Title :
In vivo spectral transmission measurements through single and multiple tissue layers and blood
Author :
Ilev, Ilko K. ; Waynant, Ronald W. ; Byrnes, K.R. ; Gorman, Erik ; Anders, Juanita J.
Author_Institution :
Center for Devices & Radiol. Health, US Food & Drug Adm., Rockville, MD, USA
Abstract :
An in vivo animal model study of the optical properties and light transmission characteristics of single and multiple tissue layers and blood using either coherent or incoherent light sources in a broad spectral range covering the visible and near-infrared is presented.
Keywords :
bio-optics; biological tissues; biomedical measurement; blood; infrared spectra; light propagation; light sources; light transmission; optical properties; visible spectra; blood; coherent light source; in vivo animal model; in vivo spectral transmission measurement; incoherent light source; light transmission characteristics; multiple tissue layer; near-infrared spectral range; optical properties; single tissue layer; visible spectral range; Animals; Biomedical optical imaging; Blood; Fiber lasers; In vivo; Light sources; Optical fibers; Optical scattering; Optical sensors; Power lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2003. CLEO '03. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-748-2
