Spectral analysis of mechanical and respiratory influences on width of subarachnoid space assessed with non-invasive method of near-infrared transillumination/back scattering sounding

Opto-Electronics Review

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 151-157

  Frydrychowski, A F ^a   Rojewski, M ^b   Guminski W ^b  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF GDANSK   (Poland)

^b GDANSK UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Spectral analysis; Subarachnoid space; Transillumination

Indexed keywords

EID: 0347937109     PISSN: 12303402     EISSN: 18963757     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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