Quantitatively characterizing the microstructural features of collagen fiber bundles with or without tenocytes by Mueller imaging polarimeter

Chenle Cao, Jiazhi Wang, Guodong Zhou, Jianhui Li, Ke Liu, Lihui Liu, Li Li, Yanqiu Li

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Abstract

Mueller polarization imaging technology can fully reflect the polarization characteristics of the sample, and can be used as a method for imaging thin pathological sections of collagen tissue samples. So far, there has been no actual publication about the detection of transplanted tendons using Mueller matrix imaging technology. In this paper, we apply the Mueller imaging polarimeter for quantitative detection of rabbit transplanted tendon samples with or without tenocytes. The polar decomposition parameters of the Mueller matrix of the rabbit tendon tissues are calculated and analyzed. Quantitative analysis showed that tenocytes caused the decrease of tendon fibers retardance and the increase of standard deviation of tendon fibers orientation. The experimental results indicate that the retardance and the orientation angle parameters of the Mueller matrix can be used as quantitative indicators to distinguish rabbit tendon tissues with or without tenocytes and can reveal the structural characteristics of collagen fiber bundles, which may provide more useful information for the evaluation of tendon transplantation.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationBiomedical Imaging and Sensing Conference 2021
EditorsToyohiko Yatagai, Yoshihisa Aizu, Osamu Matoba, Yasuhiro Awatsuji, Yuan Luo
PublisherSPIE
ISBN (Electronic)9781510647190
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2021
EventBiomedical Imaging and Sensing Conference 2021 - Virtual, Online, Japan
Duration: 20 Apr 202122 Apr 2021

Publication series

NameProceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume11925
ISSN (Print)0277-786X
ISSN (Electronic)1996-756X

Conference

ConferenceBiomedical Imaging and Sensing Conference 2021
Country/TerritoryJapan
CityVirtual, Online
Period20/04/2122/04/21

Keywords

  • Mueller imaging polarimeter
  • Pathological section
  • Polarization
  • Transplanted tendon

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