DocumentCode
2956465
Title
Non-invasive burn depth determination by diffuse reflectance measurement of intensity modulated light
Author
Spott, T. ; Pham, T. ; Svaasand, L.O. ; Tromberg, B.J.
Author_Institution
Dept. of Phys. Electron., NTNU, Trondheim, Norway
fYear
2000
fDate
10-15 Sept. 2000
Abstract
Summary form only given. The surface of a slab of chicken breast muscle was gradually heated with a CO/sub 2/ laser. The goal of the experiment was to detect the depth of the coagulated top layer by measuring the diffuse reflectance at the tissue surface.
Keywords
coagulation; combustion; laser applications in medicine; muscle; reflectivity; CO/sub 2/; CO/sub 2/ laser; chicken breast muscle; coagulated top layer depth detection; diffuse reflectance; diffuse reflectance measurement; gradually heated; intensity modulated light; non-invasive burn depth determination; tissue surface; Intensity modulation; Laser theory; Optical modulation; Reflectivity; USA Councils;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe, 2000. Conference Digest. 2000 Conference on
Conference_Location
Nice
Print_ISBN
0-7803-6319-1
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/CLEOE.2000.910342
Filename
910342
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