Polarimetric signature imaging of anisotropic bio-medical tissues

Stewart H. Wu; De-Ming Yang; Arthur Chiou; Soe-Mie F. Nee; Tsu-Wei Nee

doi:10.1117/12.845510

12 February 2010 Polarimetric signature imaging of anisotropic bio-medical tissues

Stewart H. Wu, De-Ming Yang, Arthur Chiou, Soe-Mie F. Nee, Tsu-Wei Nee

Proceedings Volume 7556, Design and Quality for Biomedical Technologies III; 755603 (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.845510
Event: SPIE BiOS, 2010, San Francisco, California, United States

Abstract

Polarimetric imaging of Stokes vector (I, Q, U, V) can provide 4 independent signatures showing the linear and circular polarizations of biological tissues and cells. Using a recently developed Stokes digital imaging system, we measured the Stokes vector images of tissue samples from sections of rat livers containing normal portions and hematomas. The derived Mueller matrix elements can quantitatively provide multi-signature data of the bio-sample. This polarimetric optical technology is a new option of biosensing technology to inspect the structures of tissue samples, particularly for discriminating tumor and non-tumor biopsy. This technology is useful for critical disease discrimination and medical diagnostics applications.

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Stewart H. Wu, De-Ming Yang, Arthur Chiou, Soe-Mie F. Nee, and Tsu-Wei Nee "Polarimetric signature imaging of anisotropic bio-medical tissues", Proc. SPIE 7556, Design and Quality for Biomedical Technologies III, 755603 (12 February 2010); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.845510

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