Use of time-dependent contrast functions to discriminate between the scattering and absorption properties of abnormal regions hidden within a tissue-like phantom

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 2979, Issue , 1997, Pages 211-218

  Gandjbakhche, Amir H ^a   Chernomordik, Victor ^a   Bonner, Robert F ^a   Hebden, Jeremy C ^a   Nossal, Ralph ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; LIGHT ABSORPTION; LIGHT SCATTERING; OPTICAL DATA PROCESSING; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; OPTICAL TRANSFER FUNCTION; PHOTONS; SPECTROSCOPIC ANALYSIS; TISSUE;

TISSUE-LIKE PHANTOMS;

IMAGING TECHNIQUES;

EID: 0031289394     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.280246     Document Type: Conference Paper

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