Diffuse optical imaging and spectroscopy of the breast: A brief outline of history and perspectives

Photochemical and Photobiological Sciences

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 241-250

  Taroni, Paola ^a,b  

^a POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

^b IFN CNR   (Italy)

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EID: 84856743813     PISSN: 1474905X     EISSN: 14749092     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1039/c1pp05230f     Document Type: Review

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