Laser speckle contrast analysis (LASCA): A technique for measuring capillary blood flow using the first order statistics of laser speckle patterns

IEE Colloquium (Digest)

Volumn , Issue 124, 1997, Pages

  Richards, G J ^a   Briers, J D ^a  

^a KINGSTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAPILLARY FLOW; FLOW MEASUREMENT; HEMODYNAMICS; LASER APPLICATIONS; SPECKLE; STATISTICAL METHODS;

LASER SPECKLE CONTRAST ANALYSIS (LASCA);

NONINVASIVE MEDICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 0031547059     PISSN: 09633308     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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