J.S. Nelson

TL;DR: Plethysmographic signals were measured remotely (>1m) using ambient light and a simple consumer level digital camera in movie mode as discussed by the authors, which may be useful for medical purposes such as characterization of vascular skin lesions and remote sensing of vital signs (e.g., heart and respiration rates) for triage or sports purposes.

TL;DR: Using a low-coherence Michelson interferometer, the authors measured two-dimensional images of optical birefringence in bovine tendon as a function of depth, which allowed rapid noncontact investigation of tissue structural properties.

TL;DR: In vivo PS OCT images of human skin are presented, showing subsurface structures that are not discernible in conventional OCT images.

TL;DR: Polarization-sensitive optical coherence tomography (PS-OCT) was used to characterize completely the polarization state of light backscattered from turbid media as discussed by the authors, which has potentially useful applications in biomedical optics by imaging simultaneously the structural properties of turbid biological materials.

TL;DR: PS-OCT has potential use for noninvasive assessment of burn depth because it can measure the reduction in collagen birefringence using depth resolved changes in the polarization state of light propagated in, and reflected from, the tissue.