[HTML][HTML] Recent advances in high speed diffuse optical imaging in biomedicine

MB Applegate, RE Istfan, S Spink, A Tank, D Roblyer - APL Photonics, 2020 - pubs.aip.org
Diffuse optical imaging (DOI) is a label-free, safe, inexpensive, and quantitative imaging
modality that provides metabolic and molecular contrast in tissue using visible or near …

[HTML][HTML] Time-gated single-photon detection in time-domain diffuse optics: a review

A Dalla Mora, L Di Sieno, R Re, A Pifferi, D Contini - Applied Sciences, 2020 - mdpi.com
This work reviews physical concepts, technologies and applications of time-domain diffuse
optics based on time-gated single-photon detection. This particular photon detection …

Large-area, fast-gated digital SiPM with integrated TDC for portable and wearable time-domain NIRS

E Conca, V Sesta, M Buttafava, F Villa… - IEEE Journal of Solid …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
We present the design and characterization of a large-area, fast-gated, all-digital single-
photon detector with programmable active area, internal gate generator, and time-todigital …

The SiPM revolution in time-domain diffuse optics

A Dalla Mora, L Di Sieno, A Behera, P Taroni… - Nuclear Instruments and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Time-domain diffuse optics is a powerful non-invasive, non-ionizing and label-free
technique based on the use of picosecond pulsed laser light to probe highly scattering …

Non-invasive investigation of adipose tissue by time domain diffuse optical spectroscopy

P Lanka, A Segala, A Farina, SKV Sekar… - Biomedical Optics …, 2020 - opg.optica.org
The human abdominal region is very heterogeneous and stratified with subcutaneous
adipose tissue (SAT) being one of the primary layers. Monitoring this tissue is crucial for …

Dynamic time domain near-infrared optical tomography based on a SPAD camera

J Jiang, ADC Mata, S Lindner, E Charbon… - Biomedical optics …, 2020 - opg.optica.org
In many clinical applications it is relevant to observe dynamic changes in oxygenation.
Therefore the ability of dynamic imaging with time domain (TD) near-infrared optical …

Role of late photons in diffuse optical imaging

J Radford, A Lyons, F Tonolini, D Faccio - Optics Express, 2020 - opg.optica.org
The ability to image through turbid media, such as organic tissues, is a highly attractive
prospect for biological and medical imaging. This is challenging, however, due to the highly …

Probe-hosted large area silicon photomultiplier and high-throughput timing electronics for enhanced performance time-domain functional near-infrared spectroscopy

L Di Sieno, A Behera, S Rohilla, E Ferocino… - Biomedical Optics …, 2020 - opg.optica.org
Two main bottlenecks prevent time-domain diffuse optics instruments to reach their
maximum performances, namely the limited light harvesting capability of the detection chain …

Image reconstruction for novel time domain near infrared optical tomography: towards clinical applications

J Jiang, ADC Mata, S Lindner, C Zhang… - Biomedical optics …, 2020 - opg.optica.org
Near infrared optical tomography (NIROT) is an emerging modality that enables imaging the
oxygenation of tissue, which is a biomarker of tremendous clinical relevance. Measuring in …

Dual wavelength spread-spectrum time-resolved diffuse optical instrument for the measurement of human brain functional responses

KI Papadimitriou, EEV Rosas, E Zhang… - Biomedical Optics …, 2020 - opg.optica.org
Near-infrared spectroscopy has proven to be a valuable method to monitor tissue
oxygenation and haemodynamics non-invasively and in real-time. Quantification of such …