Holography of human pathologic specimens with continuous-beam lasers through plastination

M. Bert Myers; Harmon Bickley

doi:10.1117/12.44732

1 July 1991 Holography of human pathologic specimens with continuous-beam lasers through plastination

M. Bert Myers, Harmon Bickley

Proceedings Volume 1461, Practical Holography V; (1991) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.44732
Event: Electronic Imaging '91, 1991, San Jose, CA, United States

Abstract

Since evaporation of cellular water leads to shrinkage and motion, holography of human tissue specimens is generally possible only with pulsed lasers. Plastination is a preservation technique in which cellular water is removed and replaced with a curable polymer. This preserves the tissue, including even the cellular anatomy, and renders the specimen rigid enough for holography with continuous beam lasers.

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M. Bert Myers and Harmon Bickley "Holography of human pathologic specimens with continuous-beam lasers through plastination", Proc. SPIE 1461, Practical Holography V, (1 July 1991); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.44732

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