A brief review on the history of human functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) development and fields of application

M Ferrari, V Quaresima - Neuroimage, 2012 - Elsevier
This review is aimed at celebrating the upcoming 20th anniversary of the birth of human
functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS). After the discovery in 1992 that the functional …

[HTML][HTML] Time domain functional NIRS imaging for human brain mapping

A Torricelli, D Contini, A Pifferi, M Caffini, R Re… - Neuroimage, 2014 - Elsevier
This review is aimed at presenting the state-of-the-art of time domain (TD) functional near-
infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS). We first introduce the physical principles, the basics of …

The use of near-infrared spectroscopy in understanding skeletal muscle physiology: recent developments

M Ferrari, M Muthalib… - … Transactions of the …, 2011 - royalsocietypublishing.org
This article provides a snapshot of muscle near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) at the end of
2010 summarizing the recent literature, offering the present status and perspectives of the …

Advanced time-correlated single photon counting techniques for spectroscopy and imaging in biomedical systems

W Becker, A Bergmann, GL Biscotti… - … Applications of Ultrafast …, 2004 - spiedigitallibrary.org
Time-correlated single photon counting (TCSPC) is based on the detection of single photons
of a periodic light signal, measurement of the detection time of the photons, and the build-up …

Tomographic bioluminescence imaging by use of a combined optical-PET (OPET) system: a computer simulation feasibility study

G Alexandrakis, FR Rannou… - Physics in Medicine & …, 2005 - iopscience.iop.org
The feasibility and limits in performing tomographic bioluminescence imaging with a
combined optical-PET (OPET) system were explored by simulating its image formation …

Performance assessment of photon migration instruments: the MEDPHOT protocol

A Pifferi, A Torricelli, A Bassi, P Taroni, R Cubeddu… - Applied …, 2005 - opg.optica.org
We propose a comprehensive protocol for the performance assessment of photon migration
instruments. The protocol has been developed within the European Thematic Network …

Multi-channel time-resolved system for functional near infrared spectroscopy

D Contini, A Torricelli, A Pifferi, L Spinelli, F Paglia… - Optics …, 2006 - opg.optica.org
We have designed a compact dual wavelength multi-channel time-resolved system for
functional near infrared spectroscopy. The system enables 16 sources and up to 64 …

Bilateral prefrontal cortex oxygenation responses to a verbal fluency task: a multichannel time-resolved near-infrared topography study

V Quaresima, M Ferrari, A Torricelli… - … of biomedical optics, 2005 - spiedigitallibrary.org
The letter-fluency task-induced response over the prefrontal cortex is investigated bilaterally
on eight subjects using a recently developed compact, eight-channel, time-resolved, near-IR …

Fully automated time domain spectrometer for the absorption and scattering characterization of diffusive media

A Pifferi, A Torricelli, P Taroni, D Comelli… - Review of scientific …, 2007 - pubs.aip.org
We describe a system for absorption and scattering spectroscopy of diffusive media based
on time-resolved reflectance and transmittance measurements. The system is operated with …

Optimization of the hyperspectral imaging-based spatially-resolved system for measuring the optical properties of biological materials

H Cen, R Lu - Optics express, 2010 - opg.optica.org
This paper reports on the optimization and assessment of a hyperspectral imaging-based
spatially-resolved system for determination of the optical properties of biological materials …