Imaging superficial tissue layers using polarized light with a hand-held camera

Steven L. Jacques, Jessica C. Ramella-Roman, Ken Lee

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Abstract

A hand-held polarized light camera yields an image whose contrast is based on photons scattered from the superficial subsurface region of tissues. The general approach toward polarized light imaging is presented, discussing the Stokes Vector description of polarized light and the Mueller Matrix description of the scattering process. The simple approach of the hand-held camera is presented with a first clinical image of melanoma.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)14-23
Number of pages10
JournalProceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume5254
StatePublished - 2003
Externally publishedYes
EventThird International Conference on Photonics and Imaging in Biology and Medicine - Wuhan, China
Duration: Jun 8 2003Jun 11 2003

Keywords

  • Diagnostics
  • Imaging
  • Optics
  • Polarized light
  • Skin

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
  • Condensed Matter Physics
  • Computer Science Applications
  • Applied Mathematics
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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