3 papers
physics.med-ph2026
Gestational Stage Prediction from Cervical Tissue Analysis Using Imaging Mueller Polarimetry Data
Sooyong Chae, Ajmal Ajmal, Junzhu Pei +5
Preterm birth is associated with premature cervical remodeling, yet current clinical assessments cannot detect the underlying microstructural changes in collagen organization. We a…
eess.IV2026
Intensity-based Segmentation of Tissue Images Using a U-Net with a Pretrained ResNet-34 Encoder: Application to Mueller Microscopy
Sooyong Chae, Dani Giammattei, Ajmal Ajmal +6
Manual annotation of the images of thin tissue sections remains a time-consuming step in Mueller microscopy and limits its scalability. We present a novel automated approach using…
physics.med-ph2026
Body Fat, Skin Tone, and the Accuracy of Smartwatch Caloric Expenditure Estimates
Jason Kostrna, Ekaterina Oparina, Andres J. Rodriguez +4
Smartwatches are widely used to estimate caloric expenditure for weight management, clinical decision making, and public health monitoring. These devices combine photoplethysmograp…