Optical polarization imaging in biological tissue

Miguel Moscoso; Joseph B. Keller; George C. Papanicolaou

doi:10.1117/12.424524

16 April 2001 Optical polarization imaging in biological tissue

Miguel Moscoso, Joseph B. Keller, George C. Papanicolaou

Proceedings Volume 4261, Three-Dimensional and Multidimensional Microscopy: Image Acquisition and Processing VIII; (2001) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.424524
Event: BiOS 2001 The International Symposium on Biomedical Optics, 2001, San Jose, CA, United States

Abstract

We present a study of the polarization effects resulting from the reflection and transmission of a narrow beam of light through biological tissues. This is done numerically with a Monte Carlo method based on a transport equation which takes into account polarization of light. We will show both time-independent and time-dependent computations, and we will discuss how polarization can be used in order to obtain better images. We consider biological tissues that can be modeled as continuous media varying randomly in space, containing inhomogeneities with no sharp boundaries.

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Miguel Moscoso, Joseph B. Keller, and George C. Papanicolaou "Optical polarization imaging in biological tissue", Proc. SPIE 4261, Three-Dimensional and Multidimensional Microscopy: Image Acquisition and Processing VIII, (16 April 2001); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.424524

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