Near-infrared light propagation in an adult head model. I. Modeling of low–level scattering in the cerebrospinal fluid layer

Applied Optics

Volumn 42, Issue 16, 2003, Pages 2906-2914

  Okada, Eiji ^a   Delpy, David T ^b  

^a KEIO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BODY FLUIDS; BRAIN; COMPUTER SIMULATION; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; LIGHT SCATTERING; MONTE CARLO METHODS; TISSUE;

LOW-LEVEL SCATTERING;

LIGHT PROPAGATION;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUDIOVISUAL EQUIPMENT; BRAIN; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; HEAD; HUMAN; MONTE CARLO METHOD; NEAR INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; PHYSIOLOGY; RADIATION SCATTERING; THEORETICAL MODEL;

ADULT; BRAIN; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; HEAD; HUMANS; MODELS, ANATOMIC; MODELS, THEORETICAL; MONTE CARLO METHOD; SCATTERING, RADIATION; SPECTROSCOPY, NEAR-INFRARED;

EID: 0037872005     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 21553165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.42.002906     Document Type: Article

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