title: Numerical method for studying the detectability of inclusions hidden in optically turbid tissue.
abstract: We introduce an efficient numerical method for studying the detectability of absorptive inclusions in a multiple-scattering optical medium. Use of the method is demonstrated by the forward calculation of integrated and time-gated photon intensities. Schemes for positioning the light source above an inclusion and otherwise determining the location of a hidden object, involving either reflected or transmitted reemissions, are discussed as examples. They are investigated for several illustrative models, and images are calculated as a function of the size and shape of the inclusion.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Haviin
authors.forename: J E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Kiefer
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Trus
authors.forename: G H
authors.initials: GH
authors.lastname: Weiss
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Nossal