Tutorial on diffuse light transport.
A tutorial introduction to diffuse light transport is presented. The basic analytic equations of time-resolved, steady-state and modulated light transport are introduced. The perturbation method for handling slight heterogeneities in optical properties is outlined. The treatment of boundary conditions such as an air/tissue surface is described. Finite mesh-based numerical methods are introduced to calculate the diffuse light field in complex tissues with arbitrary boundaries. Applications in tissue spectroscopy and imaging illustrate these theoretical and computational tools.
Jacques
Steven L
SL
Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, Oregon 97239, USA. jacquess@ohsu.edu
Pogue
Brian W
BW
D003198:Computer Simulation; D007090:Image Interpretation, Computer-Assisted / Q000379:methods*; D008027:Light; D008954:Models, Biological; D009391:Nephelometry and Turbidimetry / Q000379:methods*; D012542:Scattering, Radiation; D041623:Tomography, Optical Coherence / Q000379:methods*