DocumentCode
2707830
Title
A THz imaging Fourier Transform Spectrometer (FTS) as a potential diagnostic for tissue damage and healing
Author
Tucker, C.E. ; Ade, P.A.R. ; Curtis, K. ; Naylor, D.
Author_Institution
Sch. of Phys., Astron. Cardiff Univ., Cardiff, UK
fYear
2010
fDate
5-10 Sept. 2010
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
1
Abstract
We present spectroscopic data and derived optical constants for a range of tissue types across the Thz range. We make use of the common collagen absorption feature at ~ 11Thz to present the imminent possibility of using an imaging Fourier Transform Spectrometer (FTS) as a diagnostic tool for tissue damage and repair.
Keywords
Fourier transform spectrometers; biological tissues; biomedical imaging; infrared spectrometers; molecular biophysics; proteins; terahertz spectroscopy; terahertz wave imaging; terahertz wave spectra; THz imaging Fourier transform spectrometer; collagen absorption; diagnostic tool; optical constants; tissue damage; tissue healing; tissue repair; Absorption; Detectors; Imaging; Instruments; Optical polarization; Spectroscopy; Tissue damage; FTS; collagen; imaging spectroscopy; tissue damage; wound healing;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Infrared Millimeter and Terahertz Waves (IRMMW-THz), 2010 35th International Conference on
Conference_Location
Rome
Print_ISBN
978-1-4244-6655-9
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/ICIMW.2010.5612309
Filename
5612309
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