Title :
Photon migration in biological tissues, their optical properties and imaging
Author :
Yamada, Y. ; Sassaroli, A. ; Martelli, F. ; Feng Gao ; Huijuan Zhao ; Onodera, Y. ; Tanikawa, Y. ; Tanaka, K. ; Araki, R.
Author_Institution :
Mech. Eng. Lab., Minist. of Economy, Trade & Ind., Ibaraki, Japan
Abstract :
This paper reviews the phenomenon of photon migration in biological tissues which strongly scatter and weakly absorb light in the near infrared wavelength range. The optical properties of tissues are given, and the methods of obtaining optical tomographic images are introduced.
Keywords :
Monte Carlo methods; absorption coefficients; bio-optics; biological tissues; biomedical imaging; image reconstruction; inverse problems; light scattering; optical tomography; photon transport theory; turbidity; Monte Carlo simulation; absorbing media; biological tissues; deterministic methods; diffusion approximation; image reconstruction; integrating sphere method; inverse Monte Carlo method; inversion algorithms; near infrared wavelength range; optical properties; optical tomographic images; optical window; photon migration; radiant energy balance; radiative transfer; scattering media; statistical methods; time-dependent integro-partial differential equation; time-resolved measurement; Absorption; Biological system modeling; Biological tissues; Biomedical optical imaging; Integral equations; Light scattering; Optical imaging; Optical scattering; Partial differential equations; Particle scattering;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2001. CLEO/Pacific Rim 2001. The 4th Pacific Rim Conference on
Conference_Location :
Chiba, Japan
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-6738-3
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOPR.2001.967878
