Title :
Functional near-infrared imaging system using a scanning probe
Author :
Matsuoka, H. ; Taue, S. ; Yamamoto, H. ; Hayasaki, Y. ; Nishida, N.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Opt. Sci. & Technol., Tokushima Univ., Japan
Abstract :
We propose a near-infrared imaging system using a scanning,probe aimed at personal examination of human body. Experiments to detect absorbers in scattering medium have been conducted. By scanning of the probe an the surface, we can obtain an image that suggests existence of absorbers. A scanning probe system using a computer mouse for relative position detection has been demonstrated.
Keywords :
infrared imaging; medical image processing; microcomputer applications; mouse controllers (computers); absorber detection; computer mouse; functional near-infrared imaging system; human body examination; near-IR imaging system; relative position detection; scanning probe; scattering medium; surface scanning; Absorption; Biological tissues; Biomedical optical imaging; Breast cancer; Imaging phantoms; Light emitting diodes; Light scattering; Optical imaging; Optical scattering; Probes;
Conference_Titel :
SICE 2002. Proceedings of the 41st SICE Annual Conference
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7631-5
DOI :
10.1109/SICE.2002.1196505
