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

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Optical Imaging  

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  • Topical Descriptor

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Entry terms

  • Autofluorescence Imaging
  • Autofluorescence Imaging, Fundus
  • Fluorescence Imaging
  • Fundus Autofluorescence Imaging
  • Fundus Autofluorescence Imagings
  • Imaging, Autofluorescence
  • Imaging, Fluorescence
  • Imaging, Fundus Autofluorescence

Scope note

  • The use of light interaction (scattering, absorption, and fluorescence) with biological tissue to obtain morphologically based information. It includes measuring inherent tissue optical properties such as scattering, absorption, and autofluorescence; or optical properties of exogenous targeted fluorescent molecular probes such as those used in optical MOLECULAR IMAGING, or nontargeted optical CONTRAST AGENTS.

History note

  • 2013

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URI

http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D061848

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