Title :
Time resolved transillumination: Simulation and comparative results
Author :
De Haller, Emmanuel B. ; Depeursinge, Christian
Author_Institution :
Med. Eng. Lab., Swiss Fed. Inst. of Technol. in Lausanne, Ecublens, Switzerland
fDate :
Oct. 29 1992-Nov. 1 1992
Abstract :
A Monte Carlo simulation has been developed to predict the quality of time resolved images of the breast by transillumination. The smallest diameter of a detectable carcinoma located in the breast has been computed. The simulation suggests that time resolved imaging of the breast is possible and invaluable in the near infra-red (NIR) by transillumination. The estimated diameter of the smallest detectable sphere is de rived from the image quality index theory (or IQI theory) and its value is around 4 mm.
Keywords :
Monte Carlo methods; biological organs; biomedical optical imaging; high-speed optical techniques; infrared imaging; mammography; IQI theory; Monte Carlo simulation; breast; carcinoma; image quality index theory; time resolved imaging; time resolved transillumination; Analytical models; Biomedical imaging; Image resolution; Indexes; X-rays;
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.1992.5760991
