Modelling optical properties of soft tissue by fractal distribution of scatterers

Journal of Modern Optics

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 103-120

  Wang, Ruikang K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS OF NORTH MIDLANDS NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD THEORY; FRACTALS; LIGHT SCATTERING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; TISSUE;

FRACTAL DISTRIBUTION; LIGHT-TISSUE INTERACTION; MIE SCATTERING THEORY;

REFRACTIVE INDEX;

EID: 0034651063     PISSN: 09500340     EISSN: 13623044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09500340008231409     Document Type: Article

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