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Transillumination imaging performance: Spatial resolution simulation studies
Author(s) -
Hebden Jeremy C.,
Kruger Robert A.
Publication year - 1990
Publication title -
medical physics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.473
H-Index - 180
eISSN - 2473-4209
pISSN - 0094-2405
DOI - 10.1118/1.596526
Subject(s) - transillumination , image resolution , monte carlo method , collimated light , optics , resolution (logic) , coaxial , medical imaging , computer science , physics , artificial intelligence , laser , telecommunications , mathematics , statistics
Monte Carlo calculations were used to simulate the propagation of visible and near‐infrared light through homogenous tissue in order to quantitate the potential spatial resolution performance for transillumination imaging. Specifically, the relative effectiveness of coaxial collimation and time of flight (TOF) detection for improving spatial resolution was investigated. The results demonstrate that significant improvements in spatial resolution can be achieved through these techniques, with TOF methods offering superior performance for a given level of detected signal intensity.