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Investigative Techniques > Optical Imaging > Tomography, Optical
Diagnosis > Diagnostic Techniques and Procedures > Diagnostic Imaging > Optical Imaging > Tomography, Optical
Diagnosis > Diagnostic Techniques and Procedures > Diagnostic Imaging > Tomography > Tomography, Optical

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Tomography, Optical  

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  • Optical Tomography

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  • Projection of near-IR light (INFRARED RAYS), in the 700-1000 nm region, across an object in parallel beams to an array of sensitive photodetectors. This is repeated at various angles and a mathematical reconstruction provides three dimensional MEDICAL IMAGING of tissues. Based on the relative transparency of tissues to this spectra, it has been used to monitor local oxygenation, brain and joints.

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  • 2004

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D041622

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