• DocumentCode
    2713872
  • Title

    Magneto-Optics in the Service of Medicine - Diagnosis via the Cotton-Mouton Effect-

  • Author

    Newman, D.M. ; Matelon, R.J. ; Wears, M.L. ; Savage, L. ; Heptinstall, J. ; Beddow, J. ; Cox, M.

  • Author_Institution
    Sch. of Eng., Comput. & Math., Univ. of Exeter, Exeter
  • fYear
    2008
  • fDate
    8-11 Dec. 2008
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    3
  • Abstract
    The Cotton-Mouton effect is presented and discussed as a means of detecting haemozoin and in the context of diagnosing malaria and schistosomiasis.
  • Keywords
    bio-optics; biomagnetism; diseases; magneto-optical effects; patient diagnosis; Cotton-Mouton effect; haemozoin; magneto-optics; malaria; medicine; patient diagnosis; schistosomiasis; Biomedical optical imaging; Blood; Crystals; Magnetic fields; Magnetic liquids; Magnetooptic effects; Medical diagnostic imaging; Optical modulation; Optical polarization; Parasitic diseases;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    PhotonicsGlobal@Singapore, 2008. IPGC 2008. IEEE
  • Conference_Location
    Singapore
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4244-3901-0
  • Electronic_ISBN
    978-1-4244-2906-6
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/IPGC.2008.4781387
  • Filename
    4781387