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Wray, S.; Cope, M.; Delpy, D. T.; Wyatt, J. S.; Reynolds, E. O. (1988). "Characterization of the near infrared absorption spectra of cytochrome aa3 and haemoglobin for the non-invasive monitoring of cerebral oxygenation".
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Koehbach, Johannes; O'Brien, Margaret; Muttenthaler, Markus; Miazzo, Marion; Akcan, Muharrem; Elliott, Alysha G.; Daly, Norelle L.; Harvey, Peta J.; Arrowsmith, Sarah (2013).
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Delpy, D T; Cope, M; Zee, P van der; Arridge, S; Wray, S; Wyatt, J (1988). "Estimation of optical pathlength through tissue from direct time of flight measurement".
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