Spectroscopic analysis of the autofluorescence from human bronchus using an ultraviolet laser diode

Journal of Biomedical Optics

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 603-608

  Kobayashi, Masakazu ^a   Shibuya, Kiyoshi ^b   Hoshino, Hidehisa ^b   Fujisawa, Takehiko ^b  

^a WASEDA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b CHIBA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLUORESCENCE; IRRADIATION; SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS; SPECTROSCOPIC ANALYSIS; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; TISSUE;

HUMAN BRONCHIAL TISSUES;

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING;

BRONCHUS;

ARTICLE; BRONCHUS; BRONCHUS DISEASE; BRONCHUS TUMOR; ELASTIC TISSUE; FIBER OPTICS; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; INSTRUMENTATION; LASER; METHODOLOGY; SPECTROFLUOROMETRY; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

BRONCHI; BRONCHIAL DISEASES; BRONCHIAL NEOPLASMS; ELASTIC TISSUE; FIBER OPTICS; HUMANS; LASERS; SPECTROMETRY, FLUORESCENCE; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

EID: 0036816741     PISSN: 10833668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1117/1.1506932     Document Type: Article

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