Title :
Application of the most probable diffuse paths to localizing absorbers in turbid media
Author :
Chen, Nan Guang ; Bai, Jing ; Quing Zhu
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Syst. Eng., Connecticut Univ., Storrs, CT, USA
Abstract :
We discuss in the paper the most probable paths related to frequency domain diffuse photon density waves propagating inside turbid media. It is found that for a medium of finite size, the existence of boundaries to non-scattering media would have considerable impact on the path shape. It is also demonstrated that such paths can be used to obtain higher accuracy in localizing absorbers embedded in a homogeneous background
Keywords :
bio-optics; biological tissues; light scattering; optical tomography; photon transport theory; turbidity; absorbers localization; breast cancer diagnosis; finite size medium; frequency domain diffuse photon density waves; homogeneous background; most probable diffuse paths; non-scattering media boundaries; path shape; turbid media; Biomedical optical imaging; Breast cancer; Frequency modulation; Geometrical optics; Infrared detectors; Light sources; Optical distortion; Optical modulation; Optical scattering; Shape;
Conference_Titel :
Bioengineering Conference, 2000. Proceedings of the IEEE 26th Annual Northeast
Conference_Location :
Storrs, CT
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-6341-8
DOI :
10.1109/NEBC.2000.842382
