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Photoconductor micrometer using a row of linear image sensor elements

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A photoconductor micrometer using a row of linear image sensors is described, which is able to determine the dimension of the shadow of an object transversely illuminated by a parallel beam of light. The described equipment is easily tailored to specific uses and may find applications in variation measurement of exposed vessels, for example.

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  1. Groupe de Biomécanique, Institut de Physique Biologique, 4 rue Kirschleger, 67085, Strasbourg Cedex, France

    A. Constantinesco & H. Schwerdt

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Constantinesco, A., Schwerdt, H. Photoconductor micrometer using a row of linear image sensor elements. Med. Biol. Eng. Comput. 19, 328–332 (1981). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02442553

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