Time-gated optical system for depth-resolved functional brain imaging

Journal of Biomedical Optics

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2006, Pages

  Selb, Juliette ^a   Joseph, Danny K ^a   Boas, David A ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Depth resolved imaging; Diffuse optical tomography; Functional brain imaging; Optical properties characterization; Time domain system

Indexed keywords

DIAGNOSTIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN; BRAIN MAPPING; CYTOLOGY; EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EVALUATION; EVOKED RESPONSE; HUMAN; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; IMAGE QUALITY; INSTRUMENTATION; LASER; MALE; METHODOLOGY; OPTICAL TOMOGRAPHY; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; TIME;

ADULT; BRAIN; BRAIN MAPPING; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; EVOKED POTENTIALS; HUMANS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; LASERS; MALE; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TIME FACTORS; TOMOGRAPHY, OPTICAL;

BRAIN; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; PULSED LASER APPLICATIONS; SCATTERING; SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO; TIME DOMAIN ANALYSIS; TOMOGRAPHY;

DEPTH-RESOLVED IMAGING; DIFFUSE OPTICAL TOMOGRAPHY; FUNCTIONAL BRAIN IMAGING; INSTRUMENT RESPONSE FUNCTION;

OPTICAL SYSTEMS;

EID: 33751313631     PISSN: 10833668     EISSN: 15602281     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1117/1.2337320     Document Type: Article

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