Quantitative analysis of water distribution in human articular cartilage using terahertz time-domain spectroscopy

Biomedical Optics Express

Volumn 3, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 1110-1115

  Jung, Euna ^a   Choi, Hyuck Jae ^b   Lim, Meehyun ^a   Kang, Hyeona ^a   Park, Hongkyu ^a   Han, Haewook ^a   Min, Byung Hyun ^c   Kim, Sangin ^d   Park, Ikmo ^d   Lim, Hanjo ^d  

^a Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH)   (South Korea)

^b University of Ulsan   (South Korea)

^c Ajou University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^d Ajou University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PLASMONS; REFRACTIVE INDEX; SPECTROPHOTOMETERS; TERAHERTZ SPECTROSCOPY; TISSUE; WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS;

ABSORPTION COEFFICIENTS; ARTICULAR CARTILAGES; BIOCHEMICAL METHODS; CARTILAGE TISSUES; HUMAN ARTICULAR CARTILAGE; TERAHERTZ TIME DOMAIN SPECTROSCOPY; THZ FREQUENCIES; THZ-TDS; WATER DISTRIBUTIONS;

CARTILAGE;

EID: 84863940294     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21567085     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/BOE.3.001110     Document Type: Article

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