<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p> This paper deals with the light transport, photon trajectory and its radiation in tissue. A model based on Monte Carlo simulation has been implemented in Matlab to get inside into photon interaction with tissue. The project is aimed to non-invasive pulse oximetry measurement of fetal oxygen saturation in the maternal abdomen. One of the fundamental challenges is to ensure a sufficient penetration depth which covers maternal and fetal tissue. This contribution investigates the photon trajectories and analyse the number of photons which stayed in tissue and their radiation distribution. The principle and photon propagation rules, needed for simulation, are presented in this article. Finally the results are compared with literature.</p></abstract>

This paper deals with the light transport, photon trajectory and its radiation in tissue. A model based on Monte Carlo simulation has been implemented in Matlab to get inside into photon interaction with tissue. The project is aimed to non-invasive pulse oximetry measurement of fetal oxygen saturation in the maternal abdomen. One of the fundamental challenges is to ensure a sufficient penetration depth which covers maternal and fetal tissue. This contribution investigates the photon trajectories and analyse the number of photons which stayed in tissue and their radiation distribution. The principle and photon propagation rules, needed for simulation, are presented in this article. Finally the results are compared with literature.

Simulation of Photon Propagation in Tissue Using Matlab

Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava, Faculty of Materials Science and Technology in Trnava, Hajdóczyho 1, Trnava 917 24, Slovak Republic

Ilmenau University of Technology, Institute of Biomedical Engineering and Informatics, 98693 Ilmenau, Germany

Research Papers Faculty of Materials Science and Technology Slovak University of Technology

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This paper deals with the light transport, photon trajectory and its radiation in tissue. A model based on Monte Carlo simulation has been implemented in...

Simulation of Photon Propagation in Tissue Using Matlab

Publié en ligne: 08 août 2013

Pages: 31 - 36b

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/rput-2013-0006

Mots clés
Monte Carlo simulation, photon propagation, tissue, light transport

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Simulation of Photon Propagation in Tissue Using Matlab

Publié en ligne: 08 août 2013

Pages: 31 - 36b

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/rput-2013-0006

Mots clésMonte Carlo simulation, photon propagation, tissue, light transport

This content is open access.

Mots clés
Monte Carlo simulation, photon propagation, tissue, light transport