Method for evaluating optical characteristics of endoscopes for recording fluorescence-related cardiac electrical activity

Applied Optics

Volumn 41, Issue 31, 2002, Pages 6725-6730

  Sau, Soma ^a   Bassen, Howard I ^b   Krauthamer, Victor ^b  

^a Duke University   (United States)

^b CENTER FOR DEVICES AND RADIOLOGICAL HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ENDOSCOPY; FLUORESCENCE; NONDESTRUCTIVE EXAMINATION; OPTICAL RECORDING; SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO;

FLUORESCENCE RECORDING; SIGNAL QUALITY;

FIBER OPTICS;

ARTICLE; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; ENDOSCOPE; FLUORESCENCE; HEART; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY;

ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; ENDOSCOPES; FLUORESCENCE; HEART;

EID: 0036827028     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 21553165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.41.006725     Document Type: Article

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