An affordable, portable fluorescence imaging device for skin lesion detection using a dual wavelength approach for image contrast enhancement and aminolaevulinic acid-induced protoporphyrin IX. Part I. Design, spectral and spatial characteristics

Lasers in Medical Science

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 199-206

  Fischer, F ^a   Dickson, E F ^a   Pottier, R H ^a   Wieland, H ^a  

^a ROYAL MILITARY COLLEGE OF CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Fluorescence imaging; Photodetection; Protoporphyrin IX

Indexed keywords

AMINOLEVULINIC ACID; CONTRAST MEDIUM; PROTOPORPHYRIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; AUTOFLUORESCENCE; DEVICE; DIODE LASER; FLUORESCENCE ANALYSIS; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE QUALITY; IMAGING SYSTEM; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN CANCER; SKIN DEFECT; SPECTRAL SENSITIVITY; STEADY STATE;

EID: 0034963663     PISSN: 02688921     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/PL00011355     Document Type: Article

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