Miniature spectrometer and multi-spectral imager as a potential diagnostic aid in dermatology

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 2387, Issue , 1995, Pages 57-61

  Zeng, Haishan ^a   MacAulay, Calum ^a   McLean, David I ^b   Lui, Hjey ^a   Palcic, Branko ^a  

^a BRITISH COLUMBIA CANCER AGENCY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Miniature Spectrometer; Multi Spectral Imaging; Optical Diagnosis; Skin Diseases; Skin Imaging; Tissue Autofluorescence Imaging; Tissue Autofluorescence Spectroscopy; Tissue Reflectance Spectroscopy

Indexed keywords

DERMATOLOGY; DIAGNOSIS; DISEASES; REFLECTION; SPECTROSCOPY; TISSUE;

MINIATURE SPECTROMETER; MULTISPECTRAL IMAGING; OPTICAL DIAGNOSIS; SKIN DISEASE; SKIN IMAGING; TISSUE AUTOFLUORESCENCE; TISSUE REFLECTANCES;

SPECTROMETERS;

EID: 84884235389     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: 1996756X     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.206836     Document Type: Conference Paper

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