Optical diffusion performance of nanophosphor-based materials for use in medical imaging

Journal of Biomedical Optics

Volumn 17, Issue 12, 2012, Pages

  Liaparinos, Panagiotis F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WEST ATTICA   (Greece)

Author keywords

Medical imaging; Mie scattering; Monte Carlo; Nanophosphors; Optical diffusion; X ray detectors

Indexed keywords

BRILLOUIN SCATTERING; DIFFUSION; MEDICAL IMAGING; MODULATION; MONTE CARLO METHODS; REFRACTIVE INDEX;

HIGH REFRACTIVE INDEX; MIE SCATTERING; MIE SCATTERING THEORY; NANOPHOSPHORS; OPTICAL DIFFUSION; SCINTILLATION DEVICES; STRUCTURAL AND OPTICAL PROPERTIES; X-RAY DETECTOR;

STRUCTURAL OPTIMIZATION;

DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; NANOPARTICLE;

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED DIAGNOSIS; EQUIPMENT; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; IMAGE QUALITY; METHODOLOGY; OPTICAL TOMOGRAPHY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ALGORITHMS; DIAGNOSTIC USE; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODS; NANOPARTICLES; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TOMOGRAPHY, OPTICAL;

EID: 84900332503     PISSN: 10833668     EISSN: 15602281     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1117/1.JBO.17.12.126013     Document Type: Article

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