Time-dependent contrast functions for quantitative imaging in time-resolved transillumination experiments

Applied Optics

Volumn 37, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 1973-1981

  Gandjbakhche, Amir H ^a   Chernomordik, Victor ^a   Hebden, Jeremy C ^b   Nossal, Ralph ^a  

^a EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0000095049     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 21553165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.37.001973     Document Type: Article

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