Reconstruction of in vivo skin autofluorescence spectrum from microscopic properties by Monte Carlo simulation

Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology B: Biology

Volumn 38, Issue 2-3, 1997, Pages 234-240

  Zeng, Haishan ^a   MacAulay, Calum ^a   McLean, David I ^b,c,d   Palcic, Branko ^a  

^a BRITISH COLUMBIA CANCER RESEARCH CENTRE   (Canada)

^b BRITISH COLUMBIA CANCER AGENCY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^d VANCOUVER GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Fluorophore micro distribution; Human skin; Microscopic spectral analysis; Monte Carlo simulation; Tissue autofluorescence

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTOFLUORESCENCE; BLOOD; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EXCITATION; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LIGHT ABSORPTION; LIGHT SCATTERING; MODEL; NORMAL HUMAN; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; PHOTON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN; SPECTROFLUOROMETRY; SYSTEM ANALYSIS; THEORY;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; FLUORESCENT DYES; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MONTE CARLO METHOD; SKIN; SPECTROMETRY, FLUORESCENCE;

EID: 0030913067     PISSN: 10111344     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1011-1344(96)00008-5     Document Type: Article

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