Analysis of the forward problem with diffuse photon density waves in turbid media by use of a diffraction tomography model

Journal of the Optical Society of America A: Optics and Image Science, and Vision

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 455-466

  Matson, Charles L ^a   Liu, Hanli ^b  

^a AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT ARLINGTON   (United States)

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EID: 0000388871     PISSN: 10847529     EISSN: 15208532     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAA.16.000455     Document Type: Article

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