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ArticleLasers in medical science2022

Assessment of tissue pathology using optical polarimetry.

Zahra Ali, Tariq Mahmood, Ayesha Shahzad, Muaz Iqbal, Iftikhar Ahmad

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Article in Lasers in medical science, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3 citing papers in PubMed, 11 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Zahra AliDHQ and Teaching Hospital, Sahiwal, Pakistan.
Tariq MahmoodDHQ and Teaching Hospital, Sahiwal, Pakistan.
Ayesha ShahzadDHQ and Teaching Hospital, Sahiwal, Pakistan.
Muaz IqbalDepartment of Physics, Islamia College Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.
Iftikhar AhmadInstitute of Radiotherapy and Nuclear Medicine (IRNUM), Peshawar, Pakistan. iahmadmp@gmail.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2377-5808
Institute of Radiotherapy and Nuclear Medicine · PKIslamia College University · PK

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Optical polarimetry have been extensively used for the non-invasive assessment of biological tissues. However, the knowledge regarding differences in polarimetric signatures of different tissue pathologies is very scattered, confounding the deduction of a global trend of the polarimetric variables for healthy and pathological tissues. The purpose of this study was to bridge this gap. We conducted a rigorous online survey to collect all published studies that report the two most common polarimetric variables (i.e., depolarization and retardance) for any type of tissue pathology. A total of 101 studies describing the polarimetric assessment of tissues were collected, wherein 253 (i.e., n

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BreastSkinAnimalsLiverSpectrum AnalysisDepolarizationDigital stainingOptical biopsyOptical polarimetryTissue characterization

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PMID34689277
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