Optical- Response of Laser-Irradiated Tissue

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xxvi

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2. Overview of Optical and Thermal Laser-Tissue Interaction and Nomenclature

   1. Overview of Optical and Thermal Laser-Tissue Interaction and Nomenclature

      • A. J. Welch, Martin J. C. Van Gemert

      Pages 1-12

3. Tissue Optics

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 13-13

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   2. Definitions and Overview of Tissue Optics

      • A. J. Welch, Martin J. C. van Gemert, Willem M. Star, Brian C. Wilson

      Pages 15-46

   3. One-Dimensional Transport Theory

      • Martin J. C. van Gemert, A. J. Welch, Willem M. Star

      Pages 47-72

   4. Monte Carlo Modeling of Light Transport in Tissues

      • Steven L. Jacques, Lihong Wang

      Pages 73-100

   5. The Adding-Doubling Method

      • Scott A. Prahl

      Pages 101-129

   6. Diffusion Theory of Light Transport

      • Willem M. Star

      Pages 131-206

   7. The Diffusion Approximation in Three Dimensions

      • Scott A. Prahl

      Pages 207-231

   8. Measurement of Tissue Optical Properties: Methods and Theories

      • Brian C. Wilson

      Pages 233-303

   9. Time-Resolved Photon Propagation in Tissues

      • Steven L. Jacques, Lihong Wang, Andreas H. Hielscher

      Pages 305-332

   10. Principles and Applications of Frequency-Domain Measurements of Light Propagation

       • Michael S. Patterson

       Pages 333-364

4. Thermal Interactions

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 365-365

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   2. Overview of Bioheat Transfer

      • Chun-Sing Orr, Robert C. Eberhart

      Pages 367-384

   3. Solution of the Heat Conduction Equation

      • Johann Roider, Reginald Birngruber

      Pages 385-409

   4. Approximate Solutions for Heat Conduction: Time Constants

      • Martin J. C. Van Gemert, A. J. Welch

      Pages 411-443

   5. Tissue Thermal Properties and Perfusion

      • Jonathan W. Valvano

      Pages 445-488

   6. Temperature Measurements

      • Jonathan W. Valvano, John Pearce

      Pages 489-534

   7. Pulsed Photothermal Radiometry Studies in Tissue Optics

      • I. Alex Vitkin, Brian C. Wilson, R. R. Anderson

      Pages 535-560

   8. Rate Process Analysis of Thermal Damage

      • John Pearce, Sharon Thomsen

      Pages 561-606

In this text, scientists provide a detailed description of the physical events that occur when light interacts with tissue. Their work emphasizes the optical response of tissue during treatment procedures or diagnostic applications of laser light. Supported by numerous illustrations, chapters present methods for estimating tissue optical properties from measurements of reflection and transmission in addition to methods for measuring temperature, thermal properties and rate constants. A discussion on the applications of optical and thermal tissue interactions to various medical problems is included.

• Transmission
• fluorescence
• laser
• laser treatment
• optics
• temperature
• tissue

`This book is the best, most comprehensive collection of basic and applied material for laser-tissue interaction that is currently available....It should quickly become a standard text in biomedical optics.'
Physics in Medicine and Biology

• Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, USA

  Ashley J. Welch

• Laser Center, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

  Martin J. C. Gemert

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