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Tuchin V. V. Optical biomedical diagnostics. Izvestiya of Saratov University. Physics , 2005, vol. 5, iss. 1, pp. 39-53. DOI: 10.18500/1817-3020-2005-5-1-39-53

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Optical biomedical diagnostics

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Tuchin Valery Viсtorovich, Saratov State University
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This paper presents an overview on optical biomedical diagnostics. It discusses briefly the history of the problem. The main attention is paid to description of the modern methods of optical medical diagnostics based on spectrophotometry, fluorescence, Doppler spectroscopy, elastic, quasi-elastic and Raman scattering spectroscopies, as well as optothermal and optoacoustic effects.

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spectrophotometry
fluorescence
Doppler spectroscopy
Raman scattering
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Published: 
17.11.2005
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