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ArticleBiomedical optics express2016

Mapping 3D fiber orientation in tissue using dual-angle optical polarization tractography.

Y Wang, M Ravanfar, K Zhang, D Duan, G Yao

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Article in Biomedical optics express, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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Y WangDepartment of Bioengineering, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO 65211, USA.
M RavanfarDepartment of Bioengineering, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO 65211, USA.
K ZhangDepartment of Molecular Microbiology & Immunology, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO 65211, USA.
D DuanDepartment of Bioengineering, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO 65211, USA; Department of Molecular Microbiology & Immunology, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO 65211, USA.
G YaoDepartment of Bioengineering, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO 65211, USA.

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Abstract

Optical polarization tractography (OPT) has recently been applied to map fiber organization in the heart, skeletal muscle, and arterial vessel wall with high resolution. The fiber orientation measured in OPT represents the 2D projected fiber angle in a plane that is perpendicular to the incident light. We report here a dual-angle extension of the OPT technology to measure the actual 3D fiber orientation in tissue. This method was first verified by imaging the murine extensor digitorum muscle placed at various known orientations in space. The accuracy of the method was further studied by analyzing the 3D fiber orientation of the mouse tibialis anterior muscle. Finally we showed that dual-angle OPT successfully revealed the unique 3D "arcade" fiber structure in the bovine articular cartilage.

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(110.4500) Optical coherence tomography(110.5405) Polarimetric imaging(170.3880) Medical and biological imaging(260.5430) Polarization

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PMID27867698
PMCPMC5102555

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