Diffusion theory for multilayered scattering media

Joseph Hollmann; Lihong V. Wang

doi:10.1117/12.590886

15 April 2005 Diffusion theory for multilayered scattering media

Joseph Hollmann, Lihong V. Wang

Proceedings Volume 5695, Optical Interactions with Tissue and Cells XVI; (2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.590886
Event: SPIE BiOS, 2005, San Jose, CA, United States

Abstract

We present an approximation to light propagation through skin using an improved multilayered diffusion equation. This equation allows for the influence of multiple layers on diffusely reflected light to be considered; which is accomplished by embedding imaginary point sources in the medium that correspond to each layer's transport mean free path. The new approximation is then compared to a previous two-layer solution by Farrell et al. to verify improvement as well as to results from Monte Carlo simulations to verify accuracy.

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Joseph Hollmann and Lihong V. Wang "Diffusion theory for multilayered scattering media", Proc. SPIE 5695, Optical Interactions with Tissue and Cells XVI, (15 April 2005); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.590886

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