Comparison of four Monte Carlo methods for photon migration in biological tissues

F. Martelli; A. Sassaroli

doi:10.1117/12.2032510

14 June 2013 Comparison of four Monte Carlo methods for photon migration in biological tissues

F. Martelli, A. Sassaroli

Proceedings Volume 8799, Diffuse Optical Imaging IV; 87990D (2013) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2032510
Event: European Conferences on Biomedical Optics, 2013, Munich, Germany

Abstract

We consider four different Monte Carlo methods, widely used in tissue optics, based on four different ways to build photons’ trajectories. By means of numerical results we compare the temporal point spread functions calculated by the four methods for a wide range of the optical properties in the slab and semi-infinite medium geometry. Therefore, we show the statistical equivalence of the four methods and some of their convergence characteristics.

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F. Martelli and A. Sassaroli "Comparison of four Monte Carlo methods for photon migration in biological tissues", Proc. SPIE 8799, Diffuse Optical Imaging IV, 87990D (14 June 2013); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2032510

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