Medical applications of terahertz imaging: A review of current technology and potential applications in biomedical engineering

Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology - Proceedings

Volumn 26 II, Issue , 2004, Pages 1302-1305

  Humphreys, K ^a   Loughran, J P ^a   Gradziel, M ^a   Lanigan, W ^a   Ward, T ^a   Murphy, J A ^a   O'Sullivan, C ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Biosensors; Terahertz Imaging; Tissue Spectroscopy

Indexed keywords

BIOSENSORS; COSTS; FOURIER OPTICS; IMAGE QUALITY; MEDICAL APPLICATIONS; MEDICAL IMAGING; MILLIMETER WAVES; OPTIMIZATION; THROUGHPUT; TISSUE;

CORRUGATED WAVEGUIDES; GAUSSIAN MODE ANALYSIS; TERAHERTZ IMAGING; TISSUE SPECTROSCOPY;

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING;

EID: 11144263624     PISSN: 05891019     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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