Neurophotonics: Non-invasive optical techniques for monitoring brain functions

Functional Neurology

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 223-230

  Torricelli, Alessandro ^a   Contini, Davide ^a   Mora, Alberto Dalla ^a   Pifferi, Antonio ^a   Re, Rebecca ^a   Zucchelli, Lucia ^a   Caffini, Matteo ^a   Farina, Andrea ^b   Spinelli, Lorenzo ^b  

^a POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

^b IFN CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Diffuse correlation spectroscopy; Fast optical signal; Functional near infrared spectroscopy; Neurophotonics

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW; BLOOD OXYGENATION; BRAIN FUNCTION; DIFFUSE CORRELATION SPECTROSCOPY; ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; FAST OPTICAL SIGNAL; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; FUNCTIONAL MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NEAR INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; NERVOUS SYSTEM PARAMETERS; NEUROMONITORING; SPECTROSCOPY; ANIMAL; BRAIN; FUNCTIONAL NEUROIMAGING; HUMAN; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES;

ANIMALS; BRAIN; FUNCTIONAL NEUROIMAGING; HUMANS; SPECTROSCOPY, NEAR-INFRARED;

EID: 84924856677     PISSN: 03935264     EISSN: 19713274     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.11138/fneur/2014.29.4.223     Document Type: Article

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