Open AccessApplication of sphere-cylinder scattering model to skeletal muscle
Author(s) -
Honghui He,
Nan Zeng,
Ran Liao,
Tianliang Yun,
Wei Li,
Yonghong He,
Hui Ma
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
optics express
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.394
H-Index - 271
ISSN - 1094-4087
DOI - 10.1364/oe.18.015104
Subject(s) - scattering , optics , cylinder , polarization (electrochemistry) , monte carlo method , mueller calculus , materials science , skeletal muscle , light scattering , physics , polarimetry , anatomy , chemistry , geometry , biology , mathematics , statistics
By comparing the spatially resolved unpolarized, polarized reflectance and Mueller matrix elements of skeletal muscle with a scattering medium containing polystyrene microspheres and silk fibers, we demonstrate that the sphere-cylinder scattering model (SCSM) can reproduce the characteristic features of skeletal muscle. Both experiments and polarization sensitive Monte Carlo simulation provide evidences that SCSM may be used to characterize the structural and optical properties of skeletal muscle.