Angle-dependent light scattering in tissue phantoms for the case of thin
bone layers with predominant forward scattering
- Tom Witke,
- Eduard Kuhn,
- Fabian Teichert,
- Christian Goßler,
- Ulrich Theodor Schwarz,
- Angela Thränhardt
Tom Witke
Technische Universitat Chemnitz
Corresponding Author:tom.witke@physik.tu-chemnitz.de
Author ProfileEduard Kuhn
Weierstrass-Institut fur Angewandte Analysis und Stochastik
Author ProfileChristian Goßler
University Medical Center Göttingen, Robert-Koch-Str. 40, 37075 Göttingen
Author ProfileAbstract
The cochlea forms a key element of the human auditory system in the
temporal bone. Damage to the cochlea continues to produce significant
impairment for sensory reception of environmental stimuli. To improve
this impairment, the optical cochlear implant forms a new research
approach. A prerequisite for this method is to understand how light
propagation, as well as scattering, reflection and absorption, takes
place within the cochlea. We offer a method to study the light
distribution in the human cochlea through phantom materials and
Monte-Carlo simulations. The calculation of an angular distribution
after scattering requires a phase function. Often approximate functions
like Henyey-Greenstein, two-term Henyey-Greenstein or Legendre
polynomial decompositions are used as phase function. An alternative is
to exactly calculate a Mie distribution for each scattering event. This
method provides a better fit to the data measured in this work.04 Sep 2023Submitted to Journal of Biophotonics 05 Sep 2023Submission Checks Completed
05 Sep 2023Assigned to Editor
05 Sep 2023Review(s) Completed, Editorial Evaluation Pending
05 Sep 2023Reviewer(s) Assigned
09 Oct 2023Editorial Decision: Revise Major
04 Nov 2023Review(s) Completed, Editorial Evaluation Pending
05 Nov 2023Editorial Decision: Accept