Title :
Diagnostic imaging with light, and beyond
Author :
Barbour, Randall L. ; Graber, Harry L.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Pathology & Biophys., State Univ. of New York Health Sci. at Brooklyn, NY, USA
fDate :
30 Oct-2 Nov 1997
Abstract :
In this report we consider the merits of optical methods for use as a nonionizing diagnostic imaging tool in relation to current imaging methods, and discuss critical issues needing further development. Of added promise is the potential for developing a range of optical contrast agents sensitive to different metabolic states, and for extending the utility of optical methods beyond diagnosis to create new strategies for rational therapeutic intervention
Keywords :
bio-optics; biological tissues; biomedical imaging; fluorescence; image reconstruction; infrared imaging; medical image processing; optical tomography; photon transport theory; turbidity; diagnostic imaging with light; fluorescence; image quality; image reconstruction; image recovery; metabolic state sensitive agents; near-IR light; nonionizing diagnostic imaging tool; optical contrast agents; optical imaging methods; optical tomography; photon migration imaging; rational therapeutic intervention; Biomedical optical imaging; Diseases; Light scattering; Optical imaging; Optical propagation; Optical refraction; Optical scattering; Optical sensors; Optical variables control; Particle scattering;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 1997. Proceedings of the 19th Annual International Conference of the IEEE
Conference_Location :
Chicago, IL
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-4262-3
DOI :
10.1109/IEMBS.1997.756897
