Estimate of the melanin content in human hairs by the inverse Monte-Carlo method using a system for digital image analysis

Journal Article · Sun Dec 31 04:00:00 EST 2006 · Quantum Electronics (Woodbury, N.Y.)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1070/QE2006V036N12ABEH013336· OSTI ID:21456923

Bashkatov, A N; Genina, Elina A; Kochubei, V I; Tuchin, Valerii V ^[1]

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1. Department of Optics and Biomedical Physics, N.G.Chernyshevskii Saratov State University (Russian Federation)

Based on the digital image analysis and inverse Monte-Carlo method, the proximate analysis method is deve-loped and the optical properties of hairs of different types are estimated in three spectral ranges corresponding to three colour components. The scattering and absorption properties of hairs are separated for the first time by using the inverse Monte-Carlo method. The content of different types of melanin in hairs is estimated from the absorption coefficient. It is shown that the dominating type of melanin in dark hairs is eumelanin, whereas in light hairs pheomelanin dominates. (special issue devoted to multiple radiation scattering in random media)

• OSTI ID: 21456923
• Journal Information: Quantum Electronics (Woodbury, N.Y.), Journal Name: Quantum Electronics (Woodbury, N.Y.) Journal Issue: 12 Vol. 36; ISSN 1063-7818
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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46 INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
73 NUCLEAR PHYSICS AND RADIATION PHYSICS
ABSORPTION
BODY
CALCULATION METHODS
COLOR
HAIR
HYDROXY COMPOUNDS
IMAGE PROCESSING
MELANIN
MONTE CARLO METHOD
OPTICAL PROPERTIES
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC NITROGEN COMPOUNDS
ORGANOLEPTIC PROPERTIES
ORGANS
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
PIGMENTS
PROCESSING
SCATTERING
SKIN
SORPTION