IVM to study tissue physiopathology
| Event | Organ | Probes | Reference |
| Measurements of local blood flow and glial cell function | Brain | Dextran | Helmchen and Kleinfeld, 2008 |
| Ischemia and reperfusion | Brain | Sulphorhodamine 101, Dextran | Zhang and Murphy, 2007; Masamoto et al., 2012; |
| Glomerular filtration and tubular reabsorption | Kidney | Dextran, Albumin | Kang et al., 2006; Yu et al., 2007; Camirand et al., 2011 |
| Blood flow patterns | Pancreatic islets | Dextran | Nyman et al., 2008 |
| Capillary response and synaptic activation | Olfactory bulb | Dextran | Chaigneau et al., 2003 |
| Imaging angiogenesis during wound healing | Skullcap | Dextran | Holstein et al., 2011 |
| Pulmonary microvasculature and endothelial activation | Lung | Dextran | Presson et al., 2011 |
| Morphology of blood vessels and permeability in tumors | Xenografts | Dextran, RGD quantum dots | Tozer et al., 2005; Smith et al., 2008; Vakoc et al., 2009; Fukumura et al., 2010 |
| Hepatic transport into the bile canaliculi | Liver | Carboxyfluorescein diacetate Rhodamine 123 | Babbey et al., 2012; Liu et al., 2012 |
| Progression of amyloid plaques in Alzheimer’s disease | Brain | Curcumin and metoxy-04 | Spires et al., 2005; Garcia-Alloza et al., 2007 |
| Mitochondrial membrane potential | Liver | Tetramethylrhodamine methyl ester Rhodamine 123 | Theruvath et al., 2008; Zhong et al., 2008 |
| Oxygen consumption | Liver | Ru(phen3)2+ | Paxian et al., 2004 |
| Sarcomere contraction in humans | Skeletal muscle | Endogenous fluorescence | Llewellyn et al., 2008 |
| Event | Organ | Probes | Reference |
| Measurements of local blood flow and glial cell function | Brain | Dextran | Helmchen and Kleinfeld, 2008 |
| Ischemia and reperfusion | Brain | Sulphorhodamine 101, Dextran | Zhang and Murphy, 2007; Masamoto et al., 2012; |
| Glomerular filtration and tubular reabsorption | Kidney | Dextran, Albumin | Kang et al., 2006; Yu et al., 2007; Camirand et al., 2011 |
| Blood flow patterns | Pancreatic islets | Dextran | Nyman et al., 2008 |
| Capillary response and synaptic activation | Olfactory bulb | Dextran | Chaigneau et al., 2003 |
| Imaging angiogenesis during wound healing | Skullcap | Dextran | Holstein et al., 2011 |
| Pulmonary microvasculature and endothelial activation | Lung | Dextran | Presson et al., 2011 |
| Morphology of blood vessels and permeability in tumors | Xenografts | Dextran, RGD quantum dots | Tozer et al., 2005; Smith et al., 2008; Vakoc et al., 2009; Fukumura et al., 2010 |
| Hepatic transport into the bile canaliculi | Liver | Carboxyfluorescein diacetate Rhodamine 123 | Babbey et al., 2012; Liu et al., 2012 |
| Progression of amyloid plaques in Alzheimer’s disease | Brain | Curcumin and metoxy-04 | Spires et al., 2005; Garcia-Alloza et al., 2007 |
| Mitochondrial membrane potential | Liver | Tetramethylrhodamine methyl ester Rhodamine 123 | Theruvath et al., 2008; Zhong et al., 2008 |
| Oxygen consumption | Liver | Ru(phen3)2+ | Paxian et al., 2004 |
| Sarcomere contraction in humans | Skeletal muscle | Endogenous fluorescence | Llewellyn et al., 2008 |