Quantitative analysis on optical properties of human atherosclerosis by using polarization-sensitive optical coherence tomography

Progress in Biomedical Optics and Imaging - Proceedings of SPIE

Volumn 6842, Issue , 2008, Pages

  Kuo, Wen Chuan ^a   Hsiung, Ming Wei ^a   Shyu, Jeou Jong ^b   Chou, Nai Kuan ^c   Yang, Po Nien ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Anisotropy factor; Atherosclerosis; Fast axis angle; Optical coherence tomography; Phase retardation; Plaque; Polarization; Scattering coefficient

Indexed keywords

CHEMOTHERAPY; COHERENT LIGHT; DIAGNOSTIC RADIOGRAPHY; MEDICAL IMAGING; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; OPTICS; SEMICONDUCTING CADMIUM TELLURIDE; TOMOGRAPHY;

(PL) PROPERTIES; HUMAN ATHEROSCLEROSIS; OPTICAL (PET) (OPET); OPTICAL PARAMETERS; PHOTONIC; POLARIZATION SENSITIVE OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY (PS OCT); QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SCATTERING COEFFICIENTS;

IMAGING TECHNIQUES;

EID: 42149123444     PISSN: 16057422     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.762170     Document Type: Conference Paper

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