National Cancer Institute (source definition)
Optical Densitometry
Measuring the optical density of a substance by shining light on it and measuring its transmission.
Review and references
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References
- NCI Thesaurus 26.09d — Optical Densitometry (C86063)
- Source: National Cancer Institute, NCI Thesaurus 26.09d, C86063. NCI definition, reproduced without modification under CC BY 4.0.
- Determinants of posterior corneal optical densitometry and their relationship with endothelial morphology. — Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol, 2026-10-07 (PMID 42841985; literature)
- Corneal optical densitometry in transparent corneas and its correlations with corneal higher-order aberrations. — BMC Ophthalmol, 2026-01-19 (PMID 41555283; literature)
What it is
Measuring the optical density of a substance by shining light on it and measuring its transmission.
Source: National Cancer Institute, NCI Thesaurus 26.09d, C86063. NCI definition, reproduced without modification under CC BY 4.0.
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