Characterization of atherosclerotic lesions with laser-induced time resolved fluorescence spectroscopy

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 3250, Issue , 1998, Pages 181-187

  Maarek, Jean Michel I ^a   Marcu, Laura ^a   Grundfest, Warren S ^a  

^a University of Southern California ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Arterial wall; Atherosclerosis; Classification of lesions; Nitrogen laser; Time resolved fluorescence

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; COLLAGEN; FLUORESCENCE; PULSED LASER APPLICATIONS; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS;

FLUORESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY;

LASER TISSUE INTERACTION;

EID: 0032226113     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.305377     Document Type: Conference Paper

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