Biomedical applications of a real-time terahertz color scanner.
Biomedical applications of a real-time terahertz color scanner.
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DOI：
10.1364/boe.1.000354
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发表时间：
2010-08-02
影响因子：
3.4
通讯作者：
Yasui T
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作者：
Schirmer M;Fujio M;Minami M;Miura J;Araki T;Yasui T
基于其快速的图像采集速度，实时太赫兹彩色扫描仪有可能进一步扩大太赫兹光谱成像的应用范围。我们展示了太赫兹彩色扫描仪在生物医学领域的三种可能的应用：药物片剂、人类牙齿和人类头发的成像。第一个应用显示了扫描仪在全面检查在传送带上移动的药片的快速质量控制方面的潜力。第二个应用表明，该扫描仪可用于识别牙齿组织结晶度的潜在指示器。在第三个应用中，扫描仪被成功地用于可视化湿头发的干燥过程。这些演示表明太赫兹彩色扫描仪在生物医学领域的实际应用潜力很大。
A real-time THz color scanner has the potential to further expand the application scope of THz spectral imaging based on its rapid image acquisition rate. We demonstrated three possible applications of a THz color scanner in the biomedical field: imaging of pharmaceutical tablets, human teeth, and human hair. The first application showed the scanner’s potential in total inspection for rapid quality control of pharmaceutical tablets moving on a conveyor belt. The second application demonstrated that the scanner can be used to identify a potential indicator for crystallinity of dental tissue. In the third application, the scanner was successfully used to visualize the drying process of wet hairs. These demonstrations indicated the high potential of the THz color scanner for practical applications in the biomedical field.