Non-linear optical imaging of obesity-related health risks: Review

Journal of Innovative Optical Health Sciences

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 9-25

  Le, Thuc T ^a   Cheng, Ji Xin ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Atherosclerosis; coherent anti Stokes Raman scattering; lipid droplet; mammary cancer; non linear optics; obesity; second harmonic generation; sum frequency generation; tumor stroma; two photon fluorescence

Indexed keywords

ATHEROSCLEROSIS; COHERENT ANTI-STOKES RAMAN SCATTERING; LIPID DROPLET; MAMMARY CANCER; OBESITY; SUM-FREQUENCY GENERATION; TUMOR STROMA; TWO PHOTON FLUORESCENCE;

COHERENT SCATTERING; DISEASES; DROPS; FLUORESCENCE; HARMONIC GENERATION; NONLINEAR OPTICS; NUTRITION; OPTICAL IMAGE STORAGE; PHOTONS; RAMAN SCATTERING; RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY;

HEALTH RISKS;

EID: 70749132943     PISSN: 17935458     EISSN: 17937205     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/S1793545809000371     Document Type: Review

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