Monte Carlo simulations related to gas-based optical diagnosis of human sinusitis

Journal of Biomedical Optics

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2007, Pages

  Persson, Linda ^a   Kristensson, Elias ^a   Simonsson, Lisa ^a   Svanberg, Sune ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Diode lasers; Infrared spectroscopy; Medicine; Molecular spectroscopy; Scattering; Simulations

Indexed keywords

INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; MONTE CARLO METHODS; SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS; SPECTROSCOPIC ANALYSIS; TISSUE CULTURE;

ADVANCED SYSTEMS ANALYSIS PROGRAM (ASAPTM); HUMAN SINUSITIS;

DIAGNOSIS;

DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; NITROGEN;

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; COMPUTER ASSISTED DIAGNOSIS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EVALUATION; HUMAN; LASER; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PARANASAL SINUS; REPRODUCIBILITY; SEMICONDUCTOR; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SINUSITIS; SPECTROSCOPY; VALIDATION STUDY;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DIAGNOSIS, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; HUMANS; LASERS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MONTE CARLO METHOD; NITROGEN; PARANASAL SINUSES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEMICONDUCTORS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SINUSITIS; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS;

EID: 38449109837     PISSN: 10833668     EISSN: 15602281     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1117/1.2777179     Document Type: Article

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