Title :
Polarimetric imaging of multi-index of refraction biological phantoms utilizing efficient molecular optical imaging techniques
Author :
Giakos, G.C. ; Valluru, K.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Univ. of Akron, Akron, OH
Abstract :
The purpose of this study is to introduce the potential of novel molecular imaging techniques assessing their performance utilizing multi-index of refraction targets, i.e. composite targets made from optically different media, immersed into biological liquid solutions doped with optically active molecules. The outcome of this study is that using polarimetric imaging in conjunction with novel contrast agents boosts the image quality.
Keywords :
bio-optics; biomedical optical imaging; diseases; molecular biophysics; patient monitoring; phantoms; polarimetry; refractive index; biological liquid solutions; contrast agents; disease monitoring; early disease detection; image quality; molecular optical imaging techniques; multifunctional biological phantoms; optically active molecules; polarimetric imaging; refractive index; Biomedical imaging; Biomedical optical imaging; Diseases; Doping; Imaging phantoms; Molecular imaging; Optical imaging; Optical refraction; Optical retarders; Optical scattering; disease monitoring; early disease detection; molecular imaging; multifunctional biological phantoms; novel contrast agents;
Conference_Titel :
Imaging Systems and Techniques, 2008. IST 2008. IEEE International Workshop on
Conference_Location :
Crete
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2496-2
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2497-9
DOI :
10.1109/IST.2008.4659943
