The ''Journal of Biomedical Optics'' is a monthly

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published by

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. It covers the application of

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, and

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. The

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is Brian W. Pogue (

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Abstracting and indexing

This journal is abstracted and indexed in: According to the ''

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'', the journal has a 2014

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of 2.859, ranking it 12th out of 86 journals in the category "Optics", 31st out of 79 journals in the category "Biochemical Research Methods", and 31st out of 125 journals in the category "Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging".

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* {{Official website, http://spie.org/publications/journals/journal-of-biomedical-optics SPIE academic journals Radiology and medical imaging journals Optics journals Publications established in 1996 Monthly journals English-language journals Biomedical engineering journals