mourant, J.Q. Lu, "Effect of detailed cell structure on light scattering distribution: FDTD study of a B-cell with 3D structure constructed from confocal images", Journal of Quantitative Spectroscopy & Radiative Transfer, 102, 25-36 (2006)

22.  C. Chen, J.Q. Lu, H. Ding, K.M. Jacobs, Y. Du, X.H. Hu, “A primary method for determination of optical parameters of turbid samples and application to intralipid between 550 and 1630 nm”, Optics Express, 14, 7420-7435 (2006)

23.  W. Tang, D.A. Weidner, B.Y. Hu, R.J. Newton, X.H. Hu, “Efficient delivery of small interfering RNA to plant cells by a nanosecond pulsed laser-induced stress wave for posttranscriptional gene silencing”, Plant Science, 171, 375-381 (2006)

24.  H. Ding, J.Q. Lu, R.S. Brock, T.J. McConnell, J.F. Ojeda, K.M. Jacobs, X.H. Hu, “Angle-resolved Mueller matrix study of light scattering by B-cells at three wavelengths of 442, 633 and 850 nm”, Journal of Biomedical Optics, 12, 034032 (2007)

25.  C. Chen, J.Q. Lu, K. Li, S. Zhao, R.S. Brock, X.H. Hu, “Numerical study of reflectance imaging using a parallel Monte Carlo method”, Medical Physics, 34, 2939-2948 (2007)

26.  M.A. Yurkin, A.G. Hoekstra, R.S. Brock, J.Q. Lu,Systematic comparison of the discrete dipole approximation and the finite difference time domain method for large dielectric scatterers”, Optics Express, 15, 17902-17911 (2007)

27.  J.Q. Lu, C. Chen, D.W. Pravica, R.S. Brock, X.H. Hu, “Validity of a closed-form diffusion solution in P1 approximation for reflectance imaging with an oblique beam of arbitrary profile”, Medical Physics, 35, 3979-3987 (2008)

28.  Z. Yuan, X.H. Hu, H. Jiang,A higher order diffusion model for three-dimensional photon migration and image reconstruction in optical tomography”, Physics in Medicine and Biology, 54, 67-90 (2009)

29.  (invited) K.M. Jacobs, L.V. Yang, J. Ding, A.E. Ekpenyong, R. Castellone, J.Q. Lu, X.H. Hu, “Diffraction imaging of spheres and melanoma cells with a microscope objective”, Journal of Biophotonics, 2, 521–527 (2009)

30.  K.M. Jacobs, J.Q. Lu, X.H. Hu, “Development of a diffraction imaging flow cytometer”, Optics Letters, 34, 2985-2987 (2009)


 

Invited Review Articles and Book Chapters

1.     J.Q. Lu, X.H. Hu , "Modeling of Light Scattering in Biological Systems", invited article in Recent Research Developments in Optics, vol. 2, 541-563 (Research Signpost, 2002)

1.     X.H. Hu, J.Q. Lu, “Optical detection of cancers”, in Encyclopedia of Biomaterials and Biomedical Engineering, ed. by G.E. Wnek and G.L. Bowlin (Marcel Dekker, 2005)

2.     X.H. Hu, W. Tang, K. Li, J.Q. Lu, “Transgenic plants with efficient laser-mediated gene transformation and multispectral imaging based rapid monitoring”, in Genes, Genomes and Genomics, vol. 1, ed. by D. Thangadurai, W. Tang and T. Pullaiah (Regency Publications, 2006)

3.     J.Q. Lu, R. S. Brock, P. Yang, X.H. Hu, "Modeling of light scattering by single red blood cells with a FDTD method", in Optics of Biological Particles, ed. by A. Hoekstra, G. Videen and V. Maltsev (Springer, 2007)

 

 

Proceeding Publications and Conference Presentations

1.     X.H. Hu, A. Lembares, G.W. Kalmus, "Surface ablation of porcine skin tissue using nanosecond laser pulses at 1064 nm", SPIE Proceedings, 2970, 335-337 (1997)

2.     Lembares, X.H. Hu, G.W. Kalmus, "Far ultraviolet absorption spectra of porcine and human corneas", SPIE Proceedings, 2971, 46-54 (1997)

3.     K. Dong, Z. Song, J. Q. Lu, X.H. Hu, "Monte Carlo Simulation of Converging Laser Beams Propagating in Skin Tissue Phantoms", SPIE Proceedings, 3590, 4-10 (1999)

4.     J. Q. Lu, X.H. Hu, Z. Song, K. Dong, "Simulation of light scattering in biological tissues: the coherent component", SPIE Proceedings, 3601, 474-481 (1999)

5.     Y. Du, M. Cariveau, G.W. Kalmus, J. Q. Lu, X.H. Hu, "Experimental Study of Optical Properties of Porcine Skin Dermis from 900 to 1500nm", SPIE Proceedings, 3917, 184-192 (2000)

6.     X.H. Hu, Q. Fang, M. Cariveau, X. Pan, G.W. Kalmus, "Ablation of Skin Tissue by Nanosecond Laser Pulses at 1064, 532, 266 and 213nm", SPIE Proceedings, 3914, 110-115 (2000)

7.     D. Wu, S. S. Zhao, J. Q. Lu, X. H. Hu, "Monte Carlo Simulation of Light Propagation in Skin Tissue Phantoms Using a Parallel Computing Method", SPIE Proceedings, 3914, 291-299 (2000)

8.     J. Q. Lu, K. Dong, X. H. Hu, "Effects of Rough Interfaces on a Converging Laser Beam Propagating in a Skin Tissue Phantom", SPIE Proceedings, 3917, 176-183  (2000)

9.     X.H. Hu, W. A. Wooden, M.J. Cariveau, Q. Fang, J.F. Bradfield, G.W. Kalmus, S.J. Vore, Y. Sun, "Tattoo removal in micropigs with low-energy pulses from a Q-switched Nd:YAG laser at 1064nm", SPIE Proceeding, 4244, 55-60 (2001)

10.  J.Q. Lu, P. Yang, X.H. Hu, “Accurate Simulation of Light Scattering by a Red Blood Cell using the FDTD Method”, CLEO 2002, paper CThO65

11.  Q. Fang and X.H. Hu, “Quantitative Understanding of Skin Tissue Ablation from UV to NIR with a New Plasma Model”, CLEO 2002, paper CWJ17

12.  X. Ma, J.Q. Lu, X.H. Hu, “Measuring the Bulk Optical Properties of Skin Tissue Samples with Rough Surfaces”, OSA Annual Meeting 2002, paper WQ1

13.  H. Ding, K.M. Jacobs, X.H. Hu, “Refractive Index of Skin Tissues from 325 to 1550nm”, OSA Annual Meeting 2002, paper WQ2

14.  D. Pravica, J.Q. Lu, X.H. Hu, “The Limits of Light Diffusion Approximation”, OSA Annual Meeting 2002, paper WQ3

15.  J.Q. Lu, X.H. Hu, “Understanding of Flow Cytometry using FDTD Simulations”, OSA Annual Meeting 2002, paper WQ4

16.  J.Q. Lu, C.H. Sibata, R. S. Brock, R. R. Allison, G. H. Downie, R. E. Cuenca, X.H. Hu, “Optimization of PDT Treatment with Multiple Laser Beams Using a Parallel Monte Carlo Code”, AAPM Annual Meeting 2003, San Diego, California (abstract: Medical Physics, 30, 1513 (2003))

17.  X.H. Hu, J.Q. Lu, R. R. Allison, G. H. Downie, R. E. Cuenca, C.H. Sibata -Monte Carlo Based Model of Photodynamic Therapy Process”, AAPM Annual Meeting 2003, San Diego, California (abstract: Medical Physics, 30, 1513 (2003))

18.  X.H. Hu, Y. Feng, R.E. Cuenca, J. Q. Lu, K.M. Jacobs, Y. Ti, C.H. Sibata, “In Vivo Polarimetric Spectral Imaging and Multivariate Analysis of Dysplastic Lesions”, Optical Imaging Workshop 2004: Fourth Inter-Institute Workshop on Optical Diagnostic Imaging from Bench to Bedside at the National Institutes of Health, NIH04-NIH101-225

19.  Y. Feng, R. Cuenca, K.M. Jacobs, Y. Ti, J.Q. Lu, S. Jackson, P. Gemperline, R. Allison, C.H. Sibata, G. Downie, X.H. Hu, “In Vivo multispectral imaging for diagnosis of melanoma”, OSA Annual Meeting 2004, paper FTuL5

20.  X. Ma, J.Q. Lu, X.H. Hu, “In Vitro determination of bulk tissue optical parameters of porcine skin dermis”, OSA Annual Meeting 2004, paper FTuG51

21.  R.S. Brock, X.H. Hu, D. Weidner, Y. Feng, “Modeling of light scattering by B-cells using a parallel FDTD method”, OSA Annual Meeting 2004, paper FTuG49

22.  J.Q. Lu, Y. Feng, R.E. Cuenca, Y. Ti, K. Li, K.M. Jacobs, S.B. Jackson, R.R. Allison, C.H. Sibata, G.H. Downie, X.H. Hu, “Multivariate Analysis of Monte Carlo Generated Images for Diagnosis of Dysplastic Lesions”, SPIE Proceedings, 5692, 29-36 (2005)

23.  R.S. Brock, X.H. Hu, P. Yang, J.Q. Lu, “Simulation of light scattering by a pressure deformed red blood cell with a parallel FDTD method" SPIE Proceedings, 5702, 69-75 (2005)

24.  K. Li, J.Q. Lu, R.S. Brock, B. Yang, X.H. Hu, “Quantitative Modeling of Skin Images Using Parallel Monte Carlo Methods", SPIE Proceedings, 5693, 82-87 (2005)

25.  X. Ma, H. Ding, J.Q. Lu, K.M. Jacobs, Y. Sun, X.H. Hu, “Bulk Tissue Optical Parameters of Porcine Skin Dermis at 8 Wavelengths from 325 to 1550nm", SPIE Proceedings, 5695, 75-82 (2005)

26.  G. Downie, Y.Y. Huang, X.H. Hu, C. Sibata, R. Allison, R. Cuenca, C. Childs,Tumor ablation through self-expandable metal stent (SEMS) for airway neoplasm: The dosimetry and efficacy of photodynamic therapy”, 11th World Conference on Lung Cancer (IASLC), July, 2005, Barcelona, Spain. (Abstract Number: 946.00)

27.  J. Q. Lu, C. Chen, K. Li, K. M. Jacobs, B. Yang, X.H. Hu, “Imaging Based Tissue Optics: Parallel Monte Carlo Modeling and Phantom Measurements”, OSA Annual Meeting 2005, paper JWA47

28.  R.S. Brock, X.H. Hu, H. Ding, J.Q. Lu, D.A. Weidner, “Parallel FDTD Simulation of Light Scattering by Three-Dimensional B Cells at Different Phases of Cell Cycle”, OSA Annual Meeting 2005, paper JWA45

29.  J.Q. Lu, R.S. Brock, X.H. Hu, P. Yang, D.A. Weidner, “Numerical simulations of light scattering from blood cells using FDTD method”, NATO Advanced Research Workshop on Optics of Biological Particles, October 3-6, 2005, Novosibirsk, Russia

30.  R.S. Brock, X.H. Hu, D.A. Weidner, J.R. Mourant, J.Q. Lu, “3D Reconstruction of B-lymphocytes with Confocal Images and Parallel FDTD Simulations of Light Scattering”, OSA Biomedical Optics Topical Meeting, paper MC8, March 19-22, 2006, Miami, Florida

31.  H. Ding, J.Q. Lu, R.S. Brock, D.A. Weidner, T.J. McConnell, L.P. Burke, X.H. Hu, “Angle-resolved Mueller Matrix Study of Light Scattering by B-Cells and HL-60 Cells at Three Wavelengths of 442, 633 and 850nm”, OSA Biomedical Optics Topical Meeting, paper ME73, March 19-22, 2006, Miami, Florida

32.  C. Chen, R.S. Brock, D.W. Pravica, X.H. Hu, J.Q. Lu, Fast Modeling of Reflectance Image of Turbid Medium with Full-field Illumination”, Progress in Electromagnetics Research Symposium (PIERS 2006), March 26-29, 2006, Cambridge, MA

33.  H. Ding, J.Q. Lu, C. Chen, G.E. Downie, X.H. Hu, “Determination of Local Optical Parameters of Turbid Media with Optical Fibers”, OSA Annual Meeting 2006, paper JWD56

34.  H. Ding, J.Q. Lu, R. S. Brock, L.P. Burke, D.A. Weidner, T.J. McConnell, X.H. Hu,  Determination of Intracellular Distributions of Refractive Index of B-cells and HL60 cells at 442, 633 and 850nm”, OSA Annual Meeting 2006, paper FTuQ1

35.  R.S. Brock, H. Ding, D.A. Weidner, T.J. McConnell, X.H. Hu, J.R. Mourant, J.Q. Lu, “Modeling of the Internal Optical Structure of the Nuclei of B-cells”, OSA Annual Meeting 2006, paper FTuE2

36.  H. Ding, J.Q. Lu, R.S. Brock, L. P. Burke, D. A. Weidner, T. J. McConnell, X.H. Hu, “Angle-resolved Measurement and Simulations of Mueller Matrix of B-cells and HL60 cells”, Progress in Electromagnetics Research Symposium (PIERS 2007 in Beijing), March 26-30, 2007, Beijing, China  

37.  C. Chen, K. M. Jacobs, J.Q. Lu, R. E. Cuenca, J. Finley, X.H. Hu, “In Vivo Measurement and Modeling of Multispectral Reflectance Images for Melanoma Diagnosis”, Progress in Electromagnetics Research Symposium (PIERS 2007 in Beijing), March 26-30, 2007, Beijing, China

38.  H. Ding; J.Q. Lu, R.S. Brock, L.B. Burke, D.A. Weidner, T.J. McConnell, X.H. Hu, “Experimental Study of Angle-Resolved Mueller Matrix of B-cells and HL60 cells at 442, 633 and 850nm”, International Conference on Laser Applications in Life Sciences 2007, Paper # 163, 11-14 June 2007, Moscow, Russia

39.  R.S. Brock, X.H. Hu, D.A. Weidner, J.R. Mourant, J.Q. Lu, “Simulations of Light Scattering from B-cells with Inhomogeneous Nuclei
Using an Improved FDTD Program”, OSA Biomedical Optics Topical Meeting, paper BTuF13, March 16-19, 2008, St. Petersburg , Florida

40.  C. Chen, J.Q. Lu, K. M. Jacobs, X.H. Hu, “Noninvasive Determination of Optical Parameters from One Reflectance Image and Extension to Depth-Resolving”, OSA Biomedical Optics Topical Meeting, paper BTuF26, March 16-19, 2008,  St. Petersburg , Florida

41.  J. Q. Lu, J. Ding, K.M. Jacobs, X.H. Hu, “Diffraction Imaging of Biological Cells in Microfluidic Flow”, International Conference on Laser Applications in Life Science (LALS) 2008, Paper Sat-S34-04 (invited), December 4-6, 2008, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China

42.  A.E. Ekpenyong, J. Ding, L.V. Yang, N.R. Leffler, J.Q. Lu, R.S. Brock, X.H. Hu, “Study of 3-D Cell Morphology and Effect on Light Scattering Distribution”, Paper MJ58, European Conferences on Biomedical Optics (ECBO), June 14-18, 2009, Munich, Germany


News Reports

1.     "Shinning light on cells", Biomedical Computation Review, Summer, 2005

2.     Optical imaging of cells and tissues”, Materials & Processes for Medical Devices/ ASM International, April, 2009