Mesh term Optical Imaging
Browse to parent terms:Diagnostic Imaging
Investigative Techniques
Description
The use of light interaction (scattering, absorption, and fluorescence) with biological tissue to obtain morphologically based information. It includes measuring inherent tissue optical properties such as scattering, absorption, and autofluorescence; or optical properties of exogenous targeted fluorescent molecular probes such as those used in optical MOLECULAR IMAGING, or nontargeted optical CONTRAST AGENTS.Browse to child terms:
Narrow Band Imaging
Tomography, Optical
Transillumination
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