Optical birefringence of aorta tissues

G. C. Tang; W. B. Wang; Y. Pu; R. R. Alfano

doi:10.1117/12.842951

11 February 2010 Optical birefringence of aorta tissues

G. C. Tang, W. B. Wang, Y. Pu, R. R. Alfano

Proceedings Volume 7561, Optical Biopsy VII; 756116 (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.842951
Event: SPIE BiOS, 2010, San Francisco, California, United States

Abstract

The optical birefringence of porcine aortic tissues including heated and non-heated tissues was studied using polarization technique. The measurements show that a whole piece of aortic tissue has birefringence properties like a uniaxial crystal. The experiment results indicate that the birefringence status of tissue have a potential application for monitoring changes of tissue structure due to burning, plastic surgery, laser tissue welding and wound healing.

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G. C. Tang, W. B. Wang, Y. Pu, and R. R. Alfano "Optical birefringence of aorta tissues", Proc. SPIE 7561, Optical Biopsy VII, 756116 (11 February 2010); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.842951

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