Physics in Medicine and Biology· 2013Q2· Review
Optical properties of biological tissues: a review
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Short summary
This review consolidates reported optical properties of biological tissues, detailing their wavelength-dependent scattering and absorption.
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Key points
- Summarizes wavelength-dependent scattering and absorption in biological tissues.
- Presents formulae for generating optical properties of generic tissues.
- Accounts for variable amounts of chromophores (blood, water, melanin, fat, pigments).
- Includes variable balance between small-scale and large-scale scatterers.
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Abstract
A review of reported tissue optical properties summarizes the wavelength-dependent behavior of scattering and absorption. Formulae are presented for generating the optical properties of a generic tissue with variable amounts of absorbing chromophores (blood, water, melanin, fat, yellow pigments) and a variable balance between small-scale scatterers and large-scale scatterers in the ultrastructures of cells and tissues.
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Field: Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging
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