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Diagnosis using photon diffusion: From brain oxygenation to the fat of the atlantic salmon

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Anomalous Diffusion From Basics to Applications

Part of the book series: Lecture Notes in Physics ((LNP,volume 519))

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We present a new diagnostic method, based on optical measurements in the visible and near-infrared wavelength regime. This method has many advantages over current imaging and biopsy techniques. In order to understand and interpret the results of the measurements, a random-walk on a lattice is used to model photon diffusion in biological tissues. Applications of this method range from medicine (diagnosis of brain function (oxygenation) in neonates and early detection of breast tumors) to food science (non-destructive determination of fat and moisture content in Atlantic Salmon).

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  1. Department of Physics, Bar-Ilan University, 52900, Ramat-Gan, Israel

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Taitelbaum, H. (1999). Diagnosis using photon diffusion: From brain oxygenation to the fat of the atlantic salmon. In: Pękalski, A., Sznajd-Weron, K. (eds) Anomalous Diffusion From Basics to Applications. Lecture Notes in Physics, vol 519. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/BFb0106840

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