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Chen Y, Chu J, Xin B, Qi J. Mechanical stability of polarization signatures in biological tissue characterization. BIOMEDICAL OPTICS EXPRESS 2024; 15:2652-2665. [PMID: 38633097 PMCID: PMC11019670 DOI: 10.1364/boe.518756] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2024] [Revised: 03/19/2024] [Accepted: 03/19/2024] [Indexed: 04/19/2024]
Abstract
Mueller matrix imaging polarimetry (MMIP) is a promising technique for investigating structural abnormalities in pathological diagnosis. The characterization stability of polarization signatures, described by Mueller matrix parameters (MMPs), correlates with the mechanical state of the biological medium. In this study, we developed an MMIP system capable of applying quantitative forces to samples and measuring the resulting polarization signatures. Mechanical stretching experiments were conducted on a mimicking phantom and a tissue sample at different force scales. We analyzed the textural features and data distribution of MMP images and evaluated the force effect on the characterization of MMPs using the structural similarity index. The results demonstrate that changes in the mechanical microenvironment (CMM) can cause textural fluctuations in MMP images, interfering with the stability of polarization signatures. Specifically, parameters of anisotropic orientation, retardance, and optical rotation are the most sensitive to CMM, inducing a dramatic change in the overall image texture, while other parameters (e.g., polarization, diattenuation, and depolarization) exhibit locality in their response to CMM. For some MMPs, CMM can enhance regional textural contrasts. This study elucidates the mechanical stability of polarization signatures in biological tissue characterization and provides a valuable reference for further research toward minimizing CMM influence.
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Affiliation(s)
- Yongtai Chen
- Research Center for Frontier Fundamental Studies, Zhejiang Lab, Hangzhou 311100, China
- School of Mechanical Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China
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- School of Mechanical Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China
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- School of Mechanical Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China
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- Research Center for Frontier Fundamental Studies, Zhejiang Lab, Hangzhou 311100, China
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Duan J, Mo S, Fu Q, Jiang X, Zhang W, Gao M. Texture characterization and classification of polarized images based on multi-angle orthogonal difference. OPTICS EXPRESS 2023; 31:44455-44473. [PMID: 38178516 DOI: 10.1364/oe.503632] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2023] [Accepted: 11/27/2023] [Indexed: 01/06/2024]
Abstract
The Local Binary Pattern (LBP) and its variants are capable of extracting image texture and have been successfully applied to classification. However, LBP has not been used to extract and describe the texture of polarized images, and simple LBP cannot characterize the polarized texture information from different polarizations of angles. In order to solve these problems, we propose a new multi-angle orthogonal difference polarization image texture descriptor (MODP_ITD) by analyzing the relationship between the difference of orthogonal difference polarization images from different angles and the pixel intensity distribution in the local neighborhood of images from different angles. The MODP_ITD consists of three patterns: multi-angle polarization orthogonal difference local binary pattern (MODP_LBP), multi-angle polarization orthogonal difference local sampling point principal component sequence pattern (MODP_LPCSP) and multi-angle orthogonal difference polarization local difference binary pattern (MODP_LDBP). The MODP_LBP extracts local corresponding texture characteristics of polarized orthogonal difference images from multiple angles. The MODP_LPCSP sorts the principal component order of each angle orthogonal difference local sampling point. The MODP LDBP extracts the local difference characteristics between different angles by constructing a new polarized image. Then, the frequency histograms of MODP_LBP, MOD_LPCSP ,and MODP_LDBP are cascaded to generate MODP_ITD, so as to distinguish local neighborhoods. By using vertical and parallel polarization and unpolarized light active illumination, combined with the measurements at three different detection zenith angles, we constructed a polarization texture image database. A substantial number of experimental results on the self-built database show that our proposed MODP_ITD can represent the detailed information of polarization images texture. In addition, compared with the existing LBP methods, The MODP_ITD has a competitive advantage in classification accuracy.
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Wang N, Zhang C, Wei X, Yan T, Zhou W, Zhang J, Kang H, Yuan Z, Chen X. Harnessing the power of optical microscopy for visualization and analysis of histopathological images. BIOMEDICAL OPTICS EXPRESS 2023; 14:5451-5465. [PMID: 37854561 PMCID: PMC10581782 DOI: 10.1364/boe.501893] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2023] [Revised: 08/29/2023] [Accepted: 09/01/2023] [Indexed: 10/20/2023]
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Histopathology is the foundation and gold standard for identifying diseases, and precise quantification of histopathological images can provide the pathologist with objective clues to make a more convincing diagnosis. Optical microscopy (OM), an important branch of optical imaging technology that provides high-resolution images of tissue cytology and structural morphology, has been used in the diagnosis of histopathology and evolved into a new disciplinary direction of optical microscopic histopathology (OMH). There are a number of ex-vivo studies providing applicability of different OMH approaches, and a transfer of these techniques toward in vivo diagnosis is currently in progress. Furthermore, combined with advanced artificial intelligence algorithms, OMH allows for improved diagnostic reliability and convenience due to the complementarity of retrieval information. In this review, we cover recent advances in OMH, including the exploration of new techniques in OMH as well as their applications, and look ahead to new challenges in OMH. These typical application examples well demonstrate the application potential and clinical value of OMH techniques in histopathological diagnosis.
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- Nan Wang
- Center for Biomedical-photonics and Molecular Imaging, Xi’an Key Laboratory of Intelligent Sensing and Regulation of Trans-Scale Life Information, School of Life Science and Technology, Xidian University, Xi’an, Shaanxi 710126, China
- Engineering Research Center of Molecular and Neuro Imaging, Ministry of Education, Xi’an, Shaanxi 710126, China
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- Center for Biomedical-photonics and Molecular Imaging, Xi’an Key Laboratory of Intelligent Sensing and Regulation of Trans-Scale Life Information, School of Life Science and Technology, Xidian University, Xi’an, Shaanxi 710126, China
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- Center for Biomedical-photonics and Molecular Imaging, Xi’an Key Laboratory of Intelligent Sensing and Regulation of Trans-Scale Life Information, School of Life Science and Technology, Xidian University, Xi’an, Shaanxi 710126, China
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- Center for Biomedical-photonics and Molecular Imaging, Xi’an Key Laboratory of Intelligent Sensing and Regulation of Trans-Scale Life Information, School of Life Science and Technology, Xidian University, Xi’an, Shaanxi 710126, China
- Engineering Research Center of Molecular and Neuro Imaging, Ministry of Education, Xi’an, Shaanxi 710126, China
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- Center for Biomedical-photonics and Molecular Imaging, Xi’an Key Laboratory of Intelligent Sensing and Regulation of Trans-Scale Life Information, School of Life Science and Technology, Xidian University, Xi’an, Shaanxi 710126, China
- Engineering Research Center of Molecular and Neuro Imaging, Ministry of Education, Xi’an, Shaanxi 710126, China
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- Center for Biomedical-photonics and Molecular Imaging, Xi’an Key Laboratory of Intelligent Sensing and Regulation of Trans-Scale Life Information, School of Life Science and Technology, Xidian University, Xi’an, Shaanxi 710126, China
- Engineering Research Center of Molecular and Neuro Imaging, Ministry of Education, Xi’an, Shaanxi 710126, China
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- Center for Biomedical-photonics and Molecular Imaging, Xi’an Key Laboratory of Intelligent Sensing and Regulation of Trans-Scale Life Information, School of Life Science and Technology, Xidian University, Xi’an, Shaanxi 710126, China
- Engineering Research Center of Molecular and Neuro Imaging, Ministry of Education, Xi’an, Shaanxi 710126, China
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- Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Macau, Macau, 999078, China
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- Center for Biomedical-photonics and Molecular Imaging, Xi’an Key Laboratory of Intelligent Sensing and Regulation of Trans-Scale Life Information, School of Life Science and Technology, Xidian University, Xi’an, Shaanxi 710126, China
- Engineering Research Center of Molecular and Neuro Imaging, Ministry of Education, Xi’an, Shaanxi 710126, China
- Inovation Center for Advanced Medical Imaging and Intelligent Medicine, Guangzhou Institute of Technology, Xidian University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510555, China
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Polarimetric biomarkers of peri-tumoral stroma can correlate with 5-year survival in patients with left-sided colorectal cancer. Sci Rep 2022; 12:12652. [PMID: 35879367 PMCID: PMC9314438 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-16178-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2022] [Accepted: 07/06/2022] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Using a novel variant of polarized light microscopy for high-contrast imaging and quantification of unstained histology slides, the current study assesses the prognostic potential of peri-tumoral collagenous stroma architecture in 32 human stage III colorectal cancer (CRC) patient samples. We analyze three distinct polarimetrically-derived images and their associated texture features, explore different unsupervised clustering algorithm models to group the data, and compare the resultant groupings with patient survival. The results demonstrate an appreciable total accuracy of ~ 78% with significant separation (p < 0.05) across all approaches for the binary classification of 5-year patient survival outcomes. Surviving patients preferentially belonged to Cluster 1 irrespective of model approach, suggesting similar stromal microstructural characteristics in this sub-population. The results suggest that polarimetrically-derived stromal biomarkers may possess prognostic value that could improve clinical management/treatment stratification in CRC patients.
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Shao C, Chen B, He H, He C, Shen Y, Zhai H, Ma H. Analyzing the Influence of Imaging Resolution on Polarization Properties of Scattering Media Obtained From Mueller Matrix. Front Chem 2022; 10:936255. [PMID: 35903191 PMCID: PMC9315153 DOI: 10.3389/fchem.2022.936255] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2022] [Accepted: 06/09/2022] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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The Mueller matrix contains abundant micro- and even nanostructural information of media. Especially, it can be used as a powerful tool to characterize anisotropic structures quantitatively, such as the particle size, density, and orientation information of fibers in the sample. Compared with unpolarized microscopic imaging techniques, Mueller matrix microscopy can also obtain some essential structural information about the sample from the derived parameters images at low resolution. Here, to analyze the comprehensive effects of imaging resolution on polarization properties obtained from the Mueller matrix, we, first, measure the microscopic Mueller matrices of unstained rat dorsal skin tissue slices rich in collagen fibers using a series of magnifications or numerical aperture (NA) values of objectives. Then, the first-order moments and image texture parameters are quantified and analyzed in conjunction with the polarization parameter images. The results show that the Mueller matrix polar decomposition parameters diattenuation D, linear retardance δ, and depolarization Δ images obtained using low NA objective retain most of the structural information of the sample and can provide fast imaging speed. In addition, the scattering phase function analysis and Monte Carlo simulation based on the cylindrical scatterers reveal that the diattenuation parameter D images with different imaging resolutions are expected to be used to distinguish among the fibrous scatterers in the medium with different particle sizes. This study provides a criterion to decide which structural information can be accurately and rapidly obtained using a transmission Mueller matrix microscope with low NA objectives to assist pathological diagnosis and other applications.
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Affiliation(s)
- Conghui Shao
- Department of Physics, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
- Guangdong Research Center of Polarization Imaging and Measurement Engineering Technology, Shenzhen Key Laboratory for Minimal Invasive Medical Technologies, Institute of Optical Imaging and Sensing, Shenzhen International Graduate School, Tsinghua University, Shenzhen, China
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- Guangdong Research Center of Polarization Imaging and Measurement Engineering Technology, Shenzhen Key Laboratory for Minimal Invasive Medical Technologies, Institute of Optical Imaging and Sensing, Shenzhen International Graduate School, Tsinghua University, Shenzhen, China
- Institute of Biopharmaceutical and Health Engineering, Tsinghua Shenzhen International Graduate School, Tsinghua University, Shenzhen, China
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
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- Guangdong Research Center of Polarization Imaging and Measurement Engineering Technology, Shenzhen Key Laboratory for Minimal Invasive Medical Technologies, Institute of Optical Imaging and Sensing, Shenzhen International Graduate School, Tsinghua University, Shenzhen, China
- Institute of Biopharmaceutical and Health Engineering, Tsinghua Shenzhen International Graduate School, Tsinghua University, Shenzhen, China
- *Correspondence: Honghui He, ; Chao He,
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- Department of Engineering Science, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
- *Correspondence: Honghui He, ; Chao He,
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- Guangdong Research Center of Polarization Imaging and Measurement Engineering Technology, Shenzhen Key Laboratory for Minimal Invasive Medical Technologies, Institute of Optical Imaging and Sensing, Shenzhen International Graduate School, Tsinghua University, Shenzhen, China
- Institute of Biopharmaceutical and Health Engineering, Tsinghua Shenzhen International Graduate School, Tsinghua University, Shenzhen, China
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
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- Guangdong Research Center of Polarization Imaging and Measurement Engineering Technology, Shenzhen Key Laboratory for Minimal Invasive Medical Technologies, Institute of Optical Imaging and Sensing, Shenzhen International Graduate School, Tsinghua University, Shenzhen, China
- Institute of Biopharmaceutical and Health Engineering, Tsinghua Shenzhen International Graduate School, Tsinghua University, Shenzhen, China
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Physics, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
- Guangdong Research Center of Polarization Imaging and Measurement Engineering Technology, Shenzhen Key Laboratory for Minimal Invasive Medical Technologies, Institute of Optical Imaging and Sensing, Shenzhen International Graduate School, Tsinghua University, Shenzhen, China
- Institute of Biopharmaceutical and Health Engineering, Tsinghua Shenzhen International Graduate School, Tsinghua University, Shenzhen, China
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Wan J, Dong Y, Xue JH, Lin L, Du S, Dong J, Yao Y, Li C, Ma H. Polarization-based probabilistic discriminative model for quantitative characterization of cancer cells. BIOMEDICAL OPTICS EXPRESS 2022; 13:3339-3354. [PMID: 35781945 PMCID: PMC9208602 DOI: 10.1364/boe.456649] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/18/2022] [Revised: 04/05/2022] [Accepted: 04/26/2022] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
Abstract
We propose a polarization-based probabilistic discriminative model for deriving a set of new sigmoid-transformed polarimetry feature parameters, which not only enables accurate and quantitative characterization of cancer cells at pixel level, but also accomplish the task with a simple and stable model. By taking advantages of polarization imaging techniques, these parameters enable a low-magnification and wide-field imaging system to separate the types of cells into more specific categories that previously were distinctive under high magnification. Instead of blindly choosing the model, the L0 regularization method is used to obtain the simplified and stable polarimetry feature parameter. We demonstrate the model viability by using the pathological tissues of breast cancer and liver cancer, in each of which there are two derived parameters that can characterize the cells and cancer cells respectively with satisfactory accuracy and sensitivity. The stability of the final model opens the possibility for physical interpretation and analysis. This technique may bypass the typically labor-intensive and subjective tumor evaluating system, and could be used as a blueprint for an objective and automated procedure for cancer cell screening.
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Affiliation(s)
- Jiachen Wan
- Guangdong Engineering Center of
Polarization Imaging and Sensing Technology, Tsinghua Shenzhen
International Graduate School, Tsinghua
University, Shenzhen 518055, China
- Equal contributors
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- Guangdong Engineering Center of
Polarization Imaging and Sensing Technology, Tsinghua Shenzhen
International Graduate School, Tsinghua
University, Shenzhen 518055, China
- Center for Precision Medicine and
Healthcare, Tsinghua-Berkeley Shenzhen Institute,
Tsinghua University, Shenzhen 518071,
China
- Equal contributors
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- Department of Statistical Science,
University College London, London WC1E 6BT,
UK
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- Department of Pathology,
Fujian Medical University Cancer Hospital,
Fujian Cancer Hospital, Fuzhou 350014, China
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- Department of Pathology,
University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Shenzhen
Hospital, Shenzhen 518106, China
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- Guangdong Engineering Center of
Polarization Imaging and Sensing Technology, Tsinghua Shenzhen
International Graduate School, Tsinghua
University, Shenzhen 518055, China
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- Guangdong Engineering Center of
Polarization Imaging and Sensing Technology, Tsinghua Shenzhen
International Graduate School, Tsinghua
University, Shenzhen 518055, China
- Center for Precision Medicine and
Healthcare, Tsinghua-Berkeley Shenzhen Institute,
Tsinghua University, Shenzhen 518071,
China
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- Department of Pathology,
Fujian Medical University Cancer Hospital,
Fujian Cancer Hospital, Fuzhou 350014, China
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- Guangdong Engineering Center of
Polarization Imaging and Sensing Technology, Tsinghua Shenzhen
International Graduate School, Tsinghua
University, Shenzhen 518055, China
- Center for Precision Medicine and
Healthcare, Tsinghua-Berkeley Shenzhen Institute,
Tsinghua University, Shenzhen 518071,
China
- Department of Physics,
Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084,
China
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Yao Y, Zhang F, Wang B, Wan J, Si L, Dong Y, Zhu Y, Liu X, Chen L, Ma H. Polarization imaging-based radiomics approach for the staging of liver fibrosis. BIOMEDICAL OPTICS EXPRESS 2022; 13:1564-1580. [PMID: 35414973 PMCID: PMC8973194 DOI: 10.1364/boe.450294] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2021] [Revised: 01/21/2022] [Accepted: 02/04/2022] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
Abstract
Mueller matrix imaging contains abundant biological microstructure information and has shown promising potential in clinical applications. Compared with the ordinary unpolarized light microscopy that relies on the spatial resolution to reveal detailed histological features, Mueller matrix imaging encodes rich information on the microstructures even at low-resolution and wide-field conditions. Accurate staging of liver fibrosis is essential for the therapeutic diagnosis and prognosis of chronic liver diseases. In the clinic, pathologists commonly use semiquantitative numerical scoring systems to determine the stages of liver fibrosis based on the visualization of stained characteristic morphological changes, which require skilled staining technicians and well-trained pathologists. A polarization imaging based quantitative diagnostic method can help to reduce the time-consuming multiple staining processes and provide quantitative information to facilitate the accurate staging of liver fibrosis. In this study, we report a polarization imaging based radiomics approach to provide quantitative diagnostic features for the staging of liver fibrosis. Comparisons between polarization image features under a 4× objective lens with H&E image features under 4×, 10×, 20×, and 40× objective lenses were performed to highlight the superiority of the high dimensional polarization image features in the characterization of the histological microstructures of liver fibrosis tissues at low-resolution and wide-field conditions.
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Affiliation(s)
- Yue Yao
- Tsinghua-Berkeley Shenzhen Institute, Tsinghua University, Center for Precision Medicine and Healthcare, Shenzhen 518071, China
- Tsinghua Shenzhen International Graduate School, Shenzhen Key Laboratory for Minimal Invasive Medical Technologies, Institute of Optical Imaging and Sensing, Shenzhen 518055, China
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- Tsinghua-Berkeley Shenzhen Institute, Tsinghua University, Center for Precision Medicine and Healthcare, Shenzhen 518071, China
- Tsinghua Shenzhen International Graduate School, Shenzhen Key Laboratory for Minimal Invasive Medical Technologies, Institute of Optical Imaging and Sensing, Shenzhen 518055, China
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- Fujian Medical University, Department of Pathology and Institute of Oncology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Fuzhou 350014, China
- Fujian Medical University, Diagnostic Pathology Center, Fuzhou 350014, China
- Fujian Medical University, Mengchao Hepatobiliary Hospital, Fuzhou 350014, China
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- Tsinghua-Berkeley Shenzhen Institute, Tsinghua University, Center for Precision Medicine and Healthcare, Shenzhen 518071, China
- Tsinghua Shenzhen International Graduate School, Shenzhen Key Laboratory for Minimal Invasive Medical Technologies, Institute of Optical Imaging and Sensing, Shenzhen 518055, China
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- Tsinghua-Berkeley Shenzhen Institute, Tsinghua University, Center for Precision Medicine and Healthcare, Shenzhen 518071, China
- Tsinghua Shenzhen International Graduate School, Shenzhen Key Laboratory for Minimal Invasive Medical Technologies, Institute of Optical Imaging and Sensing, Shenzhen 518055, China
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- Tsinghua-Berkeley Shenzhen Institute, Tsinghua University, Center for Precision Medicine and Healthcare, Shenzhen 518071, China
- Tsinghua Shenzhen International Graduate School, Shenzhen Key Laboratory for Minimal Invasive Medical Technologies, Institute of Optical Imaging and Sensing, Shenzhen 518055, China
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- Tsinghua-Berkeley Shenzhen Institute, Tsinghua University, Center for Precision Medicine and Healthcare, Shenzhen 518071, China
- Tsinghua Shenzhen International Graduate School, Shenzhen Key Laboratory for Minimal Invasive Medical Technologies, Institute of Optical Imaging and Sensing, Shenzhen 518055, China
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- Tsinghua University, Department of Physics, Beijing 100084, China
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- Fujian Medical University, Department of Pathology and Institute of Oncology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Fuzhou 350014, China
- Fujian Medical University, Diagnostic Pathology Center, Fuzhou 350014, China
- Fujian Medical University, Mengchao Hepatobiliary Hospital, Fuzhou 350014, China
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- Tsinghua-Berkeley Shenzhen Institute, Tsinghua University, Center for Precision Medicine and Healthcare, Shenzhen 518071, China
- Tsinghua Shenzhen International Graduate School, Shenzhen Key Laboratory for Minimal Invasive Medical Technologies, Institute of Optical Imaging and Sensing, Shenzhen 518055, China
- Tsinghua University, Department of Physics, Beijing 100084, China
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Meglinski I, Novikova T, Dholakia K. Polarization and Orbital Angular Momentum of Light in Biomedical Applications: feature issue introduction. BIOMEDICAL OPTICS EXPRESS 2021; 12:6255-6258. [PMID: 34745733 PMCID: PMC8548002 DOI: 10.1364/boe.442828] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2021] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
Abstract
In the last decade, consistent and successful innovations have been achieved in the field of lasers and optics, collectively known as 'photonics', founding new applications in biomedicine, including clinical biopsy. Non-invasive photonics-based diagnostic modalities are rapidly expanding, and with their exponential improvement, there is a great potential to develop practical instrumentation for automatic detection and identification of different types and/or sub-types of diseases at a very early stage. While using conventional light for the studies of different properties of objects in materials science, astrophysics and biomedicine already has a long history, the interaction of polarized light and optical angular momentum with turbid tissue-like scattering media has not yet been ultimately explored. Since recently this research area became a hot topic. This feature issue is a first attempt to summarize the recognitions achieved in this emerging research field of polarized light and optical angular momentum for practical biomedical applications during the last years.
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- Igor Meglinski
- College of Engineering and Physical Science, Aston University, Birmingham, B4 7ET, United Kingdom
- Institute of Clinical Medicine N.V. Sklifosovsky, I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University, Moscow, Russia
- Optoelectronics and Measurement Techniques, ITEE, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland
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- LPICM, CNRS, Ecole Polytechnique, Institut Polytechnique de Paris, Palaiseau, France
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, College of Engineering and Computing, Florida International University, Miami, FL 33174, USA
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- SUPA, School of Physics & Astronomy, University of St. Andrews, St. Andrews, KY16 9SS, United Kingdom
- Department of Physics, College of Science, Yonsei University, Seoul 03722, Republic of Korea
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