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Index
Fiber tissue, 3
Fibrillar structure, 2, 132, 139, 141
First-order approximation, 13
Fourier series, 166
Fractal dimension, 94, 99
Fractal surface, 94
Fraunhofer zone, 91
Fredholm integral equation, 148
Fresnel law, 23
Function of size distribution, 146
Fundamental mode, 57
G
Galilean transformation, 83
Gaussian beam, 78, 90, 98, 104, 123, 132,
139, 146, 154, 161, 168
Green functions, 114
H
Helmholtz equation, 78
Hematocrit, 7, 56, 124
Hemocyte, 56
Hemoglobin, 4, 6, 28, 69, 104, 172
Henie-Greenstein approximation, 15
Henie-Greenstein function, 12
Human dermis, 123
Huygens-Fresnel integral transformation,
78, 90, 139, 154
I
Initial temperature, 173
Integral equation, 107, 154
Intensity, 84
Inverse Monte-Carlo method, 20
Inverse problem, 180
Inverse scattering problem, 23
Isotropic component, 20
K
Kinetic equation, 176
Kirchhoff approximation, 91, 96
Kirchhoff method, 90, 91, 162
Kramers-Kronig relation„ 180
Krylov subspace, 50
Kubelka-Munk coefficients, 16
Kubelka-Munk theory, 16
L
Leucocytes, 28
Light scattering particles, 5
Linear polarization vector, 120
Linear resonator, 54, 154, 169
Lower derma, 67
LU factorization method, 120
Lymphocyte, 28
M
Matrix preconditioner, 51
Maxwell equations, 29, 71, 84, 105, 113
Melanin, 4, 6, 69
Method of bioconjugate gradients, 51
Mie theory, 10, 119
Minimum residual, 50
Monte-Carlo method, 11, 16, 22, 131
Monte-Carlo simulation, 16
Multilayered biological tissues, 11
Multiple Scattering of Waves (MSW), 10
N
Neutrophil, 28
Nonsingular matrix, 51
Nonstationary equation of radiative transfer
theory, 20
Nucleus, 57
O
Operator of reflection, 12
Optical characteristics, 2
Optical Density (OD), 6
Osmosis, 6
Oxygenated hemoglobin, 7
Oxygen saturation, 7
Oxyhemoglobin, 6
P
Papillary dermis, 4
Perturbation method, 91, 162
Petrov–Galerkin approach, 50
Phase function, 12, 14
Phase function of the scattering, 12
Planck constant, 177
Plasma membrane, 114, 115
Potential functions, 133
Preconditioner, 52
Q
Quadratic conjugate gradient method, 51
Index
Fiber tissue, 3
Fibrillar structure, 2, 132, 139, 141
First-order approximation, 13
Fourier series, 166
Fractal dimension, 94, 99
Fractal surface, 94
Fraunhofer zone, 91
Fredholm integral equation, 148
Fresnel law, 23
Function of size distribution, 146
Fundamental mode, 57
G
Galilean transformation, 83
Gaussian beam, 78, 90, 98, 104, 123, 132,
139, 146, 154, 161, 168
Green functions, 114
H
Helmholtz equation, 78
Hematocrit, 7, 56, 124
Hemocyte, 56
Hemoglobin, 4, 6, 28, 69, 104, 172
Henie-Greenstein approximation, 15
Henie-Greenstein function, 12
Human dermis, 123
Huygens-Fresnel integral transformation,
78, 90, 139, 154
I
Initial temperature, 173
Integral equation, 107, 154
Intensity, 84
Inverse Monte-Carlo method, 20
Inverse problem, 180
Inverse scattering problem, 23
Isotropic component, 20
K
Kinetic equation, 176
Kirchhoff approximation, 91, 96
Kirchhoff method, 90, 91, 162
Kramers-Kronig relation„ 180
Krylov subspace, 50
Kubelka-Munk coefficients, 16
Kubelka-Munk theory, 16
L
Leucocytes, 28
Light scattering particles, 5
Linear polarization vector, 120
Linear resonator, 54, 154, 169
Lower derma, 67
LU factorization method, 120
Lymphocyte, 28
M
Matrix preconditioner, 51
Maxwell equations, 29, 71, 84, 105, 113
Melanin, 4, 6, 69
Method of bioconjugate gradients, 51
Mie theory, 10, 119
Minimum residual, 50
Monte-Carlo method, 11, 16, 22, 131
Monte-Carlo simulation, 16
Multilayered biological tissues, 11
Multiple Scattering of Waves (MSW), 10
N
Neutrophil, 28
Nonsingular matrix, 51
Nonstationary equation of radiative transfer
theory, 20
Nucleus, 57
O
Operator of reflection, 12
Optical characteristics, 2
Optical Density (OD), 6
Osmosis, 6
Oxygenated hemoglobin, 7
Oxygen saturation, 7
Oxyhemoglobin, 6
P
Papillary dermis, 4
Perturbation method, 91, 162
Petrov–Galerkin approach, 50
Phase function, 12, 14
Phase function of the scattering, 12
Planck constant, 177
Plasma membrane, 114, 115
Potential functions, 133
Preconditioner, 52
Q
Quadratic conjugate gradient method, 51