Source of error in calculation of optical diffuse reflectance from turbid media using diffusion theory

Computer Methods and Programs in Biomedicine

Volumn 61, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 163-170

  Wang, Lihong V ^a   Jacques, Steven L ^b  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Oregon Medical Laser Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Diffuse reflectance; Diffusion theory; Monte Carlo; Similarity relations; Turbid media

Indexed keywords

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; COMPUTER SIMULATION; LASER BEAMS; LIGHT REFLECTION; MONTE CARLO METHODS;

OPTICAL DIFFUSE REFLECTANCE;

LASER TISSUE INTERACTION;

ARTICLE; CALCULATION; DIFFRACTION; DIFFUSION; ERROR; LASER; OPTICAL DENSITY; REFLECTOMETRY; REFRACTION INDEX; SYSTEM ANALYSIS; THEORY;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; LASERS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; MONTE CARLO METHOD; OPTICS;

EID: 0033985211     PISSN: 01692607     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-2607(99)00041-3     Document Type: Article

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