Optical properties of skin, subcutaneous, and muscle tissues: a review

AN Bashkatov, EA Genina, VV Tuchin - Journal of Innovative Optical …, 2011 - World Scientific
The development of optical methods in modern medicine in the areas of diagnostics,
therapy, and surgery has stimulated the investigation of optical properties of various …

Laser acupuncture: past, present, and future

P Whittaker - Lasers in medical science, 2004 - Springer
Laser acupuncture is defined as the stimulation of traditional acupuncture points with low-
intensity, nonthermal laser irradiation. Although the therapeutic use of laser acupuncture is …

Optical properties of human skin, subcutaneous and mucous tissues in the wavelength range from 400 to 2000 nm

AN Bashkatov, EA Genina, VI Kochubey… - Journal of Physics D …, 2005 - iopscience.iop.org
The optical properties of human skin, subcutaneous adipose tissue and human mucosa
were measured in the wavelength range 400–2000 nm. The measurements were carried out …

Tomographic bioluminescence imaging by use of a combined optical-PET (OPET) system: a computer simulation feasibility study

G Alexandrakis, FR Rannou… - Physics in Medicine & …, 2005 - iopscience.iop.org
The feasibility and limits in performing tomographic bioluminescence imaging with a
combined optical-PET (OPET) system were explored by simulating its image formation …

Developments toward diagnostic breast cancer imaging using near-infrared optical measurements and fluorescent contrast agents1

DJ Hawrysz, EM Sevick-Muraca - Neoplasia, 2000 - Elsevier
The use of near-infrared (NIR) light to interrogate deep tissues has enormous potential for
molecular-based imaging when coupled with NIR excitable dyes. More than a decade has …

Optical properties of the subcutaneous adipose tissue in the spectral range 400–2500 nm

AN Bashkatov, EA Genina, VI Kochubey… - Optics and …, 2005 - Springer
The optical characteristics of subcutaneous adipose tissue are studied in the wavelength
range 400–2500 nm. The experiments are conducted in vitro using a Cary 2415 …

[PDF][PDF] Everything I think you should know about Inverse Adding-Doubling

S Prahl - Oregon Medical Laser Center, St. Vincent Hospital, 2011 - omlc.org
This document describes a method for measuring the optical properties of scattering and
absorbing materials. The general idea is that you have made careful measurements of the …

In vitro determination of normal and neoplastic human brain tissue optical properties using inverse adding-doubling

SC Gebhart, WC Lin… - Physics in Medicine & …, 2006 - iopscience.iop.org
To complement a project towards the development of real-time optical biopsy for brain tissue
discrimination and surgical resection guidance, the optical properties of various brain …

Optical properties of porcine skin dermis between 900 nm and 1500 nm

Y Du, XH Hu, M Cariveau, X Ma… - Physics in Medicine & …, 2001 - iopscience.iop.org
The weak absorption of shortwave infrared light by skin tissues between 700 and 1500 nm
offers an important window for diagnosis by optical means. The strong scattering of …

Optical characterization of biological tissues based on fluorescence, absorption, and scattering properties

O Hamdy, Z Abdel-Salam, M Abdel-Harith - Diagnostics, 2022 - mdpi.com
Optical diagnostics methods are significantly appealing in biological applications since they
are non-destructive, safe, and minimally invasive. Laser-induced fluorescence is a …