CollagenFitJ, a FIJI plugin for the quantification of collagen in polarization-resolved second harmonic generation image sets

Radu Hristu; Farzad Fereidouni; Stefan G. Stanciu; Lucian G. Eftimie; Oana C. Voinea; Danielis Rutkauskas; Laura Sironi; Giuseppe Chirico; Denis E. Tranca; Remus R. Glogojeanu; Alberto Diaspro; George A. Stanciu

doi:10.1117/1.APN.4.3.037001

Advanced Photonics Nexus, Volume. 4, Issue 3, 037001(2025)

CollagenFitJ, a FIJI plugin for the quantification of collagen in polarization-resolved second harmonic generation image sets On the Cover

Radu Hristu¹, Farzad Fereidouni², Stefan G. Stanciu^1,3, Lucian G. Eftimie^4,5, Oana C. Voinea^6,7, Danielis Rutkauskas⁸, Laura Sironi⁹, Giuseppe Chirico⁹, Denis E. Tranca¹, Remus R. Glogojeanu⁵, Alberto Diaspro^10,11, and George A. Stanciu^1、*

Author Affiliations

¹National University of Science and Technology Politehnica Bucharest, Center for Microscopy-Microanalysis and Information Processing, Bucharest, Romania

²Emory University School of Medicine, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, United States

³National University of Science and Technology Politehnica Bucharest, CAMPUS Research Institute, Bucharest, Romania

⁴Central Military Emergency University Hospital “Dr. Carol Davila”, Department of Pathology, Bucharest, Romania

⁵National University of Physical Education and Sports, Faculty of Physical Therapy, Bucharest, Romania

⁶Cantacuzino National Medical-Military Institute for Research and Development, Bucharest, Romania

⁷“Carol Davila” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Pathology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Bucharest, Romania

⁸Center for Physical Sciences and Technology, Vilnius, Lithuania

⁹Università Degli Studi di Milano-Bicocca, Physics Department, Milan, Italy

¹⁰Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Nanoscopy and NIC@IIT, Genoa, Italy

¹¹University of Genoa, Department of Physics, Genoa, Italy

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Radu Hristu, Farzad Fereidouni, Stefan G. Stanciu, Lucian G. Eftimie, Oana C. Voinea, Danielis Rutkauskas, Laura Sironi, Giuseppe Chirico, Denis E. Tranca, Remus R. Glogojeanu, Alberto Diaspro, George A. Stanciu, "CollagenFitJ, a FIJI plugin for the quantification of collagen in polarization-resolved second harmonic generation image sets," Adv. Photon. Nexus 4, 037001 (2025)

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Category: Open Code and Data

Received: Nov. 19, 2024

Accepted: Mar. 31, 2025

Published Online: May. 29, 2025

The Author Email: George A. Stanciu (stanciu@physics.pub.ro)

DOI:10.1117/1.APN.4.3.037001

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