Time-resolved fluorescence measurements for diffuse optical tomography using ultrafast time-correlated single photon counting

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 6372, Issue , 2006, Pages

  Bérubé Lauzière, Yves ^a   Robichaud, Vincent ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Diffuse optical tomography; Fluorescence; Numerical constant fraction discrimination; Time point spread functions; Time correlated single photon counting; Time domain; Time resolved measurements

Indexed keywords

LASER PULSES; LIGHT SCATTERING; PHOTONS; TIME DOMAIN ANALYSIS; TOMOGRAPHY;

DIFFUSE OPTICAL TOMOGRAPHY; NUMERICAL CONSTANT-FRACTION DISCRIMINATION; TIME POINT-SPREAD FUNCTIONS; TIME-CORRELATED SINGLE PHOTON COUNTING;

FLUORESCENCE;

EID: 33846246740     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.685421     Document Type: Conference Paper

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