Pifferi Antonio, Torricelli Alessandro, Bassi Andrea, Taroni Paola, Cubeddu Rinaldo, Wabnitz Heidrun, Grosenick Dirk, Möller Michael, Macdonald Rainer, Swartling Johannes, Svensson Tomas, Andersson-Engels Stefan, van Veen Robert L P, Sterenborg Henricus J C M, Tualle Jean-Michel, Nghiem Ha Lien, Avrillier Sigrid, Whelan Maurice, Stamm Hermann
Laboratorio Nazionale per l'Ottica Ultra-rapida e Ultra-intensa, Dipartimento di Fisica e Istituto di Fotonicae Nanotecnologie, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Politecnico di Milano, I-20133 Milan, Italy.
Appl Opt. 2005 Apr 10;44(11):2104-14. doi: 10.1364/ao.44.002104.
We propose a comprehensive protocol for the performance assessment of photon migration instruments. The protocol has been developed within the European Thematic Network MEDPHOT (optical methods for medical diagnosis and monitoring of diseases) and is based on five criteria: accuracy, linearity, noise, stability, and reproducibility. This protocol was applied to a total of 8 instruments with a set of 32 phantoms, covering a wide range of optical properties.
