Transmittance and diattenuation measurements reveal different properties of brain tissue

Conference Paper (2019)
Author(s)

Miriam Menzel (RWTH Aachen University, Forschungszentrum Jülich)

Markus Axer (Forschungszentrum Jülich)

Katrin Amunts (Forschungszentrum Jülich, Universität Düsseldorf)

Hans de Raedt (Rijksuniversiteit Groningen)

Kristel Michielsen (RWTH Aachen University, Forschungszentrum Jülich)

DOI related publication
https://doi.org/10.1364/BRAIN.2019.BW4A.7 Final published version
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Publication Year
2019
Language
English
Article number
BW4A.7
ISBN (print)
9781943580545
ISBN (electronic)
9781557528209
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Abstract

We explore the polarization-(in)dependent transmitted light intensity of histological brain sections. Using experimental and simulation studies, we demonstrate that it contains valuable information about nerve fiber architecture and tissue structure.