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5 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…

physics.optics2024

Machine Learning Model for Complete Reconstruction of Diagnostic Polarimetric Images from partial Mueller polarimetry data

Sooyong Chae, Tongyu Huang, Omar Rodrıguez-Nunez +11

The translation of imaging Mueller polarimetry to clinical practice is often hindered by large footprint and relatively slow acquisition speed of the existing instruments. Using po…

physics.med-ph2024

An insertable glucose sensor using a compact and cost-effective phosphorescence lifetime imager and machine learning

Artem Goncharov, Zoltan Gorocs, Ridhi Pradhan +12

Optical continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) systems are emerging for personalized glucose management owing to their lower cost and prolonged durability compared to conventional ele…