Abstract
Purpose: To describe a new breast-imaging method with the potential of multi-spectral optical transillumination based on a time-resolved technique. Material and Methods: A breast phantom was irrad iated with ultra-short laser pulses of white light generated by self-phase modulation of an incident high-power laser pulse in water. Time-resolved detection of the transmitted light was performed. Contrast resolution was studied using different absorbers located inside the breast phantom. Results and Conclusion: The results showed that simultaneous, multi-spectral transillumination is possible. The technique can also be used for measurements of optical properties in tissue.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 185-189 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Acta Radiologica |
| Volume | 38 |
| Issue number | 1 |
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| Publication status | Published - Jan 1997 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Breast, spectroscopy
- Experimental
- Time-resolved, optical properties