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Area of Science:

  • Biomedical Optics
  • Medical Imaging
  • Optical Physics

Background:

  • Diffuse optical tomography (DOT) in reflection geometry suffers from depth dependence in quantifying large lesions.
  • This is caused by the exponential decay of photon density waves, leading to inaccurate measurements.
  • Accurate optical quantification of lesions is crucial for diagnosis and treatment monitoring.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To introduce and evaluate a novel depth-correction method for DOT.
  • To improve the accuracy of optical quantification of large lesions by incorporating target depth information.
  • To validate the method using both phantom studies and clinical cases.

Main Methods:

  • A depth-correction method was developed by balancing the weight matrix using maximum singular values of target layers.
  • Coregistered ultrasound data provided target depth information.
  • The method was tested on homogenous and non-homogenous phantoms and 10 clinical lesion cases.

Main Results:

  • Location error of the reconstructed maximum absorption coefficient was reduced to the reconstruction mesh size for phantom targets.
  • Lesion absorption distribution uniformity improved twofold, with the median absorption increasing from 60% to 85% of maximum.
  • Non-homogenous phantoms were characterized more accurately, and clinical cases showed similar improvements.

Conclusions:

  • The proposed depth-correction method effectively mitigates depth dependence in DOT.
  • The technique significantly enhances the accuracy and uniformity of optical quantification for large lesions.
  • This method holds promise for improving diagnostic capabilities in clinical applications of DOT.