• DocumentCode
    1440496
  • Title

    A review of the optical properties of biological tissues

  • Author

    Cheong, Wai-Fung ; Prahl, Scott A. ; Welch, Ashley J.

  • Author_Institution
    Texas Univ., Austin, TX, USA
  • Volume
    26
  • Issue
    12
  • fYear
    1990
  • fDate
    12/1/1990 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    2166
  • Lastpage
    2185
  • Abstract
    The known optical properties (absorption, scattering, total attenuation, effective attenuation, and/or anisotropy coefficients) of various biological tissues at a variety of wavelengths are reviewed. The theoretical foundations for most experimental approaches are outlined. Relations between Kubelka-Munk parameters and transport coefficients are listed. The optical properties of aorta, liver, and muscle at 633 nm are discussed in detail. An extensive bibliography is provided
  • Keywords
    biophysics; light absorption; light scattering; liver; muscle; reviews; 633 mm; Kubelka-Munk parameters; absorption; anisotropy coefficients; aorta; bibliography; biological tissues; effective attenuation; liver; muscle; optical properties; review; scattering; theoretical foundations; total attenuation; transport coefficients; wavelengths; Absorption; Anisotropic magnetoresistance; Bibliographies; Biological tissues; Biomedical optical imaging; Geometrical optics; Liver; Muscles; Optical attenuators; Optical scattering;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9197
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/3.64354
  • Filename
    64354