Title :
A new data processing approach to reduce variations in terahertz pulsed imaging
Author :
Huang, S.Y. ; MacPherson, E. ; Zhang, Y.T.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electron. Eng, Chinese Univ. of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Abstract :
Terahertz pulsed imaging is able to show differences between normal and diseased regions in biological tissues. Fluctuations in the generation and detection of the terahertz source as well as the optical alignment in the imaging system are key factors affecting the imaging results. In this paper, we assess the variation in our imaging system and propose a new data processing approach to improve the signal stability. To this end we hope to enable more consistency and more meaningful comparisons when investigating biological samples.
Keywords :
biomedical imaging; medical signal processing; submillimetre wave imaging; data processing approach; imaging system optical alignment; signal stability; terahertz pulsed imaging variation reduction; terahertz source detection fluctuations; terahertz source generation fluctuations; Biomedical engineering; Biomedical imaging; Biomedical optical imaging; Data processing; Optical filters; Optical imaging; Optical pulses; Submillimeter wave filters; Submillimeter wave technology; Switches;
Conference_Titel :
Medical Devices and Biosensors, 2008. ISSS-MDBS 2008. 5th International Summer School and Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Hong Kong
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2252-4
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2253-1
DOI :
10.1109/ISSMDBS.2008.4575059
