Fluorescence lifetime imaging of biological tissue: microscopy, endoscopy and complex decay profiles

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Volumn , Issue , 2002, Pages 700-702

  Siegel, J ^a   Lee, K C Benny ^a   Vlandas, A ^a   Gambaruto, G L ^a   Webb, S E D ^a   Leveque Fort S ^a   Elson, D S ^a   Tadrous, P J ^a   Stamp, G W H ^a   Wallace, A L ^a   Lever, M J ^a   French, P M W ^a   Alvarez, F ^b  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b Departamento de F sica de Materiales   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EXPONENTIAL FUNCTIONS; FLUORESCENCE IMAGING; TISSUE;

BIOLOGICAL TISSUES; COMPLEX DECAY; CONTINUOUS LIFETIME DISTRIBUTIONS; FLUORESCENCE LIFETIME IMAGING; STRETCHED EXPONENTIAL FUNCTIONS;

ENDOSCOPY;

EID: 0013455747     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21622701     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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