Title :
Modeling of Light Propagation through Biological Tissues: A Novel Approach
Author :
Handapangoda, Chintha C. ; Premaratne, Malin ; Yeo, Leslie ; Friend, James
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Syst. Eng., Monash Univ., Clayton, VIC
Abstract :
An efficient numerical technique for modeling biological tissues using the radiative transfer equation is presented. Time dependence of the transient radiative transfer equation is approximated using Laguerre expansion. Azimuthal angle is discretized using the discrete ordinates method and the resulting set of ordinary differential equations is solved using the Runge-Kutta-Felhberg method.
Keywords :
bio-optics; biological tissues; differential equations; light propagation; physiological models; stochastic processes; Laguerre expansion; Runge-Kutta-Felhberg method; biological tissues; discrete ordinates method; light propagation; ordinary differential equations; radiative transfer equation; Azimuthal angle; Biological system modeling; Biological tissues; Biology computing; Cancer detection; Equations; Laboratories; Numerical models; Optical propagation; Optical scattering;
Conference_Titel :
Frontiers in the Convergence of Bioscience and Information Technologies, 2007. FBIT 2007
Conference_Location :
Jeju City
Print_ISBN :
978-0-7695-2999-8
DOI :
10.1109/FBIT.2007.22