Title :
Algorithm for the frequency domain radiative transfer equation on block-structured grids
Author :
Montejo, Ludguier D. ; Klose, Alexander D. ; Hielscher, Andreas H.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Biomed. Eng., Columbia Univ., New York, NY, USA
Abstract :
The frequency domain (FD) radiative transfer equation (RTE) for fluorescence excitation and emission is implemented on block-structured grids. The numerical grid is adaptively refined near boundaries to accurately represent tissue of arbitrary shape using only Cartesian-type grids of varying refinement. The algorithm for the FD-RTE on block-structured grids is tested on a homogeneous numerical phantom with tissue like optical properties.
Keywords :
bio-optics; biological tissues; fluorescence; medical computing; phantoms; radiative transfer; Cartesian-type grids; block-structured grids; fluorescence emission; fluorescence excitation; frequency domain radiative transfer equation; homogeneous numerical phantom; tissue-like optical properties; Equations; Frequency domain analysis;
Conference_Titel :
Bioengineering Conference, Proceedings of the 2010 IEEE 36th Annual Northeast
Conference_Location :
New York, NY
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-6879-9
DOI :
10.1109/NEBC.2010.5458159
