We present a review of short-wave infrared (SWIR, defined here as∼ 1000 to 2000 nm)
spectroscopy and imaging techniques for biological tissue optical property characterization …

In this paper we present the absorption coefficient μa and the isotropic scattering coefficient
μs′ for 22 human skin samples measured using a double integrating sphere apparatus in …

1.1 Propagation of continuous-wave light in tissues 3 1.1. 1 Basic principles, and major
scatterers and absorbers 3 1.1. 2 Theoretical description 11 1.1. 3 Monte Carlo simulation …

Biomedical photonics is defined as the science of harnessing light and other forms of radiant
energy to address problems in medicine and biology. The field has experienced explosive …

The absorption and transport scattering coefficients of caucasian and negroid dermis,
subdermal fat and muscle have been measured for all wavelengths between 620 and 1000 …

A multiwavelength backward-mode planar photoacoustic scanner for 3D imaging of soft
tissues to depths of several millimeters with a spatial resolution in the tens to hundreds of …

Infrared (IR) imaging in medicine has been used in the past but without the advantage of
twenty-firstcentury technology. In 1994, under the Department of Defense (DOD) grants …

A new approach based on pulsed photoacoustic spectroscopy for non-invasively quantifying
tissue chromophore concentrations with high spatial resolution has been developed. The …

We have measured the bulk optical properties of healthy female breast tissues in vivo in the
parallel plate, transmission geometry. Fifty-two volunteers were measured. Blood volume …

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 …