There is increasing research on the potential application of diffuse optical spectroscopy and
hyperspectral imaging for characterizing the health of the connective tissues, such as …

Optical properties of biological tissues in the NIR spectral range have demonstrated
significant potential for in vivo diagnostic applications and are critical parameters for …

Current research work at the fzmb deals with the tissue optics and spectral properties of
biological tissue. To determine the optical properties of biological tissue, a measurement …

The information from spectral reflectance of articular cartilage has been related to the
integrity of the tissue. This study explores more in detail the interrelations between the …

Significance Articular cartilage exhibits a zonal architecture, comprising three distinct zones:
superficial, middle, and deep. Collagen fibers, being the main solid constituent of articular …

Osteoarthritis (OA) is one of the most common joint diseases worldwide. Unfortunately,
clinical methods lack the ability to detect OA in the early stages. Timely detection of the knee …

Objective: The key characteristics of light propagation are the average penetration depth,
average maximum penetration depth, and average path length of photons. These …

Studies of the optical properties of biological tissues in the infrared range have
demonstrated significant potential for diagnostic tasks. One of the insufficiently explored …

Objectives: In this study, we examine the capacity of a new parameter, based on the
recovery response of articular cartilage, to distinguish between healthy and damaged …

Optical absorption spectra of human articular cartilage correlate with biomechanical
properties, histological score and biochemical composition - IOPscience IOP Science home …