We have developed a theoretical model for photon migration through scattering media in the presence of an absorbing in homogeneity. A closed-form solution for the average diffuse intensity has been obtained through an iterative approximation scheme of the steady-state diffusion equation. The model describes absorbing defects in a wide range of values. Comparisons with the results of Monte Carlo simulations show that the error of the model is lower than 3% for size inclusion lower than 4 mm and absorption contrast up to the threshold value of the "black defect." The proposed model provides a tractable mathematical basis for diffuse optical and photoacoustic tomographic reconstruction techniques.

Closed-form solution of the steady-state photon diffusion equation in the presence of absorbing inclusions / Esposito, Rosario; F., Martelli; S., de Nicola. - In: OPTICS LETTERS. - ISSN 0146-9592. - 39:4(2014), pp. 826-829. [10.1364/OL.39.000826]

Closed-form solution of the steady-state photon diffusion equation in the presence of absorbing inclusions

ESPOSITO, ROSARIO;
2014

Abstract

We have developed a theoretical model for photon migration through scattering media in the presence of an absorbing in homogeneity. A closed-form solution for the average diffuse intensity has been obtained through an iterative approximation scheme of the steady-state diffusion equation. The model describes absorbing defects in a wide range of values. Comparisons with the results of Monte Carlo simulations show that the error of the model is lower than 3% for size inclusion lower than 4 mm and absorption contrast up to the threshold value of the "black defect." The proposed model provides a tractable mathematical basis for diffuse optical and photoacoustic tomographic reconstruction techniques.
2014
Closed-form solution of the steady-state photon diffusion equation in the presence of absorbing inclusions / Esposito, Rosario; F., Martelli; S., de Nicola. - In: OPTICS LETTERS. - ISSN 0146-9592. - 39:4(2014), pp. 826-829. [10.1364/OL.39.000826]
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