Out-of-Plane Polarimetric Imaging of Skin: Surface and Subsurface Effects

Published

April 4, 2005

Author(s)

J C. Ramella-Roman, D Duncan, Thomas A. Germer

Abstract

True borders of certain skin cancers are hard to detect by the human eye. For this reason, techniques such as polarized light imaging have been used to enhance skin cancer contrast before Mohs surgery procedures. In standard polarized light imaging the effect of the rough surface is minimized using a matched boundary, such as a glass slide and gel. Moreover, the surface glare is eliminated using skewed illumination. In this paper, we study the effect of the surface roughness on the polarized light backscattered from the skin. We demonstrate that rough surface effects can be minimized using out-of-plane polarized illumination in conjunction with polarized viewing.

Proceedings Title

Proceedings| Photonics in Dermatology and Plastic Surgery

Conference Dates

January 22-23, 2005

Conference Title

Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers

Pub Type

Conferences

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Keywords

gold, imaging, medical, polarization, roughness, scattering, skin

Citation

Ramella-Roman, J. , Duncan, D. and Germer, T. (2005), Out-of-Plane Polarimetric Imaging of Skin: Surface and Subsurface Effects, Proceedings| Photonics in Dermatology and Plastic Surgery, [online], https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=841891 (Accessed April 26, 2024)