Polarized light imaging with a handheld camera

Jessica C. Ramella-Roman; Kenneth Lee M.D.; Scott A. Prahl; Steven L. Jacques

doi:10.1117/12.518788

13 October 2003 Polarized light imaging with a handheld camera

Jessica C. Ramella-Roman, Kenneth Lee M.D., Scott A. Prahl, Steven L. Jacques

Proceedings Volume 5068, Saratov Fall Meeting 2002: Optical Technologies in Biophysics and Medicine IV; (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.518788
Event: Saratov Fall Meeting 2002 Laser Physics and Photonics, Spectroscopy, and Molecular Modeling III; Coherent Optics of Ordered and Random Media III, 2002, Saratov, Russian Federation

Abstract

Polarized light imaging can facilitate clinical mapping of skin cancer margins and can potentially guide clinical excision. A real-time hand-held polarized-light system was built to image skin lesions in the clinic. The system consisted of two 8-bit CCD cameras (Camera 1 and Camera 2) mounted on the camera assembly and illuminated the patient’s skin. Light was polarized parallel to the source-patient-camera plane. The light, reflected from the patient, was collected with an objective lens mounted on the beam splitter and divided into a horizontal (H) and vertical (V) component. The H component was collected by Camera 1, and the V component was collected by Camera 2. A new image was generated based on the polarization ratio (H - V)(H + V) and displayed. This image was sensitive to the superficial skin layer and some early clinical examples are presented. A web version of this paper is available at the following web site: optics.sgu.ru/SFM/2002/internet/Jessica/.

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Jessica C. Ramella-Roman, Kenneth Lee M.D., Scott A. Prahl, and Steven L. Jacques "Polarized light imaging with a handheld camera", Proc. SPIE 5068, Saratov Fall Meeting 2002: Optical Technologies in Biophysics and Medicine IV, (13 October 2003); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.518788

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