Time-dependent FEM analysis of photon migration in biological tissues

JSME International Journal, Series B: Fluids and Thermal Engineering

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 754-761

  Yamada, Yukio ^a   Hasegawa, Yasuo ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AIST   (Japan)

Author keywords

Biological Engineering; Biological Tissues; Finite Element Method; Light Scattering and Absorption; Medical Engineering; Optical Engineering; Optical Imaging; Photon Diffusion Equation; Photon Migration

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; COMPUTATIONAL COMPLEXITY; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; IMAGING TECHNIQUES; LIGHT ABSORPTION; LIGHT SCATTERING; LIGHT TRANSMISSION; MONTE CARLO METHODS; PARTIAL DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; PHOTONS;

OPTICAL TOMOGRAPHY; PHOTON DIFFUSION EQUATION; PHOTON MIGRATION; TIME RESOLVED SPECTROSCOPY;

TISSUE;

EID: 0030284426     PISSN: 13408054     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1299/jsmeb.39.754     Document Type: Article

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