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Item Open Access Imaging dynamics beneath turbid media via parallelized single-photon detection(CoRR, 2021-07-03) Xu, Shiqi; Yang, Xi; Liu, Wenhui; Jonsson, Joakim; Qian, Ruobing; Konda, Pavan Chandra; Zhou, Kevin C; Kreiss, Lucas; Dai, Qionghai; Wang, Haoqian; Berrocal, Edouard; Horstmeyer, RoarkeNoninvasive optical imaging through dynamic scattering media has numerous important biomedical applications but still remains a challenging task. While standard diffuse imaging methods measure optical absorption or fluorescent emission, it is also well-established that the temporal correlation of scattered coherent light diffuses through tissue much like optical intensity. Few works to date, however, have aimed to experimentally measure and process such temporal correlation data to demonstrate deep-tissue video reconstruction of decorrelation dynamics. In this work, we utilize a single-photon avalanche diode (SPAD) array camera to simultaneously monitor the temporal dynamics of speckle fluctuations at the single-photon level from 12 different phantom tissue surface locations delivered via a customized fiber bundle array. We then apply a deep neural network to convert the acquired single-photon measurements into video of scattering dynamics beneath rapidly decorrelating tissue phantoms. We demonstrate the ability to reconstruct images of transient (0.1-0.4s) dynamic events occurring up to 8 mm beneath a decorrelating tissue phantom with millimeter-scale resolution, and highlight how our model can flexibly extend to monitor flow speed within buried phantom vessels.Item Open Access Machine Learning to Predict Developmental Neurotoxicity with High-throughput Data from 2D Bio-engineered TissuesKuusisto, Finn; Costa, Vitor Santos; Hou, Zhonggang; Thomson, James; Page, David; Stewart, RonThere is a growing need for fast and accurate methods for testing developmental neurotoxicity across several chemical exposure sources. Current approaches, such as in vivo animal studies, and assays of animal and human primary cell cultures, suffer from challenges related to time, cost, and applicability to human physiology. We previously demonstrated success employing machine learning to predict developmental neurotoxicity using gene expression data collected from human 3D tissue models exposed to various compounds. The 3D model is biologically similar to developing neural structures, but its complexity necessitates extensive expertise and effort to employ. By instead focusing solely on constructing an assay of developmental neurotoxicity, we propose that a simpler 2D tissue model may prove sufficient. We thus compare the accuracy of predictive models trained on data from a 2D tissue model with those trained on data from a 3D tissue model, and find the 2D model to be substantially more accurate. Furthermore, we find the 2D model to be more robust under stringent gene set selection, whereas the 3D model suffers substantial accuracy degradation. While both approaches have advantages and disadvantages, we propose that our described 2D approach could be a valuable tool for decision makers when prioritizing neurotoxicity screening.