Dr. Michael F. Wood Profile

Dr. Michael F. Wood

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SPIE Journal Paper | 11 April 2012 Open Access

Quantitative correlation between light depolarization and transport albedo of various porcine tissues

Sanaz Alali, Anthony Kim, Nasit Vurgun, Michael Wood, I. Alex Vitkin, Manzoor Ahmad

JBO, Vol. 17, Issue 04, 045004, (April 2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.10.1117/1.JBO.17.4.045004

KEYWORDS: Tissues, Polarization, Scattering, Optical properties, Backscatter, Brain, Polarimetry, Optical testing, Kidney, Birefringence

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Proceedings Article | 17 February 2012 Paper

Multivariate analysis methods for spectroscopic blood analysis

Michael F. Wood, Arash Rohani, Rashid Ghazalah, I. Alex Vitkin, Romuald Pawluczyk

Proceedings Volume 8219, 821909 (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.908324

KEYWORDS: Blood, Raman spectroscopy, Glucose, Plasma, Near infrared, Spectroscopy, Absorption, Data modeling, Proteins, Chemometrics

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SPIE Journal Paper | 1 July 2010 Open Access

Polarization birefringence measurements for characterizing the myocardium, including healthy, infarcted, and stem-cell-regenerated tissues

Michael Wood, Nirmalya Ghosh, Marika Wallenburg, Shu-Hong Li, Richard Weisel, Brian Wilson, Ren-Ke Li, I. Alex Vitkin

JBO, Vol. 15, Issue 04, 047009, (July 2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.10.1117/1.3469844

KEYWORDS: Tissues, Birefringence, Polarization, Collagen, Stem cells, Polarimetry, Optical fibers, Imaging systems, Anisotropy, Wave plates

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Proceedings Article | 10 July 2009 Paper

Turbid polarimetry for tissue characterization

Michael Wood, Nirmalya Ghosh, Marika Wallenburg, Eduardo Moriyama, Shu-Hong Li, Richard Weisel, Brian Wilson, Ren-Ke Li, I. Alex Vitkin

Proceedings Volume 7371, 737106 (2009) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.831744

KEYWORDS: Birefringence, Tissues, Tissue optics, Stem cells, Polarization, Polarimetry, Imaging systems, Collagen, Wave plates, Optical fibers

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Proceedings Article | 24 February 2009 Paper

A Monte Carlo study of Mueller matrix decomposition in complex tissue-like turbid media

Nirmalya Ghosh, Michael F. Wood, I. Alex Vitkin

Proceedings Volume 7187, 71870K (2009) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.807857

KEYWORDS: Polarization, Monte Carlo methods, Photons, Scattering, Light scattering, Birefringence, Tissues, Mueller matrices, Biomedical optics, Matrices

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Proceedings Article | 12 February 2009 Paper

Polarized light based birefringence measurements for monitoring myocardial regeneration

Michael F. Wood, Nirmalya Ghosh, Shu-Hong Li, Richard Weisel, Brian Wilson, Ren-Ke Li, I. Alex Vitkin

Proceedings Volume 7179, 717908 (2009) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.809151

KEYWORDS: Birefringence, Tissues, Stem cells, Polarization, Imaging systems, Wave plates, Collagen, Optical testing, Polarimetry, Tissue optics

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SPIE Journal Paper | 1 January 2009 Open Access

Proof-of-principle demonstration of a Mueller matrix decomposition method for polarized light tissue characterization in vivo

Michael Wood, Nirmalya Ghosh, Eduardo Moriyama, Brian Wilson, I. Alex Vitkin

JBO, Vol. 14, Issue 01, 014029, (January 2009) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.10.1117/1.3065545

KEYWORDS: Tissues, Tissue optics, Birefringence, Polarization, Collagen, In vivo imaging, Skin, Scattering, Optical fibers, Anisotropy

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SPIE Journal Paper | 1 July 2008 Open Access

Combined optical intensity and polarization methodology for analyte concentration determination in simulated optically clear and turbid biological media

Michael Wood, Daniel Côté, I. Alex Vitkin

JBO, Vol. 13, Issue 04, 044037, (July 2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.10.1117/1.2968198

KEYWORDS: Polarization, Glucose, Absorption, Plasma, Data modeling, Monte Carlo methods, Scattering, Biomedical optics, Blood, Optical activity

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SPIE Journal Paper | 1 July 2008 Open Access

Mueller matrix decomposition for extraction of individual polarization parameters from complex turbid media exhibiting multiple scattering, optical activity, and linear birefringence

Nirmalya Ghosh, Michael Wood, I. Alex Vitkin

JBO, Vol. 13, Issue 04, 044036, (July 2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.10.1117/1.2960934

KEYWORDS: Polarization, Birefringence, Scattering, Photons, Light scattering, Tissue optics, Monte Carlo methods, Optical activity, Mueller matrices, Matrices

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Proceedings Article | 21 February 2008 Paper

Phantoms for polarized light exhibiting controllable scattering, birefringence, and optical activity

Michael F. Wood, Nirmalya Ghosh, Xinxin Guo, I. Alex Vitkin

Proceedings Volume 6870, 68700F (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.767679

KEYWORDS: Birefringence, Scattering, Tissue optics, Light scattering, Optical activity, Polarization, Molecules, Refractive index, Tissues, Particles

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SPIE Journal Paper | 1 January 2007 Open Access

Polarized light propagation in multiply scattering media exhibiting both linear birefringence and optical activity: Monte Carlo model and experimental methodology

Michael Wood, Xinxin Guo, Alex Vitkin

JBO, Vol. 12, Issue 01, 014029, (January 2007) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.10.1117/1.2434980

KEYWORDS: Birefringence, Monte Carlo methods, Optical activity, Scattering, Polarization, Photons, Light scattering, Tissue optics, Refractive index, Glucose

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SPIE Journal Paper | 1 July 2006 Open Access

Angular measurements of light scattered by turbid chiral media using linear Stokes polarimeter

Xinxin Guo, Michael Wood, Alex Vitkin

JBO, Vol. 11, Issue 04, 041105, (July 2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.10.1117/1.2339134

KEYWORDS: Glucose, Polarization, Light scattering, Scattering, Polarimetry, Optical testing, Refractive index, Scatter measurement, Biomedical optics, Sensors

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