Estimation of anisotropic optical parameters of tissue in a slab geometry

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 88, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 3205-3211

  Dudko, Olga K ^a   Weiss, George H ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; ARTICLE; DENTIN; DIFFUSION; GEOMETRY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LIGHT ABSORPTION; LIGHT INTENSITY; LIGHT SCATTERING; MUSCLE TISSUE; OPTICS; SKIN; TISSUE; WHITE MATTER;

EID: 17844397461     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1529/biophysj.104.058305     Document Type: Article

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