Title :
Single-Scattering Optical Tomography
Author :
Markel, Vadim A. ; Schotland, John C.
Author_Institution :
Univ. of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
Abstract :
We propose a novel tomographic method which utilizes visible or near-infrared light as a probe in the "mesoscopic" scattering regime when the tissue exhibits sufficiently strong scattering, yet the detected light is not diffuse.
Keywords :
bio-optics; biological tissues; biomedical imaging; optical tomography; mesoscopic scattering; near-infrared light; single-scattering optical tomography; tissue; visible light; Biomedical optical imaging; Geometrical optics; Light scattering; Nonlinear optics; Optical attenuators; Optical propagation; Optical scattering; Particle scattering; Tomography; X-ray scattering;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2007. CLEO 2007. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-834-6
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2007.4452349
