Fast time-resolved imaging of diffusely scattering solid phantoms for optical mammography

Dirk Grosenick; Harald Danlewski; Herbert H. Rinneberg

doi:10.1117/12.260848

6 December 1996 Fast time-resolved imaging of diffusely scattering solid phantoms for optical mammography

Dirk Grosenick, Harald Danlewski, Herbert H. Rinneberg

Proceedings Volume 2925, Photon Propagation in Tissues II; (1996) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.260848
Event: BiOS Europe '96, 1996, Vienna, Austria

Abstract

We have performed time-resolved imaging of diffusely scattering solid phantoms containing an optical inhomogeneity with increased absorption or scattering to simulate a human breast with a tumor inside. Images based on time-domain quantities derived from measured distributions of times of flight of photons are compared to those based on Fourier components. Investigations of contrast and signal- to-noise ratio of transillumination images recorded at different exposure times, i.e. at different numbers of photons detected, show that full images of the phantoms can be obtained within a few minutes only. In addition, we demonstrate that low power picosecond semiconductor lasers are suited for fast time-resolved imaging.

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Dirk Grosenick, Harald Danlewski, and Herbert H. Rinneberg "Fast time-resolved imaging of diffusely scattering solid phantoms for optical mammography", Proc. SPIE 2925, Photon Propagation in Tissues II, (6 December 1996); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.260848

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