Laser Speckle Contrast Imaging on in vivo Blood Flow: a Review

Li Chenxi; Chen Wenliang; Jiang Jingying; Fan Ying; Yang Jingzi; Xu Kexin

doi:10.3788/CJL201845.0207006

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