Title :
Light propagation in tissue and diffuse optical imaging of brain function
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electron. & Electr. Eng., Keio Univ., Yokohama, Japan
Abstract :
Tissue scattering causes serious problems with diffuse optical imaging. The image reconstruction method using the spatial sensitivity profile, which is predicted by light propagation analysis in tissue model, improves the spatial resolution of the image.
Keywords :
bio-optics; biological tissues; biomedical optical imaging; brain; image reconstruction; image resolution; medical image processing; brain; diffuse optical imaging; image reconstruction method; light propagation analysis; spatial image resolution; spatial sensitivity profile; tissue scattering; Absorption; Brain; Head; Light scattering; Optical imaging; Optical propagation; Optical scattering; Optical sensors; Reconstruction algorithms; Spatial resolution;
Conference_Titel :
Biophotonics, 2004. APBP 2004. The Second Asian and Pacific Rim Symposium on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8676-0
DOI :
10.1109/APBP.2004.1412312
