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SPECIAL ISSUE ON LASER DIAGNOSTICS IN BIOLOGY AND MEDICINE

Optical tomography of tissues

D. A. Zimnyakov, V. V. Tuchin

Saratov State University

Abstract: Methods of optical tomography of biological tissues are considered, which include pulse-modulation and frequency-modulation tomography, diffusion tomography with the use of cw radiation sources, optical coherent tomography, speckle-correlation tomography of nonstationary media, and optoacoustic tomography. The method for controlling the optical properties of tissues is studied from the point of view of increasing a probing depth in optical coherent tomography. The modern state and prospects of the development of optical tomography are discussed.

PACS: 42.30.Wb, 87.63.Lk, 42.62.Be

Received: 26.06.2002

 English version: Quantum Electronics, 2002, 32:10, 849–867

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