Patent ID: 8243283
Filing Date: 2012-08-14
Classification: A61B,G01N

Abstract:
1. A method of optically imaging an object, the method comprising: defining a plurality of planar boundaries that represent a geometrical shape of the object; identifying an original source point and a destination point within the geometrical limits of the object; determining a first optical transfer function from the source point to the destination point; identifying a virtual source located at a point having reflection symmetry to the source point relative to one of the planar boundaries, the virtual source being equal in magnitude but opposite in sign to the original source; determining a second optical transfer function from the virtual source to the destination point; combining the first optical transfer function and the second optical transfer function to form a modified optical transfer function; collecting optical data indicative of a composition of the object medium present at the destination point; and generating image data by processing the collected optical data using the modified optical transfer function determination.