Three-dimensional optical tomography with the equation of radiative transfer

Journal of Electronic Imaging

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 594-601

  Abdoulaev, Gassan S ^a   Hielscher, Andreas H ^a  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EQUATION OF RADIATIVE TRANSFER; OPTICAL TOMOGRAPHY;

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; GRADIENT INDEX OPTICS; ITERATIVE METHODS; LIGHT PROPAGATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; THREE DIMENSIONAL; TOMOGRAPHY;

IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION;

EID: 0346150120     PISSN: 10179909     EISSN: 1560229X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1117/1.1587730     Document Type: Article

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