Spectral transillumination of female breasts and breast tissue-like material

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 2326, Issue , 1995, Pages 370-382

  Heusmann, H ^a,b   Kolzer J ^a   Otto, J ^a   Puls, R ^b   Friedrich, T ^b   Heywang Kobrunner S ^b   Zinth, W ^c  

^a SIEMENS AG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL LEIPZIG   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIAGNOSIS; HISTOLOGY; INFRARED DEVICES; PHOTONS; TRANSILLUMINATION;

BREAST TISSUES; HUMAN BREAST TISSUE; PHANTOM EXPERIMENT; PHOTOSPECTROMETER; SPECTRAL FEATURE; SPECTRAL SIGNATURE; TURBID MEDIUM; VISIBLE AND NEAR INFRARED;

TISSUE;

EID: 85059661597     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: 1996756X     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.200843     Document Type: Conference Paper

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