Dr. Judith R. Mourant Profile

Dr. Judith R. Mourant

at Los Alamos National Lab

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Publications (41)

Proceedings Article | 15 March 2023 Poster + Paper

Proof of concept for microfluidic spectral flow cytometry

Gillian McMahon, Kristen Wilding, Claire Sanders, Paul Fenimore, Douglas Perkins, Judith Mourant

Proceedings Volume 12383, 123830K (2023) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2653140

KEYWORDS: Microfluidics, Flow cytometry, Mixtures, Fluorophores, Antibodies, Polydimethylsiloxane, Dyes, Photomultipliers, Statistical analysis

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SPIE Journal Paper | 26 March 2014 Open Access

Hemoglobin parameters from diffuse reflectance data

Judith Mourant, Oana Marina, Tiffany Hebert, Gurpreet Kaur, Harriet Smith

JBO, Vol. 19, Issue 03, 037004, (March 2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.10.1117/1.JBO.19.3.037004

KEYWORDS: Tissues, Blood, Absorption, Blood vessels, Tissue optics, Scattering, Pathology, Diffuse reflectance spectroscopy, In vivo imaging, Monte Carlo methods

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SPIE Journal Paper | 1 March 2013 Open Access

Advantages of full spectrum flow cytometry

Judith Mourant, Claire Sanders

JBO, Vol. 18, Issue 03, 037004, (March 2013) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.10.1117/1.JBO.18.3.037004

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Proceedings Article | 21 February 2013 Paper

The contribution of specific organelles to side scatter

Judith Mourant, Oana Marina, Claire Sanders

Proceedings Volume 8592, 85920L (2013) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2008437

KEYWORDS: Light scattering, Scattering, Scatter measurement, Particles, Optical testing, Polarization, Cameras, Mirrors, Light emitting diodes, Image filtering

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SPIE Journal Paper | 8 August 2012 Open Access

Effects of acetic acid on light scattering from cells

Oana Marina, Claire Sanders, Judith Mourant

JBO, Vol. 17, Issue 8, 085002, (August 2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.10.1117/1.JBO.17.8.085002

KEYWORDS: Light scattering, Scattering, Tissues, Polarization, Luminescence, Nonuniformity corrections, Spherical lenses, Flow cytometry, Optical testing, Cancer

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SPIE Journal Paper | 1 September 2008 Open Access

Raman spectroscopic characterization of necrotic cell death

Nagapratima Kunapareddy, James Freyer, Judith Mourant

JBO, Vol. 13, Issue 05, 054002, (September 2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.10.1117/1.2978061

KEYWORDS: Raman spectroscopy, Proteins, Cell death, Oxygen, Glucose, Spectroscopy, Tumors, Biological research, Tissues, Statistical analysis

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Proceedings Article | 29 February 2008 Paper

Endogenous fluorescence lifetime of viable cells by flow cytometry

Jessica Houston, Mark Naivar, John Martin, Greg Goddard, Susan Carpenter, Judith Mourant, James Freyer

Proceedings Volume 6859, 68590T (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.763816

KEYWORDS: Luminescence, Flow cytometry, Scattering, Calibration, Modulation, Signal detection, Tissues, Semiconductor lasers, Near infrared, Data acquisition

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SPIE Journal Paper | 1 November 2006 Open Access

Comparison of vibrational spectroscopy to biochemical and flow cytometry methods for analysis of the basic biochemical composition of mammalian cells

Judith Mourant, Jorge Dominguez, Susan Carpenter, Kurt Short, Tamara Powers, Ryszard Michalczyk, Nagapratima Kunapareddy, Anabel Guerra, James Freyer

JBO, Vol. 11, Issue 06, 064024, (November 2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.10.1117/1.2400213

KEYWORDS: Raman spectroscopy, Proteins, Spectroscopy, Biological research, Flow cytometry, FT-IR spectroscopy, Light scattering, Infrared radiation, Absorbance, Raman scattering

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Proceedings Article | 27 February 2006 Paper

Biochemical characterization of cell-death via Raman spectroscopy

Nagapratima Kunapareddy, Susan Carpenter, James Freyer, Judith Mourant

Proceedings Volume 6093, 60930V (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.647232

KEYWORDS: Raman spectroscopy, Cell death, Tumors, Proteins, Spectroscopy, Statistical analysis, In vitro testing, Biological research, Head, Tissues

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Proceedings Article | 27 February 2006 Paper

Determining the gross biochemical composition of cells and tissue with Raman spectrosocpy

Judith Mourant, Jorge Dominguez, Susan Carpenter, Tamara Powers, Anabel Guerra, Kurt Short, Nagapratima Kunapareddy, James Freyer

Proceedings Volume 6093, 60930T (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.646809

KEYWORDS: Raman spectroscopy, Proteins, Tumors, Biological research, Tissue optics, Luminescence, Spectroscopy, Arteries, Cancer, Head

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SPIE Journal Paper | 1 May 2005 Open Access

Biochemical differences in tumorigenic and nontumorigenic cells measured by Raman and infrared spectroscopy

Judith Mourant, Kurt Short, Susan Carpenter, Nagapratima Kunapareddy, Leslie Coburn, Tamara Powers, James Freyer

JBO, Vol. 10, Issue 03, 031106, (May 2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.10.1117/1.1928050

KEYWORDS: Raman spectroscopy, Proteins, Tumors, Infrared spectroscopy, FT-IR spectroscopy, Infrared radiation, Tissues, Biological research, Spectroscopy, In vivo imaging

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Proceedings Article | 13 July 2004 Paper

Effect of nonsphericity of scattering centers on light transport in turbid media

Judith Mourant, Toru Aida, Leslie Coburn, Janak Ramachandran

Proceedings Volume 5326, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.529619

KEYWORDS: Optical spheres, Light scattering, Particles, Scattering, Monte Carlo methods, Mie scattering, Polarization, Photons, Tissue optics, Spherical lenses

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Proceedings Article | 1 July 2004 Paper

Monte Carlo analysis of light transport in tissue in the mid-infrared domain

Nagapratima Kunapareddy, Judith Mourant, Toru Aida

Proceedings Volume 5321, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.529286

KEYWORDS: Tissue optics, Monte Carlo methods, Mid-IR, Absorption, Refractive index, Tissues, Optical fibers, Scattering, Photon transport, Tumor growth modeling

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SPIE Journal Paper | 1 July 2002 Open Access

Polarized angular-dependent spectroscopy of epithelial cells and epithelial cell nuclei to determine the size scale of scattering structures

Judith Mourant, Tamara Johnson, Susan Carpenter, Anabel Guerra, Toru Aida, James Freyer

JBO, Vol. 7, Issue 03, (July 2002) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.10.1117/1.1483317

KEYWORDS: Light scattering, Scattering, Particles, Optical spheres, Refractive index, Data modeling, Optical testing, Polarizers, Scatter measurement, Polarization

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Proceedings Article | 27 March 2002 Paper

Vibrational spectroscopy of viable paired tumorigenic and nontumorigenic cells

Judith Mourant, Yujiro Yamada, Susan Carpenter, Anabel Guerra, Jon Schoonover, James Freyer

Proceedings Volume 4614, (2002) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.460787

KEYWORDS: Absorption, Tumors, Absorbance, Spectroscopy, Proteins, Infrared radiation, Leukemia, Infrared spectroscopy, Biochemistry, Tissues

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SPIE Journal Paper | 1 January 2002 Open Access

Angular dependent light scattering from multicellular spheroids

Judith Mourant, Tamara Johnson, V. Doddi, James Freyer

JBO, Vol. 7, Issue 01, (January 2002) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.10.1117/1.1427053

KEYWORDS: Light scattering, Scattering, Tumors, Scatter measurement, Optical testing, Tissue optics, Optical spheres, Tissues, Backscatter, Spherical lenses

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Proceedings Article | 29 June 2001 Paper

Quantitation of tissue properties in small volumes

Judith Mourant, Tamara Johnson, James Freyer

Proceedings Volume 4250, (2001) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.434497

KEYWORDS: Light scattering, Scattering, Tissue optics, Tissues, Optical testing, Polarization, Scatter measurement, Optical spheres, Fiber optics, Mie scattering

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Proceedings Article | 3 May 2000 Paper

Optical measurement of photosensitizer concentration using a probe with a small source-detector fiber separation

Murat Canpolat, Judith Mourant

Proceedings Volume 3911, (2000) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.384915

KEYWORDS: Absorption, Luminescence, Scattering, Tissue optics, Light scattering, Light, Molecules, Photodynamic therapy, Tissues, Optical testing

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Proceedings Article | 19 April 2000 Paper

Light scattering from cells: the contribution of the nucleus and the effects of proliferative status

Judith Mourant, Murat Canpolat, C. Brocker, O. Espondo-Ramos, Tamara Johnson, A. Matanock, K. Stetter, James Freyer

Proceedings Volume 3917, (2000) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.382747

KEYWORDS: Light scattering, Scattering, Tissues, Refractive index, Image analysis, Optical spheres, Scatter measurement, Proteins, Optical testing, Refraction

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SPIE Journal Paper | 1 April 2000 Open Access

Light scattering from cells: the contribution of the nucleus and the effects of proliferative status

Judith Mourant, Murat Canpolat, C. Brocker, O. Esponda-Ramos, Tamara Johnson, A. Matanock, K. Stetter, James Freyer

JBO, Vol. 5, Issue 02, (April 2000) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.10.1117/1.429979

KEYWORDS: Light scattering, Scattering, Tissues, Refractive index, Optical spheres, Image analysis, Scatter measurement, Proteins, Optical testing, Particles

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Proceedings Article | 17 September 1999 Paper

Basic mechanisms of light scattering in tissue

Judith Mourant, Murat Canpolat, C. Brocker, O. Esponda-Ramos, Tamara Johnson, D. Quintana, K. Stetter, James Freyer

Proceedings Volume 3863, (1999) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.364417

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Proceedings Article | 19 January 1999 Paper

Elastic-scattering spectroscopy for quantitative measurement of chemotherapy and PDT drug concentrations in vivo

Irving Bigio, Judith Mourant, Gerrit Los

Proceedings Volume 3568, (1999) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.336840

KEYWORDS: Tumors, Tissue optics, Photodynamic therapy, Absorption, Spectroscopy, In vivo imaging, Tissues, Pharmacology, Fiber optics, Light sources

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Proceedings Article | 14 September 1998 Paper

Improvement of luminescent properties of thin-film phosphors by excimer laser processing

Joanna McKittrick, C. Bacalski, Gustavo Hirata, Robert Sze, Judith Mourant, K. Salazar, M. Trkula

Proceedings Volume 3343, (1998) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.321540

KEYWORDS: Thin films, Laser ablation, Solids, Europium, Excimer lasers, Pulsed laser operation, Laser processing, Scanning electron microscopy, Crystals, Ions

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Proceedings Article | 16 April 1998 Paper

Cancer cell diagnostics with wavelength-dependent or polarized light scattering

Judith Mourant, Andreas Hielscher, James Freyer, Angelia Eick, D. Shen, Tamara Johnson

Proceedings Volume 3250, (1998) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.305385

KEYWORDS: Scattering, Light scattering, Optical spheres, Polarization, Particles, Tissue optics, Tumors, Mie scattering, Cancer, Diagnostics

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Proceedings Article | 29 December 1997 Paper

Monte Carlo investigations of the wavelength dependence of light transport through turbid media

Judith Mourant

Proceedings Volume 3197, (1997) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.297956

KEYWORDS: Monte Carlo methods, Particles, Optical spheres, Scattering, Tissue optics, Light scattering, Absorption, Diffusion, Natural surfaces, Mie scattering

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Proceedings Article | 18 August 1997 Paper

Measurement of absorption coefficients in small volumes of highly scattering media

Judith Mourant, Irving Bigio, Darren Jack, Tamara Johnson, Heather Miller

Proceedings Volume 2979, (1997) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.280257

KEYWORDS: Absorption, Scattering, Monte Carlo methods, Optical fibers, Scattering media, Photons, Light scattering, Absorbance, Tissues, Diffusion

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Proceedings Article | 16 June 1997 Paper

Biomedical diagnostic with diffusely backscattered linearly and circularly polarized light

Andreas Hielscher, Angelia Eick, Judith Mourant, James Freyer, Irving Bigio

Proceedings Volume 2976, (1997) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.275538

KEYWORDS: Polarization, Light scattering, Scattering, Backscatter, Optical spheres, Optical components, CCD cameras, Particles, Mirrors, Biomedical optics

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Proceedings Article | 16 June 1997 Paper

Physiological monitoring of brain function with a broadband multifiber continuous-wave optical system

Judith Mourant, Tamara Johnson, Darren Jack

Proceedings Volume 2976, (1997) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.275551

KEYWORDS: Brain, Optical fibers, Chromophores, Signal detection, Absorption, Tissues, Scattering, Data acquisition, Continuous wave operation

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Proceedings Article | 6 December 1996 Paper

Diffuse polarization spectroscopy on tissue phantoms and biological cell suspensions

Andreas Hielscher, Judith Mourant, Irving Bigio

Proceedings Volume 2926, (1996) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.260821

KEYWORDS: Particles, Scattering, Light scattering, Polarizers, Optical spheres, Polarization, Mie scattering, Spectroscopy, Tissue optics, Linear polarizers

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Proceedings Article | 5 April 1996 Open Access

Determination of the cervical transformation zone using elastic-scattering spectroscopy

Irving Bigio, Tamara Johnson, Judith Mourant, Bruce Tromberg, Yona Tadir, Mathias Fehr, Henrik Nilsson, Vicki Darrow

Proceedings Volume 2679, (1996) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.237574

KEYWORDS: Tissue optics, Scattering, Spectroscopy, Absorption, Tissues, Optical testing, Optical fibers, Biopsy, Spectroscopes, Natural surfaces

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Proceedings Article | 5 April 1996 Paper

Monte Carlo simulations incorporating Mie calculations of light transport in tissue phantoms: examination of photon sampling volumes for endoscopically compatible fiber optic probes

Judith Mourant, Andreas Hielscher, Irving Bigio

Proceedings Volume 2679, (1996) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.237580

KEYWORDS: Monte Carlo methods, Photon transport, Tissue optics, Optical spheres, Scattering, Absorption, Light scattering, Optical fibers, Fiber optics, Refraction

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Proceedings Article | 5 April 1996 Paper

Measurements of scattering and absorption in mammalian cell suspensions

Judith Mourant, James Freyer, Tamara Johnson

Proceedings Volume 2679, (1996) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.237573

KEYWORDS: Scattering, Absorption, Optical spheres, Scatter measurement, Tissue optics, Spectroscopy, Signal detection, Fluorescence spectroscopy, Luminescence, Tissues

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SPIE Journal Paper | 2 April 1996 Open Access

Elastic scattering spectroscopy as a diagnostic tool for differentiating pathologies in the gastrointestinal tract: preliminary testing

Judith Mourant, Irving Bigio, James Boyer, Tamara Johnson, JoAnne Lacey, Anthony Bohorfoush, Mark Mellow

JBO, Vol. 1, Issue 02, (April 1996) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.10.1117/12.231372

KEYWORDS: Tissue optics, Diagnostics, Scattering, Biopsy, Pathology, Spectroscopy, Absorption, Tissues, Colon, Light scattering

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Proceedings Article | 30 May 1995 Paper

Monte Carlo investigations of elastic scattering spectroscopy applied to latex spheres used as tissue phantoms

James Boyer, Judith Mourant, Irving Bigio

Proceedings Volume 2389, (1995) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.209958

KEYWORDS: Monte Carlo methods, Mie scattering, Tissue optics, Optical spheres, Scattering, Spectroscopy, Particles, Latex, Tissues, Absorption

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Proceedings Article | 12 May 1995 Paper

Improvements in laser welding of chicken bone tibias in vitro

Judith Mourant, JoAnne Lacey, M. Gundanna, James Boyer, Tamara Johnson, Gerhard Anderson

Proceedings Volume 2395, (1995) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.209134

KEYWORDS: Bone, Cements, Laser welding, In vitro testing, Humidity, Human-computer interaction, Laser development, Metals, Tissues, Interfaces

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Proceedings Article | 12 April 1995 Paper

Detection of gastrointestinal cancer by elastic scattering and absorption spectroscopies with the Los Alamos Optical Biopsy System

Judith Mourant, James Boyer, Tamara Johnson, JoAnne Lacey, Irving Bigio, Anthony Bohorfoush, Mark Mellow

Proceedings Volume 2387, (1995) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.206824

KEYWORDS: Tissue optics, Scattering, Pathology, Biopsy, Diagnostics, Absorption, Cancer, Tissues, Mie scattering, Optical fibers

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Proceedings Article | 4 January 1995 Paper

Optical diagnostics based on elastic scattering: an update of clinical demonstrations with the Optical Biopsy System

Irving Bigio, James Boyer, Tamara Johnson, JoAnne Lacey, Judith Mourant, Richard Conn, Anthony Bohorfoush

Proceedings Volume 2324, (1995) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.198701

KEYWORDS: Tissue optics, Scattering, Biopsy, Pathology, Diagnostics, Tissues, Absorption, Natural surfaces, Cancer, Optical fibers

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Proceedings Article | 7 September 1994 Paper

Laser welding of bone: successful in vitro experiments

Judith Mourant, Gerhard Anderson, Irving Bigio, Tamara Johnson

Proceedings Volume 2128, (1994) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.184934

KEYWORDS: Bone, Laser welding, Semiconductor lasers, Nd:YAG lasers, Tissues, In vitro testing, Collagen, Natural surfaces, Optical fibers, Fiber lasers

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Proceedings Article | 19 May 1994 Paper

Noninvasive identification of bladder cancer with subsurface backscattered light

Irving Bigio, Judith Mourant, James Boyer, Tamara Johnson, Tsutomu Shimada, Richard Conn

Proceedings Volume 2135, (1994) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.176000

KEYWORDS: Tissue optics, Biopsy, Scattering, Pathology, Tissues, Absorption, Diagnostics, Bladder cancer, Luminescence, Tumors

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Proceedings Article | 19 May 1994 Paper

Noninvasive spectroscopic diagnosis of superficial ocular lesions and corneal infections

Judith Mourant, Irving Bigio, D. Gritz, Randolph Glickman, Tamara Johnson, Tsutomu Shimada, K. Story-Held

Proceedings Volume 2135, (1994) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.176002

KEYWORDS: Luminescence, Scattering, Cornea, Bacteria, Scatter measurement, Eye, Tissue optics, Light scattering, Sclera, Spectroscopy

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Proceedings Article | 15 January 1994 Paper

Optical diagnostics based on elastic scattering: recent clinical demonstrations with the Los Alamos optical biopsy system

Irving Bigio, Thomas Loree, Judith Mourant, Tsutomu Shimada, K. Story-Held, Randolph Glickman, Richard Conn

Proceedings Volume 2081, (1994) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.166823

KEYWORDS: Tissue optics, Biopsy, Luminescence, Scattering, Tissues, Cancer, Pathology, Diagnostics, Natural surfaces, Prostate

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Optical Biopsy V

27 January 2004 | San Jose, CA, United States

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