Abstract

The resolution of the time resolved breast transillumination has been investigated both theoretically and experimentally. The resolution limit is associated to the size of the smallest object visible on an image or image quality index which depends on the image parameters as the transfer function, the contrast and the noise, and it has been determined on Monte-Carlo simulation results as well as in vitro measurements on breast samples. The noise, both photonic and anatomical has been found as a limitating factor of the resolution.

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