Does orthogonal polarization spectral imaging really visualize the "micro"-vasculature? Yes it does!

Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1689-1690

  Ristagno, Giuseppe ^a   Antonaglia, Vittorio ^b   Gullo, Antonino ^c  

^a INSTITUTE OF CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MICROSPHERE;

IMAGING SYSTEM; LETTER; MICROCIRCULATION; MICROVASCULATURE; NONHUMAN; ORTHOGONAL POLARIZATION SPECTRAL IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESUSCITATION; SEPTIC SHOCK;

EID: 42949156808     PISSN: 00903493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/CCM.0b013e3181710b4c     Document Type: Letter

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