Uwe J. Netz

TL;DR: In this article, a forward model is proposed to predict light propagation in highly scattering media that contain void-like inclusions, which is based on the time-independent equation of radiative transfer.

TL;DR: An overview of current state-of-the -art technology, including hardware and image-reconstruction algorithms, and focus on applications in brain and joint imaging is presented and recent results of work on optical tomographic imaging in small animals are presented.

TL;DR: A novel optical tomographic imaging system that was designed to determine two-dimensional spatial distribution of optical properties in a sagittal plane through finger joints is presented and used to obtain tomographic images of six proximal interphalangeal finger joints from two patients with rheumatoid arthritis.

TL;DR: The intrinsic optical parameters absorption coefficient mu(a), scattering coefficient micros, anisotropy factor g, and effective scattering coefficientmicros were determined for human red blood cell suspensions of hematocrit 33.2% dependent on the oxygen saturation (SAT O(2) in the wavelength range 250 to 2,000 nm, including the range above 1,100 nm.

TL;DR: It is possible to classify a joint as inflamed with SLOT, without the need for a reference measurement, and SLOT based diagnosis of synovitis agrees better with US diagnosis than CE.