Optical phantoms for biomedical polarimetry: a review

J Chue-Sang, M Gonzalez, A Pierre… - … of biomedical optics, 2019 - spiedigitallibrary.org
Calibration, quantification, and standardization of the polarimetric instrumentation, as well as
interpretation and understanding of the obtained data, require the development and use of …

Visualization of white matter fiber tracts of brain tissue sections with wide-field imaging Mueller polarimetry

P Schucht, HR Lee, HM Mezouar… - IEEE transactions on …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Identification of white matter fiber tracts of the brain is crucial for delineating the tumor border
during neurosurgery. A custom-built Mueller polarimeter was used in reflection configuration …

Polarization microscopy for characterizing fiber orientation of ocular tissues

NJ Jan, JL Grimm, H Tran, KL Lathrop… - Biomedical optics …, 2015 - opg.optica.org
Characterizing the collagen fiber orientation and organization in the eye is necessary for a
complete understanding of ocular biomechanics. In this study, we assess the performance of …

Ex vivo Mueller polarimetric imaging of the uterine cervix: a first statistical evaluation

J Rehbinder, H Haddad, S Deby, B Teig… - … of biomedical optics, 2016 - spiedigitallibrary.org
Early detection through screening plays a major role in reducing the impact of cervical
cancer on patients. When detected before the invasive stage, precancerous lesions can be …

[HTML][HTML] Visualization of neuritic plaques in Alzheimer's disease by polarization-sensitive optical coherence microscopy

B Baumann, A Woehrer, G Ricken, M Augustin… - Scientific Reports, 2017 - nature.com
One major hallmark of Alzheimer's disease (AD) and cerebral amyloid angiopathy (CAA) is
the deposition of extracellular senile plaques and vessel wall deposits composed of amyloid …

[HTML][HTML] Flexible polarimetric probe for 3× 3 Mueller matrix measurements of biological tissue

S Forward, A Gribble, S Alali, AA Lindenmaier… - Scientific Reports, 2017 - nature.com
Polarimetry is a noninvasive method that uses polarised light to assess biophysical
characteristics of tissues. A series of incident polarisation states illuminates a biological …

Use of Mueller matrix polarimetry and optical coherence tomography in the characterization of cervical collagen anisotropy

J Chue-Sang, Y Bai, S Stoff… - … of biomedical optics, 2017 - spiedigitallibrary.org
Preterm birth (PTB) presents a serious medical health concern throughout the world. There
is a high incidence of PTB in both developed and developing countries ranging from 11% to …

Effects of formalin fixation on polarimetric properties of brain tissue: fresh or fixed?

R Gros, O Rodríguez-Núñez, L Felger… - …, 2023 - spiedigitallibrary.org
Significance Imaging Mueller polarimetry (IMP) appears as a promising technique for real-
time delineation of healthy and neoplastic tissue during neurosurgery. The training of …

Toward a quantitative method for estimating tumour-stroma ratio in breast cancer using polarized light microscopy

J Sprenger, C Murray, J Lad, B Jones… - Biomedical Optics …, 2021 - opg.optica.org
The tumour-stroma ratio (TSR) has been explored as a useful source of prognostic
information in various cancers, including colorectal, breast, and gastric. Despite research …

Depth-resolved imaging of colon tumor using optical coherence tomography and fluorescence laminar optical tomography

Q Tang, J Wang, A Frank, J Lin, Z Li, C Chen… - Biomedical optics …, 2016 - opg.optica.org
Early detection of neoplastic changes remains a critical challenge in clinical cancer
diagnosis and treatment. Many cancers arise from epithelial layers such as those of the …