Design study on photoacoustic probe to detect prostate cancer using 3D Monte Carlo simulation and finite element method

Biomedical Engineering Letters

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 250-257

  El Gohary, Sherif Hamdy ^a   Metwally, Mohamed Kilany ^a   Eom, Seyoung ^a   Jeon, Seung Hyun ^b   Byun, Kyung Min ^a   Kim, Tae Seong ^a  

^a Kyung Hee University   (South Korea)

^b Kyung Hee University Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

3 Dimensional Monte Carlo simulation; Finite element method; Geometry optimization of light source; Photoacoustic detection; Prostate cancer; Transurethral laser illumination

Indexed keywords

DISEASES; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; IMAGING SYSTEMS; LIGHT; LIGHT ABSORPTION; LIGHT SOURCES; PHOTOACOUSTIC EFFECT; PROBES; SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO; ULTRASONIC APPLICATIONS; ULTRASONIC TRANSDUCERS; UROLOGY;

3-DIMENSIONAL; GEOMETRY OPTIMIZATION; LASER ILLUMINATION; PHOTOACOUSTIC DETECTION; PROSTATE CANCERS;

MONTE CARLO METHODS;

ARTICLE; COMPUTER MODEL; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING EQUIPMENT; EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; GEOMETRY; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGING SYSTEM; MATHEMATICAL PHENOMENA; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PHOTOACOUSTIC PROBE; PHOTOACOUSTICS; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; PROSTATE CANCER; VALIDATION STUDY;

EID: 84910007842     PISSN: 20939868     EISSN: 2093985X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13534-014-0150-2     Document Type: Article

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