Title :
Measurement of order-disorder transitions in biological samples using polarization-modulated second harmonic generation imaging
Author :
Reiser, K.M. ; Rocha-Mendoza, I. ; Yankelevich, D.R. ; Wang, M. ; Bratton, C. ; Knoesen, A.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Neurological Surg., Univ. of California, Davis, CA
Abstract :
Transitions in order/disorder phase states of biological tissues were analyzed using polarization modulated second harmonic generation imaging. The degree of structural disorder was significantly correlated with severity of pathological changes.
Keywords :
biological tissues; biomedical optical imaging; medical image processing; optical harmonic generation; biological sample; order-disorder transition measurement; order/disorder phase state; pathological changes; polarization-modulated second harmonic generation imaging; structural disorder; Brain modeling; Frequency conversion; Image analysis; Immune system; Injuries; Laser mode locking; Mice; Pathology; Performance analysis; Polarization;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2006 and 2006 Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2006. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Long Beach, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2006.4627824
