In vivo imaging of the microcirculation of the volar forearm using correlation mapping optical coherence tomography (cmOCT)

Biomedical Optics Express

Volumn 2, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1184-1193

  Enfield, Joey ^a   Jonathan, Enock ^a   Leahy, Martin ^a,b  

^a Tissue Optics and Microcirculation Imaging Facility   (Ireland)

^b ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS IN IRELAND   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MAPPING; MICROCIRCULATION;

ANATOMICAL STRUCTURES; CAPILLARY DENSITY; CLINICAL APPLICATION; CORRELATION MAPPING; HUMAN IMAGING; IN-VIVO; IN-VIVO IMAGING; INTENSITY IMAGES; MICROVASCULAR; NON-CONTACT TECHNIQUES; PROCESSING STEPS; PROCESSING TECHNIQUE; VASCULATURE; VESSEL DIAMETER;

OPTICAL TOMOGRAPHY;

EID: 80052586689     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21567085     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/BOE.2.001184     Document Type: Article

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