THz Imaging of Skin Tissue – Exploiting the Strong Reflectivity of Liquid Water

E. R. Brown; Z. D. Taylor; P. Tewari; R. S. Singh; M. O. Culjat; D. B. Bennett; W. S. Grundfest

doi:10.1109/ICIMW.2010.5612359

THz Imaging of Skin Tissue – Exploiting the Strong Reflectivity of Liquid Water

E. R. Brown, Z. D. Taylor, P. Tewari, R. S. Singh, M. O. Culjat, D. B. Bennett, W. S. Grundfest

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We present a novel system for imaging burns and other lesions of human skin tissue utilizing the acute sensitivity of THz radiation to water concentration. It is a THz impulse radar that carries out reflective, 2D imaging with a photoconductive-switch wideband illuminator, a Schottky-rectifying gated receiver, and mechanical scanning. It has been used to image burns with ∼2 mm spatial resolution in ≈5 min over 1 KPixel and 1 sq inch.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	IRMMW-THz 2010 - 35th International Conference on Infrared, Millimeter, and Terahertz Waves, Conference Guide
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/ICIMW.2010.5612359
State	Published - 2010
Event	35th International Conference on Infrared, Millimeter, and Terahertz Waves, IRMMW-THz 2010 - Rome, Italy Duration: Sep 5 2010 → Sep 10 2010

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Name	IRMMW-THz 2010 - 35th International Conference on Infrared, Millimeter, and Terahertz Waves, Conference Guide

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Conference	35th International Conference on Infrared, Millimeter, and Terahertz Waves, IRMMW-THz 2010
Country/Territory	Italy
City	Rome
Period	9/5/10 → 9/10/10

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Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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Brown, E. R., Taylor, Z. D., Tewari, P., Singh, R. S., Culjat, M. O., Bennett, D. B., & Grundfest, W. S. (2010). THz Imaging of Skin Tissue – Exploiting the Strong Reflectivity of Liquid Water. In IRMMW-THz 2010 - 35th International Conference on Infrared, Millimeter, and Terahertz Waves, Conference Guide Article 5612359 (IRMMW-THz 2010 - 35th International Conference on Infrared, Millimeter, and Terahertz Waves, Conference Guide). https://doi.org/10.1109/ICIMW.2010.5612359

THz Imaging of Skin Tissue – Exploiting the Strong Reflectivity of Liquid Water. / Brown, E. R.; Taylor, Z. D.; Tewari, P. et al.
IRMMW-THz 2010 - 35th International Conference on Infrared, Millimeter, and Terahertz Waves, Conference Guide. 2010. 5612359 (IRMMW-THz 2010 - 35th International Conference on Infrared, Millimeter, and Terahertz Waves, Conference Guide).

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Brown, ER, Taylor, ZD, Tewari, P, Singh, RS, Culjat, MO, Bennett, DB & Grundfest, WS 2010, THz Imaging of Skin Tissue – Exploiting the Strong Reflectivity of Liquid Water. in IRMMW-THz 2010 - 35th International Conference on Infrared, Millimeter, and Terahertz Waves, Conference Guide., 5612359, IRMMW-THz 2010 - 35th International Conference on Infrared, Millimeter, and Terahertz Waves, Conference Guide, 35th International Conference on Infrared, Millimeter, and Terahertz Waves, IRMMW-THz 2010, Rome, Italy, 9/5/10. https://doi.org/10.1109/ICIMW.2010.5612359

Brown ER, Taylor ZD, Tewari P, Singh RS, Culjat MO, Bennett DB et al. THz Imaging of Skin Tissue – Exploiting the Strong Reflectivity of Liquid Water. In IRMMW-THz 2010 - 35th International Conference on Infrared, Millimeter, and Terahertz Waves, Conference Guide. 2010. 5612359. (IRMMW-THz 2010 - 35th International Conference on Infrared, Millimeter, and Terahertz Waves, Conference Guide). doi: 10.1109/ICIMW.2010.5612359

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