Progress toward optical mammography: imaging in dense scattering media using time-independent optical sources

Author

Chang, J. ; Graber, H.L. ; Koo, P.C. ; Aronson, R. ; Barbour, S.S. ; Barbour, R.L.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Pathol., State Univ. of New York Health Sci. Center, Brooklyn, NY, USA

Volume

3

fYear

1994

fDate

30 Oct-5 Nov 1994

Firstpage

1484

Abstract

Numerical studies examining the ability to reconstruct the interior properties of dense scattering media, using optical sources and analyzing surface measurements, are described. The quality of the images obtained depended on the medium, constraints, view angle, and algorithm. All algorithms produced precise location with minimal artifact from the simulation data. Restricting the view angle produced a degradation in image quality, but clearly recognizable images were obtained

Keywords

image reconstruction; light scattering; medical image processing; algorithm; dense scattering media imaging; image degradation; image quality; interior properties reconstruction; medical diagnostic imaging; minimal artifact; numerical studies; optical mammography; precise location; time-independent optical sources; view angle; Breast; Equations; Image reconstruction; Light scattering; Mammography; Optical imaging; Optical scattering; Particle scattering; Pathology; X-ray scattering;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Nuclear Science Symposium and Medical Imaging Conference, 1994., 1994 IEEE Conference Record

Conference_Location

Norfolk, VA

Print_ISBN

0-7803-2544-3

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/NSSMIC.1994.474576

Filename

474576