Title :
Sampling volume probed by frequency-domain photon migration measurements
Author :
Pan, Tianshu ; Sevick-Muraca, Eva M.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Chem. Eng., Texas A&M Univ., College Station, TX, USA
Abstract :
Using probability distribution analysis to describe the propagation of multiply-scattered light in scattering media such as tissues, the volume sampled by NIR techniques was assessed analytically and then compared to experimental measurements of frequency-domain photon migration (FDPM).
Keywords :
biological tissues; laser applications in medicine; light propagation; light scattering; probability; NIR techniques; biomedical optics; frequency-domain photon migration measurements; lactose powder; laser source; probability distribution analysis; sampling volume probing; small light absorbing heterogeneity; stochastic model; time-dependent measurements; Biomedical measurements; Detectors; Frequency measurement; Light scattering; Optical scattering; Particle scattering; Pharmaceuticals; Sampling methods; Volume measurement; Wavelength measurement;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology, 2002. 24th Annual Conference and the Annual Fall Meeting of the Biomedical Engineering Society EMBS/BMES Conference, 2002. Proceedings of the Second Joint
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7612-9
DOI :
10.1109/IEMBS.2002.1136990
