Method for optically imaging an interior of a turbid medium, method for reconstructing an image of an interior of a turbid medium, device for imaging an interior of a turbid medium, medical image acquisition device and computer program
US8374409B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 17, 2007 |
| Grant date | Feb 12, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 15, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B5/0091
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The invention relates to a method of imaging an interior of a turbid medium, a device for imaging an interior of a turbid medium, and a medical image acquisition device. A turbid medium is accommodated in a receiving volume (5), light from a light source is coupled into (10) and out of the receiving volume and detected (15) after which a dataset is obtained from the detected light (20). The dataset is then communicated to an image reconstruction algorithm (30) and an image of an interior of the turbid medium is reconstructed based on the detected light (35). According to the invention the dataset is changed prior to communicating the dataset to the image reconstruction algorithm into a further dataset (25), with a further dataset satisfying an input assumption underlying the image reconstruction algorithm.
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