title: Light propagation along the pericardium meridian at human wrist as evidenced by the optical experiment and Monte Carlo method.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To explore the characteristics of light propagation along the Pericardium Meridian and its surrounding areas at human wrist by using optical experiment and Monte Carlo method.
  
  
  METHODS
  An experiment was carried out to obtain the distribution of diffuse light on Pericardium Meridian line and its surrounding areas at the wrist, and then a simplified model based on the anatomical structure was proposed to simulate the light transportation within the same area by using Monte Carlo method.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The experimental results showed strong accordance with the Monte Carlo simulation that the light propagation along the Pericardium Meridian had an advantage over its surrounding areas at the wrist.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The advantage of light transport along Pericardium Merdian line was related to components and structure of tissue, also the anatomical structure of the area that the Pericardium Meridian line runs.
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory of Laser Life Science, Ministry of Education, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, 510631, China.
authors.forename: Yi-fan
authors.initials: YF
authors.lastname: Jiang
authors.forename: Chang-shui
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Xiao-mei
authors.initials: XM
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Rong-ting
authors.initials: RT
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Song-hao
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Liu
mesh_terms: D004058:Diffusion; D006801:Humans; D008027:Light; D016740:Meridians; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D009010:Monte Carlo Method; D055095:Optics and Photonics / Q000379:methods; D010496:Pericardium / Q000502:physiology; D014953:Wrist / Q000502:physiology