In-vivo diagnostic with optical coherence tomography: Use in dermatology

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 2970, Issue , 1997, Pages 299-304

  Welzel, Julia ^a   Lankenau, Eva ^b   Birngruber, Reginald ^b   Engelhardt, Ralf ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LÜBECK   (Germany)

^b Laser Center   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bioengineering method; Dermatology; Optical low coherence tomography; Skin diseases

Indexed keywords

DERMATOLOGY; DIAGNOSTIC RADIOGRAPHY; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; LIGANDS; LIGHT; LIGHT SOURCES; LIGHTING; MEDICAL IMAGING; MICHELSON INTERFEROMETERS; SKIN; SURGERY; THICKNESS MEASUREMENT; TOMOGRAPHY;

BACK SCATTERED; BIOENGINEERING METHOD; COHERENCE LENGTHS; DEPTH RESOLUTIONS; HUMAN SKINS; IN-VIVO; INFLAMMATORY DISEASES; INFRARED LIGHTS; OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHIES; OPTICAL LOW COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY; PATH LENGTHS; PENETRATION DEPTHS; REFERENCE BEAMS; SKIN DISEASES; SKIN SAMPLES; STRATUM CORNEUM;

COHERENT LIGHT;

EID: 58049176445     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.275058     Document Type: Conference Paper

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