Photodiagnosis and Photodynamic Therapy
Volume 4, Issue 2 , Pages 124-129 , June 2007

Role of Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) in the diagnosis of parathyroid pathology

  • Kaustuv Das, MS, MRCS

      Affiliations

    • Biophotonics Research Group, Gloucestershire Royal Hospital, Gloucester GL1 3NN (affiliated to Cranfield University, Silsoe), UK
    • Department of Breast and Endocrine Surgery, Gloucestershire Royal Hospital, Gloucester GL1 3NN (affiliated to Cranfield University), UK
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +44 1452533934; fax: +44 1452 395713.
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  • Nicholas Stone

      Affiliations

    • Biophotonics Research Group, Gloucestershire Royal Hospital, Gloucester GL1 3NN (affiliated to Cranfield University, Silsoe), UK
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  • Catherine Kendall

      Affiliations

    • Biophotonics Research Group, Gloucestershire Royal Hospital, Gloucester GL1 3NN (affiliated to Cranfield University, Silsoe), UK
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  • Clare Fowler

      Affiliations

    • Biophotonics Research Group, Gloucestershire Royal Hospital, Gloucester GL1 3NN (affiliated to Cranfield University, Silsoe), UK
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  • J. Christie-Brown

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology, Gloucestershire Royal Hospital, Gloucester GL1 3NN (affiliated to Cranfield University), UK

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PII: S1572-1000(07)00028-2

doi: 10.1016/j.pdpdt.2007.01.006

Photodiagnosis and Photodynamic Therapy
Volume 4, Issue 2 , Pages 124-129 , June 2007

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