Principles, techniques, and limitations of near infrared spectroscopy

Canadian Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 463-487

  Ferrari, Marco ^a   Mottola, Leonardo ^a   Quaresima, Valentina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF L'AQUILA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Blood flow; Exercise physiology; Optical imaging; Oxidative metabolism; Oxygen consumption; Tissue oximetry

Indexed keywords

CYTOCHROME C OXIDASE; DEOXYHEMOGLOBIN; HEMOGLOBIN; MYOGLOBIN; OXYHEMOGLOBIN;

ARTERIOLE; BRAIN; BRAIN BLOOD FLOW; BRAIN BLOOD VOLUME; BRAIN CORTEX; CAPILLARY; CHROMATOPHORE; CONFERENCE PAPER; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DYNAMICS; ENERGY TRANSFER; EXERCISE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; INFRARED RADIATION; INSTRUMENT; INSTRUMENTATION; LIGHT; LIGHT ABSORPTION; LIGHT SCATTERING; MEASUREMENT; MUSCLE; MUSCLE BLOOD FLOW; NEAR INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; NEUROSCIENCE; NONHUMAN; OPTICS; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; OXIMETRY; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; OXYGEN SATURATION; OXYGEN SUPPLY; PARAMETER; SKIN; SKULL; STIMULATION; SUBCUTANEOUS FAT; TECHNIQUE; TISSUE; TISSUE OXYGENATION; VENULE;

EID: 4243181344     PISSN: 10667814     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/h04-031     Document Type: Conference Paper

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