@inproceedings{6a6f8a9ae394457e8ff0ec796773bbbd,
title = "Transport and diffusion calculations on MRI-generated data",
abstract = "In this study we analyze the limits of the diffusion approximation to the Boltzmann transport equation for photon propagation in the human brain. Two dimensional slices through the head are obtained with the method of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Based on these images we assign optical properties to different regions of the brain. A finite-difference transport/diffusion code is then used to calculate the fluence throughout the head. Differences between diffusion and transport calculations occur especially in void-like spaces and regions where the absorption coefficient is comparable to the reduced scattering coefficient.",
keywords = "Brain, Diffusion theory, Discrete ordinate, Finite difference, Magnetic resonance imaging, Photon propagation in tissues, Transport theory",
author = "Hielscher, {Andreas H.} and Alcouffe, {Raymond E.} and Barbour, {Randall L.}",
note = "Copyright: Copyright 2005 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.; Proceedings of Optical Tomography and Spectroscopy of Tissue: Theory, Instrumentation, Model and Human Studies II ; Conference date: 09-02-1997 Through 12-02-1997",
year = "1997",
doi = "10.1117/12.280284",
language = "English (US)",
volume = "2979",
series = "Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering",
publisher = "SPIE",
pages = "500--508",
booktitle = "Proceedings of Optical Tomography and Spectroscopy of Tissue: Theory, Instrumentation, Model and Human Studies II",
}