Polarization-sensitive reflectance imaging in skeletal muscle

C. Schwartz and A. Dogariu, “Backscattered polarization patterns determined by conservation of angular momentum,” J. Opt. Soc. Am. A 25, 431–436 (2008).
[Crossref]

J. Ranasinghesagara and G. Yao, “Imaging 2D optical diffuse reflectance in skeletal muscle,” Opt. Express 15, 3998–4007 (2007).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

Y. Deng, S. Zeng, Q. Lu, D. zhu, and Q. Luo, “Characterization of backscattering Mueller matrix patterns of highly scattering media with triple scattering assumption,” Opt. Express 15, 9672–9680 (2007).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

J. J. Pasquesi, S. C. Schlachter, M. D. Boppart, E. Chaney, S. J. Kaufman, and S. A. Boppart, “In vivo detection of exercised-induced ultrastructural changes in genetically-altered murine skeletal muscle using polarization-sensitive optical coherence tomography,” Opt. Express 14, 1547–1556 (2006).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

R. E. Nothdurft and G. Yao, “Applying the polarization memory effect in polarization-gated subsurface imaging,” Opt. Express 14, 4656–4661(2006).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

R. E. Nothdurft and G. Yao, “Effects of turbid media optical properties on object visibility in subsurface polarization imaging,” Appl. Opt. 45, 5532–5541(2006).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

J. Xia, A. Weaver, D. E. Gerrard, and G. Yao, “Monitoring sarcomere structure changes in whole muscle using diffuse reflectance,” J Biomed. Opt. 11, 040504 (2006). http://spiedl.aip.org/journals/doc/JBOPFO-ft/vol_11/iss_4/040504_1.html
[Crossref] [PubMed]

N. G. Laing and K. J. Nowak, “When contractile proteins go bad: the sarcomere and skeletal muscle disease,” BioEssays 27, 809–822 (2005).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

R. E. Nothdurft and G. Yao, “Study of subsurface polarization imaging in turbid media with different embedded objects,” Opt. Express 13, 4185–4195(2005).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

C. G. Bonnemann and N. G. Laing, “Myopathies resulting from mutations in sarcomeric proteins,” Curr. Opin. Neurol. 17, 529–537 (2004).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

R. L. Lieber and J. Fridén, “Implications of Muscle Design on Surgical Reconstruction of Upper Extremities,” Clin. Orthop. 419, 267–279 (2004).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

G. Yao, “Differential optical polarization imaging in turbid media with different embedded objects,” Opt. Commun. 241, 255–261 (2004).
[Crossref]

J. S. Baba, J. R. Chung, A. H. DeLaughter, B. D. Cameron, and G. L. Cote, “Development and calibration of an automated Mueller matrix polarization imaging system,” J. Biomed Opt 7, 341 (2002).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

X. D. Wang, G. Yao, and L. V. Wang, “Monte Carlo model and single-scattering approximation of the propagation of polarized light in turbid media containing glucose,” Appl. Opt. 41, 792(2002).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

G. Yao and L. Wang, “Propagation of polarized light in turbid media: simulated animation sequences,” Opt. Express 7, 198–203 (2000).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

C. E. Saxer, J. F. De Boer, B. H. Park, Y. H. Zhao, Z. P. Chen, and J. S. Nelson, “High-speed fiber-based polarization-sensitive optical coherence tomography of in vivo human skin,” Opt. Lett. 25, 1355–1357 (2000).
[Crossref]

S. L. Jiao, G. Yao, and L. H. V. Wang, “Depth-resolved two-dimensional Stokes vectors of backscattered light and Mueller matrices of biological tissue measured with optical coherence tomography,” Appl. Opt. 39, 6318–6324 (2000).
[Crossref]

T. M. Johnson and J. R. Mourant, “Polarized wavelength-dependent measurement of turbid media,” Opt. Express 4, 200 (1999).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

K. Sokolov, R. Drezek, K. Gossagee, and R. Richards-Kortum, “Reflectance spectroscopy with polarized light: Is it sensitive to cellular and nuclear morphology,” Opt. Express 5, 302 (1999).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

V. Backman, R. Gurjar, K. Badizadegan, I. Itzkan, P. R. Dasari, L. T. Perelman, and M. S. Feld, “Polarized light scattering spectroscopy for quantitative measurement of epithelial cellular structures in situ,” IEEE J. Quantum Electron. 5, 1019–1026 (1999)
[Crossref]

L. T. Perelman, V. Backman, M. Wallace, G. Zonios, R. Manoharan, A. Nusrat, S. Shields, M. Seiler, C. Lima, T. Hamano, I. Itzkan, J. Van Dam, J. M. Crawford, and M. S. Feld, “Observation of periodic fine structure in reflectance from biological tissue: A new technique for measuring nuclear size distribution,” Phys. Rev. Lett.,  80, 627 (1998).
[Crossref]

A. Hielscher, A. Eick, J. Mourant, D. Shen, J. Freyer, and I. Bigio, “Diffuse backscattering Mueller matricesof highly scattering media,” Opt. Express 1, 441–453 (1997).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

R. A. Thornhill, N. Thomas, and N. Berovic, “Optical diffraction by well ordered muscle fibers,” Eur. Biophys. 20, 87–99 (1991).

M. G. Moharam and T. K. Gaylord, “Three Dimensional vector coupled-wave analysis of planer-grating diffraction,” J. Opt. Soc. Am. 73, 1105–1112 (1983).
[Crossref]

P. J. Paolini, R. Sabbadini, K. P. Roos, and R. J. Baskin, “Sarcomere length dispersion in single muscle fibers and fiber bundles,” Biophys. J. 16, 919–930 (1976).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

J. S. Baba, J. R. Chung, A. H. DeLaughter, B. D. Cameron, and G. L. Cote, “Development and calibration of an automated Mueller matrix polarization imaging system,” J. Biomed Opt 7, 341 (2002).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

V. Backman, R. Gurjar, K. Badizadegan, I. Itzkan, P. R. Dasari, L. T. Perelman, and M. S. Feld, “Polarized light scattering spectroscopy for quantitative measurement of epithelial cellular structures in situ,” IEEE J. Quantum Electron. 5, 1019–1026 (1999)
[Crossref]

L. T. Perelman, V. Backman, M. Wallace, G. Zonios, R. Manoharan, A. Nusrat, S. Shields, M. Seiler, C. Lima, T. Hamano, I. Itzkan, J. Van Dam, J. M. Crawford, and M. S. Feld, “Observation of periodic fine structure in reflectance from biological tissue: A new technique for measuring nuclear size distribution,” Phys. Rev. Lett.,  80, 627 (1998).
[Crossref]

V. Backman, R. Gurjar, K. Badizadegan, I. Itzkan, P. R. Dasari, L. T. Perelman, and M. S. Feld, “Polarized light scattering spectroscopy for quantitative measurement of epithelial cellular structures in situ,” IEEE J. Quantum Electron. 5, 1019–1026 (1999)
[Crossref]

P. J. Paolini, R. Sabbadini, K. P. Roos, and R. J. Baskin, “Sarcomere length dispersion in single muscle fibers and fiber bundles,” Biophys. J. 16, 919–930 (1976).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

R. A. Thornhill, N. Thomas, and N. Berovic, “Optical diffraction by well ordered muscle fibers,” Eur. Biophys. 20, 87–99 (1991).

A. Hielscher, A. Eick, J. Mourant, D. Shen, J. Freyer, and I. Bigio, “Diffuse backscattering Mueller matricesof highly scattering media,” Opt. Express 1, 441–453 (1997).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

C. G. Bonnemann and N. G. Laing, “Myopathies resulting from mutations in sarcomeric proteins,” Curr. Opin. Neurol. 17, 529–537 (2004).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

J. J. Pasquesi, S. C. Schlachter, M. D. Boppart, E. Chaney, S. J. Kaufman, and S. A. Boppart, “In vivo detection of exercised-induced ultrastructural changes in genetically-altered murine skeletal muscle using polarization-sensitive optical coherence tomography,” Opt. Express 14, 1547–1556 (2006).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

J. J. Pasquesi, S. C. Schlachter, M. D. Boppart, E. Chaney, S. J. Kaufman, and S. A. Boppart, “In vivo detection of exercised-induced ultrastructural changes in genetically-altered murine skeletal muscle using polarization-sensitive optical coherence tomography,” Opt. Express 14, 1547–1556 (2006).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

J. S. Baba, J. R. Chung, A. H. DeLaughter, B. D. Cameron, and G. L. Cote, “Development and calibration of an automated Mueller matrix polarization imaging system,” J. Biomed Opt 7, 341 (2002).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

J. J. Pasquesi, S. C. Schlachter, M. D. Boppart, E. Chaney, S. J. Kaufman, and S. A. Boppart, “In vivo detection of exercised-induced ultrastructural changes in genetically-altered murine skeletal muscle using polarization-sensitive optical coherence tomography,” Opt. Express 14, 1547–1556 (2006).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

C. E. Saxer, J. F. De Boer, B. H. Park, Y. H. Zhao, Z. P. Chen, and J. S. Nelson, “High-speed fiber-based polarization-sensitive optical coherence tomography of in vivo human skin,” Opt. Lett. 25, 1355–1357 (2000).
[Crossref]

J. S. Baba, J. R. Chung, A. H. DeLaughter, B. D. Cameron, and G. L. Cote, “Development and calibration of an automated Mueller matrix polarization imaging system,” J. Biomed Opt 7, 341 (2002).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

J. S. Baba, J. R. Chung, A. H. DeLaughter, B. D. Cameron, and G. L. Cote, “Development and calibration of an automated Mueller matrix polarization imaging system,” J. Biomed Opt 7, 341 (2002).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

L. T. Perelman, V. Backman, M. Wallace, G. Zonios, R. Manoharan, A. Nusrat, S. Shields, M. Seiler, C. Lima, T. Hamano, I. Itzkan, J. Van Dam, J. M. Crawford, and M. S. Feld, “Observation of periodic fine structure in reflectance from biological tissue: A new technique for measuring nuclear size distribution,” Phys. Rev. Lett.,  80, 627 (1998).
[Crossref]

V. Backman, R. Gurjar, K. Badizadegan, I. Itzkan, P. R. Dasari, L. T. Perelman, and M. S. Feld, “Polarized light scattering spectroscopy for quantitative measurement of epithelial cellular structures in situ,” IEEE J. Quantum Electron. 5, 1019–1026 (1999)
[Crossref]

C. E. Saxer, J. F. De Boer, B. H. Park, Y. H. Zhao, Z. P. Chen, and J. S. Nelson, “High-speed fiber-based polarization-sensitive optical coherence tomography of in vivo human skin,” Opt. Lett. 25, 1355–1357 (2000).
[Crossref]

J. S. Baba, J. R. Chung, A. H. DeLaughter, B. D. Cameron, and G. L. Cote, “Development and calibration of an automated Mueller matrix polarization imaging system,” J. Biomed Opt 7, 341 (2002).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

Y. Deng, S. Zeng, Q. Lu, D. zhu, and Q. Luo, “Characterization of backscattering Mueller matrix patterns of highly scattering media with triple scattering assumption,” Opt. Express 15, 9672–9680 (2007).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

C. Schwartz and A. Dogariu, “Backscattered polarization patterns determined by conservation of angular momentum,” J. Opt. Soc. Am. A 25, 431–436 (2008).
[Crossref]

K. Sokolov, R. Drezek, K. Gossagee, and R. Richards-Kortum, “Reflectance spectroscopy with polarized light: Is it sensitive to cellular and nuclear morphology,” Opt. Express 5, 302 (1999).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

A. Hielscher, A. Eick, J. Mourant, D. Shen, J. Freyer, and I. Bigio, “Diffuse backscattering Mueller matricesof highly scattering media,” Opt. Express 1, 441–453 (1997).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

V. Backman, R. Gurjar, K. Badizadegan, I. Itzkan, P. R. Dasari, L. T. Perelman, and M. S. Feld, “Polarized light scattering spectroscopy for quantitative measurement of epithelial cellular structures in situ,” IEEE J. Quantum Electron. 5, 1019–1026 (1999)
[Crossref]

L. T. Perelman, V. Backman, M. Wallace, G. Zonios, R. Manoharan, A. Nusrat, S. Shields, M. Seiler, C. Lima, T. Hamano, I. Itzkan, J. Van Dam, J. M. Crawford, and M. S. Feld, “Observation of periodic fine structure in reflectance from biological tissue: A new technique for measuring nuclear size distribution,” Phys. Rev. Lett.,  80, 627 (1998).
[Crossref]

W. H. Press, B. R. Flannery, S. A. Teukolosky, and W. T. Vetterling, Numerical recipes in C: The Art of Scientific Computing, (Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 1988).

A. Hielscher, A. Eick, J. Mourant, D. Shen, J. Freyer, and I. Bigio, “Diffuse backscattering Mueller matricesof highly scattering media,” Opt. Express 1, 441–453 (1997).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

R. L. Lieber and J. Fridén, “Implications of Muscle Design on Surgical Reconstruction of Upper Extremities,” Clin. Orthop. 419, 267–279 (2004).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

M. G. Moharam and T. K. Gaylord, “Three Dimensional vector coupled-wave analysis of planer-grating diffraction,” J. Opt. Soc. Am. 73, 1105–1112 (1983).
[Crossref]

J. Xia, A. Weaver, D. E. Gerrard, and G. Yao, “Monitoring sarcomere structure changes in whole muscle using diffuse reflectance,” J Biomed. Opt. 11, 040504 (2006). http://spiedl.aip.org/journals/doc/JBOPFO-ft/vol_11/iss_4/040504_1.html
[Crossref] [PubMed]

K. Sokolov, R. Drezek, K. Gossagee, and R. Richards-Kortum, “Reflectance spectroscopy with polarized light: Is it sensitive to cellular and nuclear morphology,” Opt. Express 5, 302 (1999).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

V. Backman, R. Gurjar, K. Badizadegan, I. Itzkan, P. R. Dasari, L. T. Perelman, and M. S. Feld, “Polarized light scattering spectroscopy for quantitative measurement of epithelial cellular structures in situ,” IEEE J. Quantum Electron. 5, 1019–1026 (1999)
[Crossref]

L. T. Perelman, V. Backman, M. Wallace, G. Zonios, R. Manoharan, A. Nusrat, S. Shields, M. Seiler, C. Lima, T. Hamano, I. Itzkan, J. Van Dam, J. M. Crawford, and M. S. Feld, “Observation of periodic fine structure in reflectance from biological tissue: A new technique for measuring nuclear size distribution,” Phys. Rev. Lett.,  80, 627 (1998).
[Crossref]

A. Hielscher, A. Eick, J. Mourant, D. Shen, J. Freyer, and I. Bigio, “Diffuse backscattering Mueller matricesof highly scattering media,” Opt. Express 1, 441–453 (1997).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

V. Backman, R. Gurjar, K. Badizadegan, I. Itzkan, P. R. Dasari, L. T. Perelman, and M. S. Feld, “Polarized light scattering spectroscopy for quantitative measurement of epithelial cellular structures in situ,” IEEE J. Quantum Electron. 5, 1019–1026 (1999)
[Crossref]

L. T. Perelman, V. Backman, M. Wallace, G. Zonios, R. Manoharan, A. Nusrat, S. Shields, M. Seiler, C. Lima, T. Hamano, I. Itzkan, J. Van Dam, J. M. Crawford, and M. S. Feld, “Observation of periodic fine structure in reflectance from biological tissue: A new technique for measuring nuclear size distribution,” Phys. Rev. Lett.,  80, 627 (1998).
[Crossref]

S. L. Jiao, G. Yao, and L. H. V. Wang, “Depth-resolved two-dimensional Stokes vectors of backscattered light and Mueller matrices of biological tissue measured with optical coherence tomography,” Appl. Opt. 39, 6318–6324 (2000).
[Crossref]

T. M. Johnson and J. R. Mourant, “Polarized wavelength-dependent measurement of turbid media,” Opt. Express 4, 200 (1999).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

J. J. Pasquesi, S. C. Schlachter, M. D. Boppart, E. Chaney, S. J. Kaufman, and S. A. Boppart, “In vivo detection of exercised-induced ultrastructural changes in genetically-altered murine skeletal muscle using polarization-sensitive optical coherence tomography,” Opt. Express 14, 1547–1556 (2006).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

N. G. Laing and K. J. Nowak, “When contractile proteins go bad: the sarcomere and skeletal muscle disease,” BioEssays 27, 809–822 (2005).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

C. G. Bonnemann and N. G. Laing, “Myopathies resulting from mutations in sarcomeric proteins,” Curr. Opin. Neurol. 17, 529–537 (2004).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

R. L. Lieber and J. Fridén, “Implications of Muscle Design on Surgical Reconstruction of Upper Extremities,” Clin. Orthop. 419, 267–279 (2004).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

L. T. Perelman, V. Backman, M. Wallace, G. Zonios, R. Manoharan, A. Nusrat, S. Shields, M. Seiler, C. Lima, T. Hamano, I. Itzkan, J. Van Dam, J. M. Crawford, and M. S. Feld, “Observation of periodic fine structure in reflectance from biological tissue: A new technique for measuring nuclear size distribution,” Phys. Rev. Lett.,  80, 627 (1998).
[Crossref]

Y. Deng, S. Zeng, Q. Lu, D. zhu, and Q. Luo, “Characterization of backscattering Mueller matrix patterns of highly scattering media with triple scattering assumption,” Opt. Express 15, 9672–9680 (2007).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

Y. Deng, S. Zeng, Q. Lu, D. zhu, and Q. Luo, “Characterization of backscattering Mueller matrix patterns of highly scattering media with triple scattering assumption,” Opt. Express 15, 9672–9680 (2007).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

L. T. Perelman, V. Backman, M. Wallace, G. Zonios, R. Manoharan, A. Nusrat, S. Shields, M. Seiler, C. Lima, T. Hamano, I. Itzkan, J. Van Dam, J. M. Crawford, and M. S. Feld, “Observation of periodic fine structure in reflectance from biological tissue: A new technique for measuring nuclear size distribution,” Phys. Rev. Lett.,  80, 627 (1998).
[Crossref]

M. G. Moharam and T. K. Gaylord, “Three Dimensional vector coupled-wave analysis of planer-grating diffraction,” J. Opt. Soc. Am. 73, 1105–1112 (1983).
[Crossref]

A. Hielscher, A. Eick, J. Mourant, D. Shen, J. Freyer, and I. Bigio, “Diffuse backscattering Mueller matricesof highly scattering media,” Opt. Express 1, 441–453 (1997).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

T. M. Johnson and J. R. Mourant, “Polarized wavelength-dependent measurement of turbid media,” Opt. Express 4, 200 (1999).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

C. E. Saxer, J. F. De Boer, B. H. Park, Y. H. Zhao, Z. P. Chen, and J. S. Nelson, “High-speed fiber-based polarization-sensitive optical coherence tomography of in vivo human skin,” Opt. Lett. 25, 1355–1357 (2000).
[Crossref]

R. E. Nothdurft and G. Yao, “Applying the polarization memory effect in polarization-gated subsurface imaging,” Opt. Express 14, 4656–4661(2006).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

R. E. Nothdurft and G. Yao, “Effects of turbid media optical properties on object visibility in subsurface polarization imaging,” Appl. Opt. 45, 5532–5541(2006).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

R. E. Nothdurft and G. Yao, “Study of subsurface polarization imaging in turbid media with different embedded objects,” Opt. Express 13, 4185–4195(2005).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

N. G. Laing and K. J. Nowak, “When contractile proteins go bad: the sarcomere and skeletal muscle disease,” BioEssays 27, 809–822 (2005).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

L. T. Perelman, V. Backman, M. Wallace, G. Zonios, R. Manoharan, A. Nusrat, S. Shields, M. Seiler, C. Lima, T. Hamano, I. Itzkan, J. Van Dam, J. M. Crawford, and M. S. Feld, “Observation of periodic fine structure in reflectance from biological tissue: A new technique for measuring nuclear size distribution,” Phys. Rev. Lett.,  80, 627 (1998).
[Crossref]

P. J. Paolini, R. Sabbadini, K. P. Roos, and R. J. Baskin, “Sarcomere length dispersion in single muscle fibers and fiber bundles,” Biophys. J. 16, 919–930 (1976).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

C. E. Saxer, J. F. De Boer, B. H. Park, Y. H. Zhao, Z. P. Chen, and J. S. Nelson, “High-speed fiber-based polarization-sensitive optical coherence tomography of in vivo human skin,” Opt. Lett. 25, 1355–1357 (2000).
[Crossref]

J. J. Pasquesi, S. C. Schlachter, M. D. Boppart, E. Chaney, S. J. Kaufman, and S. A. Boppart, “In vivo detection of exercised-induced ultrastructural changes in genetically-altered murine skeletal muscle using polarization-sensitive optical coherence tomography,” Opt. Express 14, 1547–1556 (2006).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

V. Backman, R. Gurjar, K. Badizadegan, I. Itzkan, P. R. Dasari, L. T. Perelman, and M. S. Feld, “Polarized light scattering spectroscopy for quantitative measurement of epithelial cellular structures in situ,” IEEE J. Quantum Electron. 5, 1019–1026 (1999)
[Crossref]

L. T. Perelman, V. Backman, M. Wallace, G. Zonios, R. Manoharan, A. Nusrat, S. Shields, M. Seiler, C. Lima, T. Hamano, I. Itzkan, J. Van Dam, J. M. Crawford, and M. S. Feld, “Observation of periodic fine structure in reflectance from biological tissue: A new technique for measuring nuclear size distribution,” Phys. Rev. Lett.,  80, 627 (1998).
[Crossref]

W. H. Press, B. R. Flannery, S. A. Teukolosky, and W. T. Vetterling, Numerical recipes in C: The Art of Scientific Computing, (Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 1988).

J. Ranasinghesagara and G. Yao, “Imaging 2D optical diffuse reflectance in skeletal muscle,” Opt. Express 15, 3998–4007 (2007).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

K. Sokolov, R. Drezek, K. Gossagee, and R. Richards-Kortum, “Reflectance spectroscopy with polarized light: Is it sensitive to cellular and nuclear morphology,” Opt. Express 5, 302 (1999).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

P. J. Paolini, R. Sabbadini, K. P. Roos, and R. J. Baskin, “Sarcomere length dispersion in single muscle fibers and fiber bundles,” Biophys. J. 16, 919–930 (1976).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

P. J. Paolini, R. Sabbadini, K. P. Roos, and R. J. Baskin, “Sarcomere length dispersion in single muscle fibers and fiber bundles,” Biophys. J. 16, 919–930 (1976).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

C. E. Saxer, J. F. De Boer, B. H. Park, Y. H. Zhao, Z. P. Chen, and J. S. Nelson, “High-speed fiber-based polarization-sensitive optical coherence tomography of in vivo human skin,” Opt. Lett. 25, 1355–1357 (2000).
[Crossref]

J. J. Pasquesi, S. C. Schlachter, M. D. Boppart, E. Chaney, S. J. Kaufman, and S. A. Boppart, “In vivo detection of exercised-induced ultrastructural changes in genetically-altered murine skeletal muscle using polarization-sensitive optical coherence tomography,” Opt. Express 14, 1547–1556 (2006).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

C. Schwartz and A. Dogariu, “Backscattered polarization patterns determined by conservation of angular momentum,” J. Opt. Soc. Am. A 25, 431–436 (2008).
[Crossref]

L. T. Perelman, V. Backman, M. Wallace, G. Zonios, R. Manoharan, A. Nusrat, S. Shields, M. Seiler, C. Lima, T. Hamano, I. Itzkan, J. Van Dam, J. M. Crawford, and M. S. Feld, “Observation of periodic fine structure in reflectance from biological tissue: A new technique for measuring nuclear size distribution,” Phys. Rev. Lett.,  80, 627 (1998).
[Crossref]

A. Hielscher, A. Eick, J. Mourant, D. Shen, J. Freyer, and I. Bigio, “Diffuse backscattering Mueller matricesof highly scattering media,” Opt. Express 1, 441–453 (1997).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

L. T. Perelman, V. Backman, M. Wallace, G. Zonios, R. Manoharan, A. Nusrat, S. Shields, M. Seiler, C. Lima, T. Hamano, I. Itzkan, J. Van Dam, J. M. Crawford, and M. S. Feld, “Observation of periodic fine structure in reflectance from biological tissue: A new technique for measuring nuclear size distribution,” Phys. Rev. Lett.,  80, 627 (1998).
[Crossref]

K. Sokolov, R. Drezek, K. Gossagee, and R. Richards-Kortum, “Reflectance spectroscopy with polarized light: Is it sensitive to cellular and nuclear morphology,” Opt. Express 5, 302 (1999).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

W. H. Press, B. R. Flannery, S. A. Teukolosky, and W. T. Vetterling, Numerical recipes in C: The Art of Scientific Computing, (Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 1988).

R. A. Thornhill, N. Thomas, and N. Berovic, “Optical diffraction by well ordered muscle fibers,” Eur. Biophys. 20, 87–99 (1991).

R. A. Thornhill, N. Thomas, and N. Berovic, “Optical diffraction by well ordered muscle fibers,” Eur. Biophys. 20, 87–99 (1991).

L. T. Perelman, V. Backman, M. Wallace, G. Zonios, R. Manoharan, A. Nusrat, S. Shields, M. Seiler, C. Lima, T. Hamano, I. Itzkan, J. Van Dam, J. M. Crawford, and M. S. Feld, “Observation of periodic fine structure in reflectance from biological tissue: A new technique for measuring nuclear size distribution,” Phys. Rev. Lett.,  80, 627 (1998).
[Crossref]

W. H. Press, B. R. Flannery, S. A. Teukolosky, and W. T. Vetterling, Numerical recipes in C: The Art of Scientific Computing, (Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 1988).

L. T. Perelman, V. Backman, M. Wallace, G. Zonios, R. Manoharan, A. Nusrat, S. Shields, M. Seiler, C. Lima, T. Hamano, I. Itzkan, J. Van Dam, J. M. Crawford, and M. S. Feld, “Observation of periodic fine structure in reflectance from biological tissue: A new technique for measuring nuclear size distribution,” Phys. Rev. Lett.,  80, 627 (1998).
[Crossref]

G. Yao and L. Wang, “Propagation of polarized light in turbid media: simulated animation sequences,” Opt. Express 7, 198–203 (2000).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

S. L. Jiao, G. Yao, and L. H. V. Wang, “Depth-resolved two-dimensional Stokes vectors of backscattered light and Mueller matrices of biological tissue measured with optical coherence tomography,” Appl. Opt. 39, 6318–6324 (2000).
[Crossref]

X. D. Wang, G. Yao, and L. V. Wang, “Monte Carlo model and single-scattering approximation of the propagation of polarized light in turbid media containing glucose,” Appl. Opt. 41, 792(2002).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

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