This year marks the 20th anniversary of functional near-infrared spectroscopy and imaging
(fNIRS/fNIRI). As the vast majority of commercial instruments developed until now are based …

This review describes the diffusion model for light transport in tissues and the medical
applications of diffuse light. Diffuse optics is particularly useful for measurement of tissue …

This review describes the unique opportunities and challenges for noninvasive optical
map** of human brain function. Diffuse optical methods offer safe, portable, and radiation …

The development of diffuse optical tomography as a functional imaging modality has relied
largely on the use of model-based image reconstruction. The recovery of optical parameters …

Oxygenation measurements are widely used in patient care. However, most clinically
available instruments currently consist of contact probes that only provide global monitoring …

Spatial frequency-domain imaging (SFDI) utilizes multiple-frequency structured illumination
and model-based computation to generate two-dimensional maps of tissue absorption and …

In quantitative photoacoustic tomography, the optical parameters of a target, most
importantly the concentrations of chromophores such as deoxygenated and oxygenated …

Despite a number of books on biophotonics imaging for medical diagnostics and therapy,
the field still lacks a comprehensive imaging book that describes state-of-the-art …

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is an inflammatory joint disease often affecting the hands, which if
untreated causes disability. Diffuse optical tomography (DOT) provides information about the …

Breast cancer is the most common cancer among women in industrialized countries. At
present, X-ray mammography is the gold standard for breast imaging, but has limitations …