New, simple theory-based, accurate polarization microscope for birefringence imaging of biological cells

Journal of Biomedical Optics

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2010, Pages

  Shin, In Hee ^a   Shin, Sang Mo ^a   Kim, Dug Young ^a  

^a Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Aberrations; Backgrounds; Imaging systems; Microscopes; Polarization

Indexed keywords

BACKGROUNDS; BIOLOGICAL CELLS; BIREFRINGENCE IMAGING; CYTOSKELETAL STRUCTURES; HUMAN BREAST CANCER CELLS; INTENSITY VARIATIONS; LIVING CELL; NEW THEORY; PHASE RETARDATION; POLARIZATION MICROSCOPES; PRINCIPAL AXIS; SINGLE POLARIZERS; SLOW-AXIS;

BIREFRINGENCE; CCD CAMERAS; CELLS; OPTICAL INSTRUMENTS; POLARIZATION;

MICROSCOPES;

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BREAST TUMOR; CYTOSKELETON; FEMALE; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; POLARIZATION MICROSCOPY; TUMOR CELL LINE; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

BREAST NEOPLASMS; CELL LINE, TUMOR; CYTOSKELETON; FEMALE; HUMANS; MICROSCOPY, POLARIZATION; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL;

EID: 77953147085     PISSN: 10833668     EISSN: 15602281     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1117/1.3327280     Document Type: Article

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