Title :
Developing a simulator for multispectral optoacoustic tomography
Author :
Maneas, Efthymios ; Tzoumas, Stratis ; Ntziachristos, Vasilis ; Spyrou, G.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Inf. & Telecommun., Univ. of Athens, Athens, Greece
Abstract :
The aim of this study was the development of a simulator for Multispectral Optoacoustic Tomography (MSOT). The modelling pathway of the simulator was separated into the optical, the acoustic and the reconstruction part in generating finally a photoacoustic image. In this paper, the presented simulation geometry was based on a recently developed MSOT imaging system, but it can be easily modified to other imaging geometries. Through comparison between experimental and simulated data, a validation of the model as well as its limitations, perspectives and modifications are presented.
Keywords :
image reconstruction; medical image processing; optical tomography; MSOT; MSOT imaging system; imaging geometries; multispectral optoacoustic tomography; photoacoustic image reconstruction; simulation geometry; simulator modelling pathway; Acoustics; Image reconstruction; Optical imaging; Phantoms; Photonics; Tomography;
Conference_Titel :
Bioinformatics and Bioengineering (BIBE), 2013 IEEE 13th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Chania
DOI :
10.1109/BIBE.2013.6701553
