Quantitative three-dimensional confocal imaging of the cornea in situ and in vivo: System design and calibration

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Volumn 18, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 45-49

  Matthew Petroll, W ^a,b,c   Jester, James V ^a   Dwight Cavanagh, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT ARLINGTON   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Confocal microscopy; Cornea; In vivo imaging; Three dimensional imaging

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA THICKNESS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; MICROSCOPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

ADULT; ANIMALS; CATS; CORNEA; EPITHELIAL CELLS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EYE ENUCLEATION; HUMANS; MALE; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; MIDDLE AGED; RABBITS;

EID: 0029942577     PISSN: 01610457     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/sca.1996.4950180107     Document Type: Article

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