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dc.titleLocating inhomogeneities in tissue by using the most probable diffuse path of light
dc.contributor.authorBai, J.
dc.contributor.authorGao, T.
dc.contributor.authorYing, K.
dc.contributor.authorChen, N.
dc.date.accessioned2014-06-17T09:44:57Z
dc.date.available2014-06-17T09:44:57Z
dc.date.issued2005-03
dc.identifier.citationBai, J., Gao, T., Ying, K., Chen, N. (2005-03). Locating inhomogeneities in tissue by using the most probable diffuse path of light. Journal of Biomedical Optics 10 (2) : 1-9. ScholarBank@NUS Repository. https://doi.org/10.1117/1.1896968
dc.identifier.issn10833668
dc.identifier.urihttp://scholarbank.nus.edu.sg/handle/10635/67142
dc.description.abstractCharacterization of human tissue using near-IR (NIR) light is becoming increasingly popular. The light signal transmitted from the tissue contains information concerning inhomogeneities in tissue, such as size, position, and pathological states (benign or malignant). We discuss the most probable diffuse path (MPDP) related to frequency-domain diffuse photon density waves (DPDWs) propagating inside turbid media. We find that for a medium of finite size, the existence of boundaries between tissue and nonscattering media would have considerable impact on the path shape. It is also demonstrated that such paths can be used to obtain higher accuracy in localizing absorbers embedded in a homogeneous background. Based on the proposed MPDP, a new method for 3-D localization of heterogeneities in turbid media is proposed, which is validated by experiments using Intralipid and pork fat. The experiments are performed with an NIR breast cancer detection system designed and assembled in our lab, using 780-nm NIR light. In Intralipid, when the size of a single absorber is less than 1 cm, the localization error is about 2 mm. The results from pork far are also acceptable. © 2005 Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers.
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dc.sourceScopus
dc.subjectBreast cancer
dc.subjectDiffuse photon density waves
dc.subjectFrequency domain
dc.subjectMost probable diffuse path
dc.subjectNear infrared
dc.subjectOptical imaging
dc.typeArticle
dc.contributor.departmentBIOENGINEERING
dc.description.doi10.1117/1.1896968
dc.description.sourcetitleJournal of Biomedical Optics
dc.description.volume10
dc.description.issue2
dc.description.page1-9
dc.description.codenJBOPF
dc.identifier.isiut000232570200023
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