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
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