In the last decade the study of the human brain and muscle energetics underwent a radical
change, thanks to the progressive introduction of noninvasive techniques, including near …

Abstract “Shinrin-yoku”, which can be defined as “taking in the forest atmosphere or forest
bathing”, has been receiving increasing attention in Japan in recent years for its capacity to …

Near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) is an optical technique that can measure brain tissue
oxygenation and haemodynamics in real-time and at the patient bedside allowing medical …

This article reviews the past and current statuses of time-domain near-infrared spectroscopy
(TD-NIRS) and imaging. Although time-domain technology is not yet widely employed due to …

We compared pharmacologically-perturbed hemodynamic parameters (cerebral blood
volume; CBV, and flow; CBF) by acetazolamide administration in six healthy human subjects …

Abstract Photoacoustic (PA) imaging (PAI) has been shown to be a promising tool for non-
invasive blood vessel imaging. A PAI system comprising a hemispherical detector array …

The relationship between muscle deoxygenation and activation was examined in three
different muscles of the quadriceps during cycling ramp exercise. Seven young male adults …

In the last three decades, the development and steady improvement of various optical
technologies at the near-infrared region of the electromagnetic spectrum has inspired a …

This paper presents a complete, compact, and low power consumption instrument designed
for time-domain near-infrared spectroscopy. It employs two custom-designed pulsed diode …

We have constructed a prototype photoacoustic mammography system (PAM-02) capable of
simultaneously acquiring photoacoustic (PA) and ultrasound (US) images. Each PA, US …