Influence of particle size and concentration on the diffuse backscattering of polarized light from tissue phantoms and biological cell suspensions

Applied Optics

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 125-135

  Hielscher, Andreas H ^a   Mourant, Judith R ^a   Bigio, Irving J ^a  

^a LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Multiple scattering; Optical diagnostics for medicine; Polarization

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000685442     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 21553165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.36.000125     Document Type: Article

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