Title :
Optical and Optoacoustic Model-Based Tomography: Theory and current challenges for deep tissue imaging of optical contrast
Author :
Mohajerani, P. ; Tzoumas, S. ; Rosenthal, A. ; Ntziachristos, V.
Author_Institution :
Inst. for Biol. & Med. Imaging, Tech. Univ. Munchen, Munich, Germany
Abstract :
Light offers a range of interactions with tissue that give rise to an extensive list of methods to sense physical, chemical, or biological processes. Combined with using safe and nonionizing radiation, optical imaging is considered as a fundamental tool in the biomedical sciences [1].
Keywords :
acoustic tomography; biological tissues; biomedical optical imaging; optical tomography; photoacoustic effect; biological processes; biomedical sciences; chemical processes; nonionizing radiation; optical imaging; optical model-based tomography; optoacoustic model-based tomography; physical processes; tissue interactions; Acoustics; Biological tissues; Biomedical imaging; Biomedical optical imaging; Biomedical signal processing; Optical imaging; Optical scattering; Optical sensors; Tomography;
Journal_Title :
Signal Processing Magazine, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/MSP.2014.2352672
