Title :
A back-projection method for near infrared tomography
Author :
Zhang, K. ; Rolfe, P. ; Houston, R. ; Carson, K. ; Wickramasinghe, Y ; Fans, F.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Biomed Eng & Med Phys, Keele Univ., Stoke-on-Trent, UK
fDate :
Oct. 29 1992-Nov. 1 1992
Abstract :
A back-projection algorithm has been developed to reconstruct the CT images using near infrared laser as the light source. It assumes that the area to which the measurement is most sensitive is the one around the line linking the optical transmitter and detector.
Keywords :
computerised tomography; image reconstruction; medical image processing; optical tomography; CT image reconstruct; back projection method; near infrared tomography; optical detector; optical transmitter; Image reconstruction; Optical fibers; Optical imaging; Optical transmitters; Phantoms; Weight measurement;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 1992 14th Annual International Conference of the IEEE
Conference_Location :
Paris
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-0785-2
Electronic_ISBN :
0-7803-0816-6
DOI :
10.1109/IEMBS.1992.5760992
