Identification of tissue interaction of terahertz radiation toward functional tissue imaging by terahertz spectroscopic imaging

Author

Yokus, H. ; Balci, Sinan ; Wilbert, David ; Kung, Peter ; Kim, Song Min

Author_Institution

ECE Dept., Univ. of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL, USA

fYear

2013

fDate

1-6 Sept. 2013

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

2

Abstract

In this study, we utilize Terahertz imaging to study the effects of hydrofluoric acid on both compact bone tissue and cartilage. We compare the differences observed in the exposure for formalin fixed and raw, dried, tissue as well as those resulting from a change in Hydrofluoric (HF) concentration. Measurements are performed with THz-TDS, and a variety of spectroscopic based image reconstruction techniques are utilized to develop contrast in the features of interest.

Keywords

biomedical optical imaging; bone; image reconstruction; medical image processing; terahertz spectroscopy; terahertz wave imaging; terahertz wave spectra; bone cartilage; bone tissue; features of interest; formalin fixed; formalin raw; functional tissue imaging; hydrofluoric acid concentration; spectroscopic based image reconstruction techniques; terahertz radiation; terahertz spectroscopic imaging; Absorption; Bone tissue; Bones; Delays; Image reconstruction; Imaging; Time-domain analysis;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Infrared, Millimeter, and Terahertz Waves (IRMMW-THz), 2013 38th International Conference on

Conference_Location

Mainz

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IRMMW-THz.2013.6665845

Filename

6665845