Molecular imaging true-colour spectroscopic optical coherence tomography

Nature Photonics

Volumn 5, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 744-747

  Robles, Francisco E ^a,b   Wilson, Christy ^c   Grant, Gerald ^c   Wax, Adam ^a,b  

^a USA   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

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EID: 82455208919     PISSN: 17494885     EISSN: 17494893     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nphoton.2011.257     Document Type: Article

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