title: Terahertz image processing methods for biomedical applications.
abstract: Terahertz imaging is in its early stages of development. Due to the sensitivity of terahertz radiation to biomolecules, several potential medical applications are being investigated. In this paper we present examples of our latest measurements of biological samples and explain how we extract frequency domain and time domain information from image data to probe sample structure and composition.
authors.affiliation: Electronic Engineering Department, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin NT, China. emma@ee.cuhk.edu.hk
authors.forename: Emma
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Pickwell-MacPherson
authors.forename: Shengyang
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: Yiwen
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Sun
authors.forename: Kanis W C
authors.initials: KW
authors.lastname: Kan
authors.forename: Yuan-ting
authors.initials: YT
authors.lastname: Zhang
mesh_terms: D000465:Algorithms; D002356:Cartilage / Q000473:pathology; D004867:Equipment Design; D019544:Equipment Failure Analysis; D006801:Humans; D007089:Image Enhancement / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D021621:Imaging, Three-Dimensional / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods*; D008422:Materials Testing / Q000379:methods*; D010003:Osteoarthritis / Q000473:pathology; D010363:Pattern Recognition, Automated / Q000379:methods*; D011839:Radiation, Ionizing; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D013053:Spectrophotometry / Q000379:methods; D055069:Terahertz Imaging / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods*; D055053:Terahertz Radiation