Applied Optics · 1993 · 16 citations · 5 references
Natural SciencesBiophysicsBiomedical OpticsOpticsSpectroscopyLight-tissue InteractionOptical SpectroscopyScattering In TissueScattering TheoryTissue Optical PropertiesTissue OpticsDensity MeasurementsLight Scattering In TissueOptical Characterization Of Biological TissueOptical Density MeasurementOptical Scattering In TissueScattering SpectraSpectral DensityTissue Scattering Coefficients
The optical density of breast tissues without blood is found to be relatively constant from 320 to 800 nm, indicating a relatively independent scattering cross section over this wavelength region.
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