DER EINSATZ HOLOGRAPHISCHER VERFAHREN IN DER MEDIZIN

Abstract

The author reviews present and future medical applications - both in medical research and clinicaI practice - of hoIography and hoIography-based procedures, incIuding 3-D images of high depth of focus in the object space, holography with waves outside the visible range (microwaves, infrated, uItrasonics, X-rays), holographic analysis of movements, holographic endoscopy and military appIi- cations ("Star Wars Medicine").