Monte Carlo simulation of light-tissue interaction: Three-dimensional simulation for trans-illumination-based imaging of skin lesions

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

7-1-2005

Abstract

Three-dimensional, voxel-based, and wavelength-dependent skin lesion models are developed and simulated using Monte Carlo techniques. The optical geometry of the Nevoscope with trans-illumination is used in the simulations for characterizing the lesion thickness. Based on the correlation analysis between the lesion thickness and the diffuse reflectance, optical wavelengths are selected for multispectral imaging of skin lesions using the Nevoscope. Tissue optical properties reported by various researchers are compiled together to form a voxel library. Tissue models used in the simulations are developed using the voxel library which offers flexibility in updating the optical properties and adding new media types into the models independent of the Monte Carlo simulation code. © 2005 IEEE.

Identifier

21844465713 (Scopus)

Publication Title

IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering

External Full Text Location

https://doi.org/10.1109/TBME.2005.847546

ISSN

00189294

PubMed ID

16041986

First Page

1227

Last Page

1236

Issue

7

Volume

52

Grant

RG-99-0127

Fund Ref

Whitaker Foundation

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