Title :
Photo-controlled absorption in Bacteriorhodopsin films for medical image processing
Author :
Yelleswarapu, Chandra S. ; Kothapalli, Sri-Rajasekhar ; Wu, Pengfei ; Rao, D.V.G.L.N.
Author_Institution :
Phys. Dept., Univ. of Massachusetts, Boston, MA
Abstract :
Light modulation between B and M states of Bacteriorhodopsin films is controlled photo-dynamically for optical Fourier spatial filtering. The technique is applied to display only microcalcifications while filtering out the background in mammograms in real-time.
Keywords :
Fourier transform optics; biological organs; biomedical optical imaging; cancer; light absorption; mammography; medical image processing; molecular biophysics; optical films; optical filters; optical modulation; proteins; spatial filters; tumours; bacteriorhodopsin film; breast cancer diagnostics; light modulation; mammogram; medical image processing; microcalcifications; optical Fourier spatial filtering; photocontrolled absorption; real-time system; Absorption; Biomedical image processing; Biomedical optical imaging; Displays; Filtering; Lighting control; Optical control; Optical films; Optical filters; Optical modulation;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2006 and 2006 Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2006. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Long Beach, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2006.4628254
