Techniques for depth-resolved imaging through turbid media including coherence-gated imaging

Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics

Volumn 36, Issue 14, 2003, Pages

  Dunsby, C ^a   French, P M W ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOTECHNOLOGY; LIGHT SCATTERING; OPTICAL MICROSCOPY; TISSUE;

COHERENCE-GATED IMAGING;

IMAGING TECHNIQUES;

EID: 0042700220     PISSN: 00223727     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0022-3727/36/14/201     Document Type: Review

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