Transillumination imaging performance: A time‐of‐flight imaging system
- 1 May 1990
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Medical Physics
- Vol. 17 (3) , 351-356
- https://doi.org/10.1118/1.596514
Abstract
A series of Monte Carlo simulations have been performed in order to investigate the feasibility of constructing a time-of-flight transillumination imaging system that could be used as an effective tool for screening for breast disease. The conceptual design of such a system is described, and simulated images are presented that demonstrate its likely performance. It is found that, whereas the spatial resolution achievable with such a system is only dependent upon its temporal resolution, the scattering characteristics of the tissue being imaged will strongly affect the ultimate imaging performance of such a system.This publication has 6 references indexed in Scilit:
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