Review: Time-domain broadband near infrared spectroscopy of the female breast: A focused review from basic principles to future perspectives

Journal of Near Infrared Spectroscopy

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 223-235

  Pifferi, Antonio ^a,b   Farina, Andrea ^b   Torricelli, Alessandro ^a   Quarto, Giovanna ^a   Cubeddu, Rinaldo ^a,b   Taroni, Paola ^a,b  

^a POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

^b IFN CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Absorption; Breast cancer; Collagen; Diffuse optics; Diffuse spectroscopy; Near infrared spectroscopy; Scattering

Indexed keywords

EID: 84859092576     PISSN: 09670335     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1255/jnirs.980     Document Type: Review

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