Catalogue of human tissue optical properties at terahertz frequencies

Journal of Biological Physics

Volumn 29, Issue 2-3, 2003, Pages 123-128

  Fitzgerald, A J ^a   Berry, E ^a   Zinov'ev, N N ^a   Homer Vanniasinkam, S ^b   Miles, R E ^a   Chamberlain, J M ^a   Smith, M A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b LEEDS TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Absorption; Human tissue; Medical imaging; Refractive index; Terahertz pulsed imaging

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; ADIPOSE TISSUE; CONFERENCE PAPER; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMAGING SYSTEM; MEASUREMENT; NERVE; OPTICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFRACTION INDEX; REPRODUCIBILITY; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SKIN; SOFT TISSUE; TERAHERTZ PULSED IMAGING; VEIN;

EID: 0037624156     PISSN: 00920606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1024428406218     Document Type: Conference Paper

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