Intracoronary Optical Diagnostics

Intracoronary Optical Diagnostics

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Optical Diagnostics within La3net*

The Laser Applications at Accelerators network (LA3NET) is a pan-European project that has received 4.6 M€ of funding from the European Union's 7th Framework Programme. It closely links research into lasers and accelerators to develop advanced particle sources, new accelerating schemes, and in particular beyond state-ofthe-art beam diagnostics. This contribution summarizes the research achievem...

Optical Biomedical Diagnostics

Optical Techniques in Plasma Diagnostics

Recent developments in optical techniques for plasma diagnostics are critically reviewed. The primary emphasis is on plasma-induced emission and laser-induced fluorescence probes of radical and ionic concentrations and temperatures in low pressure discharges like those used in microelectronic fabrication. Other techniques such as optogalvanic, infrared, spontaneous and stimulated Raman, and mul...

Optical biopsy with optical coherence tomography: feasibility for surgical diagnostics.

BACKGROUND Optical coherence tomography (OCT) is a recently developed compact technology which uses infrared light to perform cross-sectional imaging on a micrometer scale. Since OCT provides imaging at a resolution comparable to conventional histology and does not require direct contact with the tissue surface, a role in real-time surgical diagnostics represents a logical extension. In this wo...