Laser induced fluorescence as a diagnostic tool in atherosclerosis

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 3052, Issue , 1996, Pages 394-399

  Anastassopoulou, N ^a   Arapoglou, B ^b   Demakakos, P ^b   Makropoulou, M ^a   Paphiti, A ^b   Raptis, Y S ^a   Serafetinides, A A ^a  

^a NATIONAL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Atherosclerosis; Laser angioplasty; Laser induced fluorescence; Optical biopsy

Indexed keywords

DISEASES; FLUORESCENCE; LASER EXCITATION; LASER OPTICS; LASER PRODUCED PLASMAS; TISSUE;

ATHEROSCLEROSIS; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; EXCITATION WAVELENGTH; FLUORESCENCE INTENSITIES; FULL WIDTH HALF MAXIMUM; HISTOPATHOLOGICAL DIAGNOSIS; LASER INDUCED FLUORESCENCE; OPTICAL BIOPSIES;

ARGON LASERS;

EID: 85076758452     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: 1996756X     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.262964     Document Type: Conference Paper

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