DocumentCode
2022995
Title
Designing optical waveguides for clinical diagnostics in layered tissues: experimental testing with tissue phantoms
Author
Valenzuela, John R. ; Vishwanath, Karthik ; Mycek, Mary-Ann
Author_Institution
Appl. Phys. Program, Michigan Univ., Ann Arbor, MI, USA
Volume
2
fYear
2004
fDate
7-11 Nov. 2004
Firstpage
827
Abstract
Phantoms that simulate tissue optical response are useful for optimizing instruments for clinical laser diagnostics and for validating photon-migration models. A novel bi-layered tissue phantom is developed and tested using clinically-compatible fiber-optic probe designs.
Keywords
biological tissues; fibre optic sensors; laser applications in medicine; optical design techniques; phantoms; clinical laser diagnostics; optical waveguide design; photon-migration models; tissue phantoms; Biomedical optical imaging; Fluorescence; Imaging phantoms; Optical design; Optical fiber testing; Optical fibers; Optical scattering; Optical waveguides; Probes; Solids;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2004. LEOS 2004. The 17th Annual Meeting of the IEEE
Print_ISBN
0-7803-8557-8
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/LEOS.2004.1363496
Filename
1363496
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