Time-domain near-infrared spectroscopy and imaging: a review

Y Yamada, H Suzuki, Y Yamashita - Applied Sciences, 2019 - mdpi.com
This article reviews the past and current statuses of time-domain near-infrared spectroscopy
(TD-NIRS) and imaging. Although time-domain technology is not yet widely employed due to …

Deep learning in biomedical optics

L Tian, B Hunt, MAL Bell, J Yi, JT Smith… - Lasers in surgery …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
This article reviews deep learning applications in biomedical optics with a particular
emphasis on image formation. The review is organized by imaging domains within …

MCX Cloud—a modern, scalable, high-performance and in-browser Monte Carlo simulation platform with cloud computing

Q Fang, S Yan - Journal of Biomedical Optics, 2022 - spiedigitallibrary.org
Significance: Despite the ample progress made toward faster and more accurate Monte
Carlo (MC) simulation tools over the past decade, the limited usability and accessibility of …

Graphics processing unit-accelerated mesh-based Monte Carlo photon transport simulations

Q Fang, S Yan - Journal of Biomedical Optics, 2019 - spiedigitallibrary.org
The mesh-based Monte Carlo (MMC) algorithm is increasingly used as the gold-standard for
develo** new biophotonics modeling techniques in 3-D complex tissues, including both …

High resolution, deep imaging using confocal time-of-flight diffuse optical tomography

Y Zhao, A Raghuram, HK Kim… - … on Pattern Analysis …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Light scattering by tissue severely limits how deep beneath the surface one can image, and
the spatial resolution one can obtain from these images. Diffuse optical tomography (DOT) is …

Deep learning-based fusion of widefield diffuse optical tomography and micro-CT structural priors for accurate 3D reconstructions

NI Nizam, M Ochoa, JT Smith, X Intes - Biomedical Optics Express, 2023 - opg.optica.org
Widefield illumination and detection strategies leveraging structured light have enabled fast
and robust probing of tissue properties over large surface areas and volumes. However …

[PDF][PDF] Exhaustive review of acceleration strategies for Monte Carlo simulations in photon transit

L Xu, Z Zhu, T Li - Journal of Innovative Optical Health Sciences, 2024 - researching.cn
Monte Carlo simulation techniques have become the quintessence and a pivotal nexus of
inquiry in the realm of simulating photon movement within biological fabrics. Through the …

Dual-ratio approach to pulse oximetry and the effect of skin tone

G Blaney, J Frias, F Tavakoli… - Journal of Biomedical …, 2024 - spiedigitallibrary.org
Significance Pulsatile blood oxygen saturation (SpO 2) via pulse oximetry is a valuable
clinical metric for assessing oxygen delivery. Individual anatomical features, including skin …

Application limits of the scaling relations for Monte Carlo simulations in diffuse optics. Part 1: Theory

C Amendola, G Maffeis, A Farina, L Spinelli… - Optics …, 2023 - opg.optica.org
Monte Carlo (MC) is a powerful tool to study photon migration in scattering media, yet quite
time-consuming to solve inverse problems. To speed up MC-simulations, scaling relations …

Perturbation Monte Carlo method for quantitative photoacoustic tomography

AA Leino, T Lunttila, M Mozumder… - … on Medical Imaging, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Quantitative photoacoustic tomography aims at estimating optical parameters from
photoacoustic images that are formed utilizing the photoacoustic effect caused by the …