Bio-Functional Imaging Using Spectral Information Obtained from Diffuse Reflectance

Abstract

Optical spectroscopy provides functional and morphological information of living tissues based on optical absorption and scattering properties. Spectral diffuse reflectance imaging can be achieved with a simple and robust optical system, and has been widely applied to in vivo measurements and imaging of biological tissues. In the present article, various spectral imaging techniques based on diffuse reflectance and their applications to biomedical imaging are described.