Optical characterization of internal organs in-situ by he-ne laser light reflectometry

IETE Technical Review (Institution of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineers, India)

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 195-200

  Singh, Megha ^a   Kumaravel, M ^a   Namasivayam, A ^b  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY MADRAS   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MADRAS   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LASER APPLICATIONS; LASER TISSUE INTERACTION; LIGHT REFLECTION;

INTERNAL ORGANS DIAGNOSIS; LASER REFLECTOMETRY;

DIAGNOSIS;

EID: 0031144928     PISSN: 02564602     EISSN: 09745971     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02564602.1997.11416670     Document Type: Article

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