Review of spectral imaging technology in biomedical engineering: Achievements and challenges

Journal of Biomedical Optics

Volumn 18, Issue 10, 2013, Pages

  Li, Qingli ^a   He, Xiaofu ^b   Wang, Yiting ^a   Liu, Hongying ^a   Xu, Dongrong ^b   Guo, Fangmin ^a  

^a EAST CHINA NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Brain Imaging Lab ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

biomedical optical imaging spectral imaging spectroscopy hyperspectral multispectral

Indexed keywords

BIOMEDICAL APPLICATIONS; BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; CONVENTIONAL IMAGING; SPECTRAL IMAGING; SPECTRAL IMAGING SYSTEM; SPECTRAL IMAGING TECHNOLOGY; SPECTRAL INFORMATION; TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCES;

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; BIOPHYSICS; MEDICAL APPLICATIONS; MEDICAL IMAGING;

SPECTROSCOPY;

ANIMAL; BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; HUMAN; PROCEDURES; SPECTROSCOPY; METHODOLOGY; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; HUMANS; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS;

EID: 84886798284     PISSN: 10833668     EISSN: 15602281     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1117/1.JBO.18.10.100901     Document Type: Review

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