Title :
FDTD (finite difference time domain) analysis of optical pulse responses in biological tissues for spectroscopic diffused optical tomography
Author :
Tanifuji, T. ; Chiba, N. ; Hijikata, M.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Electron. Eng., Kitami Inst. of Technol., Hokkaido, Japan
Abstract :
FDTD analysis has been successfully formulated for predicting optical pulse response in biological tissues. It has been confirmed that suitable boundary conditions give reasonable numerical results.
Keywords :
bio-optics; biological tissues; finite difference time-domain analysis; light propagation; light scattering; optical tomography; FDTD analysis; air-tissue interface; biological tissues; boundary conditions; hemoglobin; image reconstruction; mesh sizes; near-infrared spectral range; noninvasive mapping; optical diffusion equations; optical pulse propagation; optical pulse response; oxygen saturation; spectroscopic diffused optical tomography; trailing edge; transport scattering coefficient; Biological tissues; Biomedical optical imaging; Equations; Finite difference methods; Light scattering; Optical pulses; Optical saturation; Optical scattering; Slabs; Time domain analysis;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2001. CLEO/Pacific Rim 2001. The 4th Pacific Rim Conference on
Conference_Location :
Chiba, Japan
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-6738-3
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOPR.2001.967882
