The in vivo diagnosis of malaria: Feasibility study into a magneto-optic fingertip probe

IEEE Journal on Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 573-580

  Newman, Dave M ^a   Matelon, Raphaël J ^a   Wears, M Lesley ^a   Savage, Luke B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cotton Mouton effect; Hemozoin; Magneto optics; Malaria; Medical diagnostics

Indexed keywords

BLOOD PLASMA; BLOOD STREAMS; COTTON-MOUTON EFFECT; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FINGER PROBES; HEMOZOIN; IN-DEPTH ANALYSIS; IN-VIVO; INTRACELLULAR VACUOLES; LIQUID PHASE; LIVING TISSUES; MAGNETO-OPTICS; MEDICAL DIAGNOSTICS; NON-INVASIVE DETECTION; OPTICAL INTENSITIES; PARASITEMIA; RED BLOOD CELL; RESPONSIVITY; TEST DIAGNOSTICS;

COTTON; MAGNETIC FIELDS; MAGNETOS; PROBES;

BLOOD;

EID: 77953251271     PISSN: 1077260X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JSTQE.2009.2029068     Document Type: Article

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