Measurement of tissue optical properties in a wide spectral range: a review

IS Martins, HF Silva, EN Lazareva… - Biomedical Optics …, 2023 - opg.optica.org
A distinctive feature of this review is a critical analysis of methods and results of
measurements of the optical properties of tissues in a wide spectral range from deep UV to …

[HTML][HTML] Digital resilience biomarkers for personalized health maintenance and disease prevention

W van den Brink, R Bloem, A Ananth… - Frontiers in Digital …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Health maintenance and disease prevention strategies become increasingly prioritized with
increasing health and economic burden of chronic, lifestyle-related diseases. A key element …

[HTML][HTML] Synthetic photoplethysmography (PPG) of the radial artery through parallelized Monte Carlo and its correlation to body mass index (BMI)

T Boonya-Ananta, AJ Rodriguez, A Ajmal, VN Du Le… - Scientific reports, 2021 - nature.com
Cardiovascular disease is one of the leading causes of death in the United States and
obesity significantly increases the risk of cardiovascular disease. The measurement of blood …

[HTML][HTML] Multi-laboratory performance assessment of diffuse optics instruments: the BitMap exercise

P Lanka, L Yang, D Orive-Miguel… - Journal of …, 2022 - spiedigitallibrary.org
Significance: Multi-laboratory initiatives are essential in performance assessment and
standardization—crucial for bringing biophotonics to mature clinical use—to establish …

[HTML][HTML] Optical characterization of biological tissues based on fluorescence, absorption, and scattering properties

O Hamdy, Z Abdel-Salam, M Abdel-Harith - Diagnostics, 2022 - mdpi.com
Optical diagnostics methods are significantly appealing in biological applications since they
are non-destructive, safe, and minimally invasive. Laser-induced fluorescence is a …

[HTML][HTML] Dual-slope diffuse reflectance instrument for calibration-free broadband spectroscopy

G Blaney, R Donaldson, S Mushtak, H Nguyen… - Applied Sciences, 2021 - mdpi.com
This work presents the design and validation of an instrument for dual-slope broadband
diffuse reflectance spectroscopy. This instrument affords calibration-free, continuous-wave …

[HTML][HTML] VIS-NIR diffuse reflectance spectroscopy system with self-calibrating fiber-optic probe: study of perturbation resistance

V Perekatova, A Kostyuk, M Kirillin, E Sergeeva… - Diagnostics, 2023 - mdpi.com
We report on the comparative analysis of self-calibrating and single-slope diffuse reflectance
spectroscopy in resistance to different measurement perturbations. We developed an …

Intraoperative colon perfusion assessment using multispectral imaging

NT Clancy, AS Soares, S Bano, LB Lovat… - Biomedical Optics …, 2021 - opg.optica.org
In colorectal surgery an anastomosis performed using poorly-perfused, ischaemic bowel
segments may result in a leak and consequent morbidity. Traditional measures of perfusion …

Broadband absorption spectroscopy of heterogeneous biological tissue

G Blaney, P Curtsmith, A Sassaroli, C Fernandez… - Applied Optics, 2021 - opg.optica.org
Absorption spectra (∼ 600 to 1064 nm) of six tissues in three healthy volunteers were
measured by combining dual-slope continuous-wave broadband spectroscopy with self …

Narrowband diffuse reflectance spectroscopy in the 900–1000 nm wavelength region to quantify water and lipid content of turbid media

JH Lam, KJ Tu, S Kim - Biomedical Optics Express, 2021 - opg.optica.org
We report a narrow wavelength band diffuse reflectance spectroscopy (nb-DRS) method to
determine water and fat ratios of scattering media in the 900–1000 nm range. This method …