Laser speckle contrast analysis (LASCA): A nonscanning, full-field technique for monitoring capillary blood flow

Journal of Biomedical Optics

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 174-179

  Briers, J David ^a   Webster, Siân ^a,b  

^a KINGSTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Blood flow monitoring; Laser Doppler velocimetry; Laser speckle; Time averaged speckle photography; Time varying speckle

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000823973     PISSN: 10833668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1117/12.231359     Document Type: Article

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