Recent advances in diffuse optical imaging

AP Gibson, JC Hebden, SR Arridge - Physics in medicine & …, 2005 - iopscience.iop.org
We review the current state-of-the-art of diffuse optical imaging, which is an emerging
technique for functional imaging of biological tissue. It involves generating images using …

In vivo absorption and scattering spectroscopy of biological tissues

P Taroni, A Pifferi, A Torricelli, D Comelli… - Photochemical & …, 2003 - pubs.rsc.org
Different approaches for absorption and scattering spectroscopy of living tissues are
discussed. In particular, a unique system for time-resolved reflectance and transmittance …

Fluorescence molecular tomography: principles and potential for pharmaceutical research

F Stuker, J Ripoll, M Rudin - Pharmaceutics, 2011 - mdpi.com
Fluorescence microscopic imaging is widely used in biomedical research to study molecular
and cellular processes in cell culture or tissue samples. This is motivated by the high …

Time-domain near-infrared spectroscopy and imaging: a review

Y Yamada, H Suzuki, Y Yamashita - Applied Sciences, 2019 - mdpi.com
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 …

Maps of optical differential pathlength factor of human adult forehead, somatosensory motor and occipital regions at multi-wavelengths in NIR

H Zhao, Y Tanikawa, F Gao, Y Onodera… - Physics in medicine …, 2002 - iopscience.iop.org
The optical differential pathlength factor (DPF) is an important parameter for physiological
measurement using near infrared spectroscopy, but for the human adult head it has been …

Penetration depth of light re-emitted by a diffusive medium: theoretical and experimental investigation

S Del Bianco, F Martelli, G Zaccanti - Physics in Medicine & …, 2002 - iopscience.iop.org
The depth at which photons penetrate into a diffusive medium before being re-emitted has
been investigated with reference to a semi-infinite homogeneous medium illuminated by a …

Double-layer estimation of intra-and extracerebral hemoglobin concentration with a time-resolved system

L Gagnon, C Gauthier, RD Hoge… - … of biomedical optics, 2008 - spiedigitallibrary.org
We present in vivo measurements of baseline physiology from five subjects with a four-
wavelength (690, 750, 800, and 850 nm) time-resolved optical system. The measurements …

Effect of adipose tissue thickness and tissue optical properties on the differential pathlength factor estimation for NIRS studies on human skeletal muscle

I Pirovano, S Porcelli, R Re, L Spinelli… - Biomedical Optics …, 2020 - opg.optica.org
We propose a quantitative and systematic investigation of the differential pathlength factor
(DPF) behavior for skeletal muscles and its dependence on different factors, such as the …

Advancements in numerical methods for forward and inverse problems in functional near infra-red spectroscopy: A review

A Hussain, I Faye, MS Muthuvalu, TB Tang, M Zafar - Axioms, 2023 - mdpi.com
In the field of biomedical image reconstruction, functional near infra-red spectroscopy
(fNIRs) is a promising technology that uses near infra-red light for non-invasive imaging and …

Solution of the time-dependent diffusion equation for layered diffusive media by the eigenfunction method

F Martelli, A Sassaroli, S Del Bianco, Y Yamada… - Physical Review E, 2003 - APS
An exact solution of the time-dependent diffusion equation for the case of a two-and a three-
layered finite diffusive medium is proposed. The method is based on the decomposition of …