Reflective terahertz imaging of porcine skin burns
Optics Letters, Vol. 33, Issue 11, pp. 1258-1260 (2008)
http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/OL.33.001258
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Abstract
A reflective pulsed terahertz imaging system based on direct detection was developed and used to obtain high-resolution images of a porcine skin specimen with superficial partial-thickness (second-degree) burns. Images were also obtained of the sample through ten layers of dry medical (cotton) gauze with minimal image degradation. The burned and unburned regions of skin had large differences in terahertz reflectivity, displaying clear delineation [
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OCIS Codes
(160.5140) Materials : Photoconductive materials
(170.3880) Medical optics and biotechnology : Medical and biological imaging
(110.0113) Imaging systems : Imaging through turbid media
(110.6795) Imaging systems : Terahertz imaging
(170.6795) Medical optics and biotechnology : Terahertz imaging
ToC Category:
Imaging Systems
History
Original Manuscript: January 11, 2008
Revised Manuscript: April 1, 2008
Manuscript Accepted: April 3, 2008
Published: May 30, 2008
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Citation
Z. D. Taylor, R. S. Singh, M. O. Culjat, J. Y. Suen, W. S. Grundfest, H. Lee, and E. R. Brown, "Reflective terahertz imaging of porcine skin burns," Opt. Lett. 33, 1258-1260 (2008)
http://www.opticsinfobase.org/ol/abstract.cfm?URI=ol-33-11-1258
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