Title :
Second-harmonic-generation Imaging of Collagen Fiber in Dermis Tissue
Author :
Ito, M. ; Sasaki, K. ; Yasui, T. ; Araki, T. ; Yamashita, T. ; Kunizawa, N. ; Takahashi, M.
Author_Institution :
Graduate School of Engineering Science, Osaka University, Japan
Abstract :
Second-harmonic-generation (SHG) imaging is applied to observe collagen fiber structure in porcine dermis. Difference of collagen fiber structure among different dermis layers is clearly visualized through high spatial resolution and high contrast SHG images.
Keywords :
Biomedical optical imaging; Dermis; Optical fiber polarization; Optical harmonic generation; Optical imaging; Optical pulses; Optical pumping; Optical scattering; Probes; Skin;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2005. CLEO/Pacific Rim 2005. Pacific Rim Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-9242-6
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOPR.2005.1569641