DocumentCode
29569
Title
Terahertz Time-Domain Spectroscopy of Human Blood
Author
Reid, C.B. ; Reese, G. ; Gibson, A.P. ; Wallace, Vincent P.
Author_Institution
Dept. of Med. Phys. & Bioeng., Univ. Coll. London, London, UK
Volume
17
Issue
4
fYear
2013
fDate
Jul-13
Firstpage
774
Lastpage
778
Abstract
In the continuing development of terahertz technology to enable the determination of tissue pathologies in real-time during surgical procedures, it is important to distinguish the measured terahertz signal from biomaterials and fluids, such as blood, which may mask the signal from tissues of interest. In this paper, we present the frequency-dependent absorption coefficients, refractive indices, and Debye relaxation times of whole blood, red blood cells, plasma, and a thrombus.
Keywords
absorption coefficients; biomedical measurement; blood; refractive index; terahertz spectroscopy; Debye relaxation times; frequency-dependent absorption coefficients; plasma; red blood cells; refractive indices; terahertz time-domain spectroscopy; thrombus; whole human blood; Absorption; Blood; Dielectrics; Laser beams; Plasmas; Refractive index; Spectroscopy; Biomedical engineering; medical imaging; terahertz technology;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Biomedical and Health Informatics, IEEE Journal of
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
2168-2194
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/JBHI.2013.2255306
Filename
6506093
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