Fluorescence spectroscopy of turbid media: Autofluorescence of the human aorta

Applied Optics

Volumn 28, Issue 20, 1989, Pages 4286-4292

  Keijzer, Marleen ^a,b   Richards Kortum, Rebecca R ^d   Jacques, Steven L ^a,c   Feld, Michael S ^d  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

^d MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

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EID: 84975551241     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 21553165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.28.004286     Document Type: Article

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