Quantification of the reduced scattering coefficient and phase-function-dependent parameter γ of turbid media using multidiameter single fiber reflectance spectroscopy: experimental validation.
Multidiameter single fiber reflectance (MDSFR) spectroscopy is a method that allows the quantification of μs' and the phase-function-dependent parameter γ of a turbid medium by utilizing multiple fibers with different diameters. We have previously introduced the theory behind MDSFR and its limitations, and here we present an experimental validation of this method based on phantoms containing a fractal distribution of polystyrene spheres both in the absence and presence of the absorber Evans Blue.
Center for Optical Diagnostics and Therapy, Department of Radiation Oncology, Erasmus Medical Center, P.O. Box 2040, 3000 CA Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
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Gamm
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Kanick
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Sterenborg
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Robinson
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D017709:Fractals; D055620:Optical Phenomena; D019047:Phantoms, Imaging; D011137:Polystyrenes; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012542:Scattering, Radiation; D013057:Spectrum Analysis
D011137:Polystyrenes