Molecular contrast optical coherence tomography: A review

Photochemistry and Photobiology

Volumn 81, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 215-237

  Yang, Changhuei ^a  

^a California Institute of Technology   (United States)

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CONTRAST MEDIUM;

ABSORPTION; ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED DIAGNOSIS; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY;

ABSORPTION; CONTRAST MEDIA; IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; TOMOGRAPHY, OPTICAL COHERENCE;

EID: 17444412648     PISSN: 00318655     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1562/2004-08-06-IR-266.1     Document Type: Article

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