Imaging contrast and resolution in multiply scattered low coherence interferometry

IEEE Journal on Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 1050-1058

  Giacomelli, Michael G ^a   Wax, Adam ^a  

^a USA   (United States)

Author keywords

Angle resolved scattering; biomedical imaging; light scattering; low coherence interferometry; multiple scattering

Indexed keywords

ANGLE RESOLVED SCATTERING; BIOMEDICAL IMAGING; DEPTH PENETRATION; DETAILED MODELING; IMAGING CONTRAST; IMAGING PARAMETERS; IMAGING RESOLUTIONS; LOW COHERENCE INTERFEROMETRY; MONTE CARLO MODEL; MULTIPLY SCATTERED LIGHT; SIGNAL ATTENUATION;

ANISOTROPY; LIGHT SCATTERING; MEDICAL IMAGING; MULTIPLE SCATTERING; SCATTERING; SIGNAL PROCESSING; WAVE INTERFERENCE;

CONTRAST MEDIA;

EID: 84862270717     PISSN: 1077260X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JSTQE.2011.2161272     Document Type: Article

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