Optical properties of biological tissues: A review

Physics in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 58, Issue 11, 2013, Pages

  Jacques, Steven L ^a,b  

^a Oregon Health and Science University Department of Biomedical Engineering   (United States)

^b OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OPTICAL PROPERTIES OF BIOLOGICAL TISSUES; SCATTERING AND ABSORPTION; TISSUE OPTICAL PROPERTIES; YELLOW PIGMENTS;

CHROMOPHORES; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; TISSUE;

SCATTERING;

ANIMAL; ANISOTROPY; BIOLOGY; HUMAN; LIGHT RELATED PHENOMENA; PROCEDURES; METHODOLOGY; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; ANISOTROPY; BIOLOGY; HUMANS; OPTICAL PROCESSES;

EID: 84878256758     PISSN: 00319155     EISSN: 13616560     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/58/11/R37     Document Type: Review

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