Depth-selective fiber-optic probe for characterization of superficial tissue at a constant physical depth

Biomedical Optics Express

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 838-849

  Liu, Yang ^a,b   Fang, Can ^a   Brokl, David ^a   Brand, Randall E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b University of Pittsburgh   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FIBER OPTICS; MEDICAL APPLICATIONS; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; PROBES;

ANISOTROPY FACTOR; BIOMEDICAL APPLICATIONS; DEPTH SELECTIVITY; FIBEROPTIC PROBES; HIGH-INDEX; IN-VIVO; LIGHT COLLECTION EFFICIENCY; LIGHT ILLUMINATION; SCATTERING CO-EFFICIENT; SCATTERING PROPERTY; SKIN TISSUE; SPECULAR REFLECTIONS; TISSUE PENETRATIONS; TWO-CHANNEL;

TISSUE;

EID: 84865542816     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21567085     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/BOE.2.000838     Document Type: Article

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