The purpose of this research study is to explore novel imaging methodologies using
advanced polarimetric principles in conjunction with molecular contrast agents and …

More and more researchers and clinicians are looking to molecular sensing to predict how
cells will behave, seeking the answers to questions like will these tumor cells become …

An understanding of tissue microstructure and its composition plays a crucial role in the
diagnosis and surgical guidance of tissue abnormality. With conventional microscopes …

This chapter is dedicated to consideration of the various polarization-sensitive techniques
that can be applied to the imaging and functional diagnosis of biological tissue. The …

The field of biomedical optics and imaging deals with the interaction of light with biological
media, either to a system in a petri dish or to a more complex biological organization up to …

Tissue polarimetry holds great promise to improve the effectiveness of conventional cancer
diagnostics and staging, being a fast, minimally invasive, and low-cost optical technique. We …

Although birefringence was discovered just three years after white light was separated into
diŽerent colors, polarimetry has lagged behind spectroscopy in characterizing diverse …

The purpose of this study is to assess the potential of novel molecular polarimetric imaging
techniques utilizing multi-index of refraction targets, ie composite targets made from optically …

Polarimetry comprises a set of optical techniques of great interest in biophotonics due to its
capability to obtain relevant information from biological samples by means of noninvasive …

Optical advances have had a profound impact on biology and medicine. The capabilities
range from sensing biological analytes to whole animal and subcellular imaging and clinical …