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Polarized light interaction with tissues

Tuchin, Valery V.·2016·Journal of Biomedical Optics

Abstract

This tutorial-review introduces the fundamentals of polarized light interaction with biological tissues and presents some of the recent key polarization optical methods that have made possible the quantitative studies essential for biomedical diagnostics. Tissue structures and the corresponding models showing linear and circular birefringence, dichroism, and chirality are analyzed. As the basis for a quantitative description of the interaction of polarized light with tissues, the theory of polarization transfer in a random medium is used. This theory employs the modified transfer equation for Stokes parameters to predict the polarization properties of single- and multiple-scattered optical fields. The near-order of scatterers in tissues is accounted for to provide an adequate description of tissue polarization properties. Biomedical diagnostic techniques based on polarized light detection, including polarization imaging and spectroscopy, amplitude and intensity light scattering matrix measurements, and polarization-sensitive optical coherence tomography are described. Examples of biomedical applications of these techniques for early diagnostics of cataracts, detection of precancer, and prediction of skin disease are presented. The substantial reduction of light scattering multiplicity at tissue optical clearing that leads to a lesser influence of scattering on the measured intrinsic polarization properties of the tissue and allows for more precise quantification of these properties is demonstrated.

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Authors
Tuchin, V. V.
Affiliations
Saratov State University (RU)
Corresponding author
Tuchin, Valery V.
Venue
Journal of Biomedical Optics
Published
2016-04-28
Volume
21
Issue
07
Pages
1-37
ISSN
  • 1083-3668 (ISSN-L)
  • 1560-2281
OpenAlex
W2343259352
Cited by
384
References
277
Citations by year
2026: 27 · 2025: 43 · 2024: 48 · 2023: 51 · 2022: 62 · 2021: 41 · 2020: 35 · 2019: 34 · 2018: 23 · 2017: 10 · 2016: 3 · 2014: 1
FWCI
11.23
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Journal of Biomedical Optics (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
  • Government of the Russian Federation (14.Z50.31.0004)
  • Russian Government (14.Z50.31.0004)
  • Russian Governmental (14.Z50.31.0004)
  • RF Government (14.Z50.31.0004)
  • Russian Science Foundation (14-15-00186)
  • Russian Science (14-15-00186)
  • Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics, and the Russian Science Foundation (14-15-00186)
Topics
  • Physical Sciences › Engineering › Biomedical Engineering › Optical Polarization and Ellipsometry
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging › Optical Imaging and Spectroscopy Techniques
  • Physical Sciences › Engineering › Biomedical Engineering › Optical Coherence Tomography Applications
Keywords
polarized light, tissue optical properties, birefringence, dichroism, chirality, polarization transfer, Stokes parameters, multiple scattering, polarization imaging, polarization spectroscopy, polarization-sensitive optical coherence tomography, cataract diagnosis, precancer detection, skin disease prediction, tissue clearing, biomedical diagnostics
MeSH terms
Birefringence, Diagnostic Imaging, Light, Nephelometry and Turbidimetry, Spectrum Analysis, Biomedical Technology, Tomography, Optical Coherence

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