Imaging melanin by two-photon absorption microscopy

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 6089, Issue , 2006, Pages

  Ye, Tong ^a   Yurtsever, Gunay ^a   Fischer, Martin ^a   Simon, John D ^a   Warren, Warren S ^a,b  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Eumelanin; Melanin; Melanoma; Microscopy; Pheomelanin; Two photon absorption

Indexed keywords

EUMELANIN; MELANIN; MELANOMA; PHEOMELANIN; TWO-PHOTON ABSORPTION;

BIOMARKERS; ENERGY ABSORPTION; FLUORESCENCE; MEDICAL IMAGING; PATHOLOGY; PHOTONS;

TISSUE;

EID: 33646177233     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.646139     Document Type: Conference Paper

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