title: Transillumination imaging performance: a time-of-flight imaging system.
abstract: A series of Monte Carlo simulations have been performed in order to investigate the feasibility of constructing a time-of-flight transillumination imaging system that could be used as an effective tool for screening for breast disease. The conceptual design of such a system is described, and simulated images are presented that demonstrate its likely performance. It is found that, whereas the spatial resolution achievable with such a system is only dependent upon its temporal resolution, the scattering characteristics of the tissue being imaged will strongly affect the ultimate imaging performance of such a system.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City 84132.
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Hebden
authors.forename: R A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Kruger
mesh_terms: D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000517:prevention & control*; D003198:Computer Simulation; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000379:methods*; D009010:Monte Carlo Method; D014172:Transillumination / Q000379:methods*