• DocumentCode
    3513158
  • Title

    Models of remote optical sensing in layered tissues

  • Author

    Nossal, Ralph

  • Author_Institution
    Nat. Inst. of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
  • fYear
    1990
  • fDate
    26-27 Mar 1990
  • Firstpage
    99
  • Lastpage
    100
  • Abstract
    An analysis of time-resolved photon propagation through layered biological structures is discussed. The emphasis is on time-resolved measurements, specifically of hemoglobin oxygenation in the head. Photon transit through a rat head is used as an illustrative example
  • Keywords
    biophysics; blood; brain; light propagation; molecular biophysics; physiological models; proteins; skin; hemoglobin oxygenation; layered biological structures; photon transit; rat head; time-resolved photon propagation; Absorption; Biological system modeling; Biomedical optical imaging; Blood; Buildings; Detectors; Optical propagation; Optical sensors; Probes; Skin;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Bioengineering Conference, 1990., Proceedings of the 1990 Sixteenth Annual Northeast
  • Conference_Location
    State College, PA
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/NEBC.1990.66305
  • Filename
    66305