Coupling 3D Monte Carlo light transport in optically heterogeneous tissues to photoacoustic signal generation

Photoacoustics

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 137-142

  Jacques, Steven L ^a  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Heterogeneous tissue; Monte Carlo; Photoacoustic

Indexed keywords

3D MONTE CARLO; HETEROGENEOUS TISSUES; LIGHT TRANSPORT; PHOTOACOUSTIC; PHOTOACOUSTIC SIGNALS;

MONTE CARLO METHODS;

EID: 84908062642     PISSN: 22135979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pacs.2014.09.001     Document Type: Article

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