Surgery – Diagnostic testing – Detecting nuclear – electromagnetic – or ultrasonic radiation
Reexamination Certificate
2006-07-25
2010-11-16
Le, Long V (Department: 3768)
Surgery
Diagnostic testing
Detecting nuclear, electromagnetic, or ultrasonic radiation
C600S476000, C356S317000, C385S116000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07835786
ABSTRACT:
Methods, systems, and computer program products for optimizing a probe geometry for spectroscopic measurement in a turbid medium are provided. A probe geometry comprising one emitting entity and at least on collecting entity is selected. A simulation is performed to generate optical parameter values measured by the probe geometry. The measured optical parameter values are input to an inversion algorithm to produce corresponding optical properties as output. The produced optical properties are compared with known optical properties known and a degree of matching between the produced optical properties and the known optical properties is determined. The simulation and inversion steps are repeated for a plurality of additional probe geometries, each differing in at least one property. An optimization algorithm is applied at each iteration to select an optimal probe geometry.
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Palmer Gregory M.
Ramanujam Nirmala
Duke University
Hoffa Angela M
Jenkins Wilson Taylor & Hunt, P.A.
Le Long V
Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation
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