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Inverse methods for Optical Tomography

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Information Processing in Medical Imaging (IPMI 1993)

Part of the book series: Lecture Notes in Computer Science ((LNCS,volume 687))

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We describe the main theoretical principles behind Time-resolved Optical Absorption and Scattering Tomography (TOAST). The problem is viewed as the optimisation of an error-norm derived from correlated statistics of the time-dependent photon intensity at the surface of an object. The field is compared with Electrical Impedance Tomography (EIT). Some inverse algorithms are suggested and one implemented in detail: a modified Newton-Raphson approach. Several regularisation schemes are described. Results are given for these schemes applied to several different data sets.

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  1. Dept. of Computer Science, University College London, Gower Street, WC1 6BT, London

    S. R. Arridge

  2. Dept. of Medical Physics and BioEngineering, University College London, 1st Floor, Shropshire House, 11–20 Capper St, WC1E 6JA, London, England

    M. Schweiger

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Arridge, S.R., Schweiger, M. (1993). Inverse methods for Optical Tomography. In: Barrett, H.H., Gmitro, A.F. (eds) Information Processing in Medical Imaging. IPMI 1993. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 687. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/BFb0013793

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