Optical palpation in vivo: Imaging human skin lesions using mechanical contrast

Journal of Biomedical Optics

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Es'Haghian, Shaghayegh ^a   Kennedy, Kelsey M ^a   Gong, Peijun ^a   Sampson, David D ^a   McLaughlin, Robert A ^a   Kennedy, Brendan F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

biomechanics; optical coherence elastography; optical coherence tomography; optical palpation; scar; skin; skin lesion; tactile imaging

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; DERMATOLOGY; IMAGING TECHNIQUES; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MEDICAL IMAGING; OPTICAL TOMOGRAPHY; PROBES; SKIN; STRESS ANALYSIS; TOMOGRAPHY;

IMAGING PROBE; IN-VIVO IMAGING; OPTICAL COHERENCE ELASTOGRAPHY; OPTICAL PALPATION; SAMPLE SURFACE; SCAR; SKIN LESION; SPATIAL VARIATIONS;

STRESSES;

ADULT; BIOMECHANICS; ELASTOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONS OF THE SKIN AND ITS APPENDAGES; HUMAN; IMAGING PHANTOM; MALE; OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; SCAR; SKIN TUMOR;

ADULT; BIOMECHANICAL PHENOMENA; CICATRIX; ELASTICITY IMAGING TECHNIQUES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; SKIN NEOPLASMS; SKIN PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; TOMOGRAPHY, OPTICAL COHERENCE;

EID: 84922496781     PISSN: 10833668     EISSN: 15602281     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1117/1.JBO.20.1.016013     Document Type: Article

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