Non-invasive imaging and characterisation of human foot by multi-probe laser reflectometry and Monte Carlo simulation

Medical and Biological Engineering and Computing

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 313-318

  Nandakumar, S ^a   Singh, Megha ^a,b  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY MADRAS   (India)

^b SGN Educational Foundation Chennai   (India)

Author keywords

Human foot; Imaging; Monte Carlo simulation; Multiprobe laser reflectometry; Optical parameters

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE BACKSCATTERING; GLUCOSE; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; INTERPOLATION; MEDICAL IMAGING; MONTE CARLO METHODS;

COLOR-CODED IMAGES; MULTI-PROBE LASER REFLECTOMETRY; NON-IVASIVE IMAGING; NORNMALIZED BACKSCATTERED INTENSITY (NBI);

TISSUE;

GLUCOSE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIABETIC FOOT; FOOT SOLE; FOREFOOT; HEEL; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE PROCESSING; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; IMAGING SYSTEM; LASER; MALE; MONTE CARLO METHOD; NON INVASIVE MEASUREMENT; PATIENT POSITIONING; REFLECTOMETRY; TISSUE BLOOD FLOW;

ADULT; DIABETES MELLITUS; FOOT; HUMANS; LASERS; MALE; MONTE CARLO METHOD; SCATTERING, RADIATION;

EID: 22544472407     PISSN: 01400118     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02345806     Document Type: Article

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