Optical properties of porcine skin dermis between 900 nm and 1500 nm

• Published in: Physics in medicine & biology Vol. 46; no. 1; pp. 167 - 181
• Main Authors: Du, Y, Hu, X H, Cariveau, M, Ma, X, Kalmus, G W, Lu, J Q
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Bristol IOP Publishing 01.01.2001; Institute of Physics
• Subjects: Animals; Anisotropy; Biological and medical sciences; Biological effects of radiation; Calibration; Dermis - chemistry; Dermis - ultrastructure; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; Light; Microscopy, Electron; Models, Statistical; Models, Theoretical; Monte Carlo Method; Non ionizing radiations. Hertzian waves. Biooptics; Scattering, Radiation; Sensitivity and Specificity; Swine; Time Factors; Tissues, organs and organisms biophysics; Water - chemistry; Monte Carlo method; Postmortem; In vitro; Wavelength; Pig; Vertebrata; Mammalia; Simulation; Anisotropy; Animal; Optical properties; Artiodactyla; Derm; Ungulata

The weak absorption of shortwave infrared light by skin tissues between 700 and 1500 nm offers an important window for diagnosis by optical means. The strong scattering of shortwave infrared light by the skin, however, presents a challenge to the modelling of light propagation through the skin and t...