Mueller Matrix Imaging for Cancer Detection

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

Volumn 2, Issue , 2003, Pages 1027-1030

  Baldwin, A M ^a   Chung, J R ^a   Baba, J S ^a   Spiegelman, C H ^b   Amoss, M S ^c   Cote G L ^a  

^a Texas A M University   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Backscattering; Mueller matrix; Polarimetry; Skin cancer

Indexed keywords

CANCER DETECTION; MUELLER MATRIX; SKIN CANCER;

BACKSCATTERING; BIREFRINGENCE; CHARGE COUPLED DEVICES; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGING SYSTEMS; IMAGING TECHNIQUES; MATRIX ALGEBRA; POLARIMETERS; POLARIZATION; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SKIN; STATISTICAL METHODS;

TUMORS;

EID: 1542302408     PISSN: 05891019     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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