Optical Polarization in Biomedical Applications

Optical Polarization in Biomedical Applications introduces key developments in optical polarization methods for quantitative studies of tissues, while presenting the theory of polarization transfer in a random medium as a basis for the quantitative description of polarized light interaction with tis...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Tuchin, Valery V., Wang, Lihong (Author), Zimnyakov, Dmitry A. (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin, Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 2006, 2006
Edition:1st ed. 2006
Series:Biological and Medical Physics, Biomedical Engineering
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • Tissue Structure and Optical Models
  • Polarized Light Interactions with Weakly Scattering Media
  • Polarized Light Interactions with Strongly Scattering Media
  • Polarization Properties of Tissues and Phantoms
  • Polarization-Dependent Interference of Multiply Scattered Light
  • Decay of Light Polarization in Random Multiple Scattering Media
  • Degree of Polarization in Laser Speckles from Turbid Media
  • Monte Carlo Modeling of Polarization Propagation
  • Polarization-Sensitive Optical Coherence Tomography
  • Biomedical Diagnostics and Imaging