Frequency-domain fluorescent diffusion tomography: A finite-element-based algorithm and simulations

Applied Optics

Volumn 37, Issue 22, 1998, Pages 5337-5343

  Jiang, Huabei ^a  

^a CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0000426834     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 21553165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.37.005337     Document Type: Article

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