Patent ID: 6694159
Filing Date: 2004-02-17
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
In a method of optical imaging of a turbid media using a plurality of discrete wavelengths in an optical imaging system, a method of optimizing system parameters comprising the steps of:selecting a set of chromophores for characterizing a property of the turbid media; defining parameters of the system including at least a number of said discrete wavelengths, a value of each of said wavelengths, source power and detector aperture for each of said wavelengths, a choice of image algorithm and source/detector geometries, a choice of source and detector and noise characteristics; fixing a value of all of said parameters except a plurality of said parameters of the system to be optimized; and determining an optimal value for each of said parameter values to be optimized as a function of a performance of the system in measuring a concentration of said chromophores in said turbid media for characterizing said property as a whole.