Title :
Optical reflectance and transmittance of tissues: principles and applications
Author :
Wilson, Brian C. ; Jacques, Steven L.
Author_Institution :
McMaster Univ., Hamilton, Ont., Canada
fDate :
12/1/1990 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A discussion is presented of diagnostic and dosimetric optical measurements in medicine and biology. Topics covered include: tissue optical properties, tissue boundary conditions, and invasive versus noninvasive measurements. Clinical applications of therapeutic dosimetry and diagnostic spectroscopy are discussed. The principles of diffuse reflectance and transmittance measurements are presented. Experimental studies illustrate reflectance spectroscopy and steady-state versus time-resolved measurements
Keywords :
biomedical measurement; biophysics; dosimetry; light reflection; light transmission; patient diagnosis; biology; clinical applications; diagnostic spectroscopy; diffuse reflectance; dosimetric optical measurements; medicine; noninvasive measurements; optical reflectance; optical transmittance; reflectance spectroscopy; steady state measurements; therapeutic dosimetry; time-resolved measurements; tissue boundary conditions; tissue optical properties; Absorption; Biomedical measurements; Biomedical optical imaging; Light scattering; Optical propagation; Optical scattering; Particle scattering; Pigments; Reflectivity; Spectroscopy;
Journal_Title :
Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
