Inverse hybrid technique for determining the optical properties of turbid media from integrating-sphere measurements.

We have combined the Monte Carlo method with the small-angle approximation of the radiative transfer theory to derive the optical properties (the absorption coefficient, the scattering coefficient, and the anisotropy factor) of turbid materials from integrating-sphere measurements (the total transmittance and the diffuse reflectance) and the collimated transmittance. Unlike one-dimensional models, the technique accounts for the side losses of light at the edges of the sample. In addition, it enables the correction of the measured collimated signal for the contribution of multiply scattered light. On the other hand, the hybrid technique allows a significant reduction in calculation time compared with inverse methods based on a pure Monte Carlo technique. Numerical tests and experimental results from a phantom material (milk) as well as samples of biological tissue (porcine myocardium) confirmed the feasibility of applying this technique to the determination of the optical properties of turbid media.

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