Near-infrared spectroscopy and imaging of tissue: Experimental Approaches

• B. Hallacoglu, R. S. Matulewicz, H. J. Paltiel, H. Padua, P. Gargollo, G. Cannon, A. Alomari, A. Sassaroli, and S. Fantini, "Noninvasive assessment of testicular torsion in rabbits using frequency-domain near-infrared spectroscopy: Prospects for pediatric urology," J. Biomed. Opt. 14, 054027/1-7 (2009).
• N. Liu, A. Sassaroli, and S. Fantini, "Paired-wavelength spectral approach to measuring the relative concentrations of two localized chromophores in turbid media: an experimental study," J. Biomed. Opt. 12, 051602/1-7 (2007).
• K. H. Kim, C. Buehler, K. Bahlmann, T. Ragan, W.-C. A. Lee, E. Nedivi, E. L. Heffer, S. Fantini, and P. T. C. So, "Multifocal multiphoton microscopy based on multianode photomultiplier tubes," Opt. Express 15, 11658-11678 (2007).
• N. Liu, A. Sassaroli, and S. Fantini, "Two-dimensional phased-arrays of sources and detectors for depth discrimination in diffuse optical imaging," J. Biomed. Opt. 10, 051801-1 to 051801-7 (2005).
• N. Liu, A. Sassaroli, M. A. Zucker, and S. Fantini, "Three-element phased-array approach to diffuse optical imaging based on post-processing of continuous-wave data," Opt. Lett. 30, 281-283 (2005).
• F. Fabbri, A. Sassaroli, M. E. Henry, and S. Fantini, "Optical measurements of absorption changes in two-layered diffusive media," Phys. Med. Biol. 49, 1183-1201 (2004).
• E. Gratton and S. Fantini, "Reflectance and transmittance spectroscopy," in Lasers and current optical techniques in biology," Comprehensive Series in Photochemistry and photobiology," Vol. 4, G. Palumbo and R. Pratesi, Editors, (Royal Society of Chemistry, Cambridge, UK, 2004), pp. 211-258.
• F. Fabbri, M. A. Franceschini, and S. Fantini, "Characterization of spatial and temporal variations in the optical properties of tissue-like media with diffuse reflectance imaging," Appl. Opt. 42, 3063-3072 (2003).
• S. Fantini and M. A. Franceschini, "Frequency-Domain Techniques for Tissue Spectroscopy and Imaging," in Handbook of Optical Biomedical Diagnostics, V. V. Tuchin, Ed., (SPIE Press, Bellingham, WA, 2002), Chapter 7, pp.405-453.
• M. Balberg, G. Barbastathis, S. Fantini, and D. J. Brady, "Confocal Imaging through Scattering Media with a Volume Holographic Filter," Proc. SPIE 3919, 69-74 (2000).
• M. A. Franceschini, E. Gratton, D. Hueber, and S. Fantini, "Near-Infrared Absorption and Scattering Spectra of Tissues in Vivo," Proc. SPIE 3597, 526-531 (1999).
• C. Casavola, L. A. Paunescu, M. A. Franceschini, S. Fantini, L. Winter, J. Kim, D. Wood, and E. Gratton, "Near-infrared spectroscopy and tilting table protocol: a novel method to study the blood flow and the oxygen consumption in tissue," Proc. SPIE 3597, 685-692 (1999).
• L. A. Paunescu, C. Casavola, M. A. Franceschini, S. Fantini, L. Winter, J. Kim, D. Wood, and E. Gratton, "Calf muscle blood flow and oxygen consumption measured with near-infrared spectroscopy during venous occlusion," Proc. SPIE 3597, 317-323 (1999).
• M. A. Franceschini, E. Gratton, and S. Fantini, "Non-Invasive Optical Method to Measure Tissue and Arterial Saturation: an Application to Absolute Pulse Oximetry of the Brain," Opt. Lett. 24, 829-831 (1999).
• D. M. Hueber, S. Fantini, A. E. Cerussi, and B. Barbieri, "New Optical Probe Designs for Absolute (Self-calibrating) NIR Tissue Hemoglobin Measurements," Proc. SPIE 3597, 618-631 (1999).
• A. E. Cerussi, E. Gratton, and S. Fantini, "Fluorescence Lifetime Spectroscopy in Multiple-Scattering Environments: An application to Biotechnology," Proc. SPIE 3600, 171-182 (1999).
• M. A. Franceschini, S. Fantini, L. A. Paunescu, J. S. Maier, and E. Gratton, "Influence of a Superficial Layer in the Quantitative Spectroscopic Study of Strongly Scattering Media," Appl. Opt. 37, 7447-7458 (1998).
• V. Toronov, M. Filiaci, S. Fantini, and E. Gratton, "Photon-Density Wave Correlation Spectroscopy Detects Large-Scale Fluctuations in Turbid Media," Phys. Rev. E 58, 2288-2297 (1998).
• M. Filiaci, V. Toronov, S. Fantini, and E. Gratton, "Optical Probe and Frequency-Domain Instrumentation to Study Spatial and Temporal Correlations of Fluctuactions in Tissues," OSA Trends in Optics and Photonics on Advances in Optical Imaging and Photon Migration, J. G. Fujimoto and M. Patterson, eds., (Optical Society of America, Washington, DC 1998), Vol XXI, pp. 183-187.
• S. Fantini, B. Barbieri, M. A. Franceschini, and E. Gratton, "Frequency-Domain Spectroscopy," in Applications of Optical Engineering to the Study of Cellular Pathology, E. Kohen, Ed., (Research Signpost, Trivandum, India, 1997), pp. 57-66.
• M. A. Franceschini, S. Fantini, A. E. Cerussi, B. Barbieri, B. Chance, and E. Gratton, "Quantitative Spectroscopic Determination of Hemoglobin Concentration and Saturation in a Turbid Medium: Analysis of the Effect of Water Absorption," J. Biomed. Opt. 2, 147-153 (1997).
• A. E. Cerussi, J. S. Maier, S. Fantini, M. A. Franceschini, W. W. Mantulin, and E. Gratton, "Experimental Verification of a Theory for the Time-Resolved Fluorescence Spectroscopy of Thick Tissues," Appl. Opt. 36, 116-124 (1997).
• S. A. Walker, S. Fantini, and E. Gratton, "Image Reconstruction Using Back-Projection from Frequency-Domain Optical Measurements in Highly Scattering Media," Appl. Opt. 36, 170-179 (1997).
• M. A. Franceschini, D. Wallace, B. Barbieri, S. Fantini, W. W. Mantulin, S. Pratesi, G. P. Donzelli, and E. Gratton, "Optical Study of the Skeletal Muscle During Exercise with a Second Generation Frequency-Domain Tissue Oximeter," Proc. SPIE 2979, 807-814 (1997).
• J. B. Fishkin, S. Fantini, M. J. vandeVen, and E. Gratton, "Gigahertz Photon Density Waves in a Turbid Medium: Theory and Experiments," Phys. Rev. E 53, 2307-2319 (1996).
• E. Gratton, S. Fantini, M. A. Franceschini, S. Walker, and J. Maier, "Spectroscopy and tomography of tissues in the frequency-domain," in Analytical Use of Fluorescent Probes in Oncology NATO ASI Series, Series A: Life Sciences Vol. 286, E. Kohen and J. G. Hirschberg, eds., (Plenum Press, New York, 1996), pp. 41 52.
• A. Cerussi, J. Maier, S. Fantini, M. A. Franceschini, and E. Gratton, "The Frequency-Domain Multi-Distance Method in the Presence of Curved Boundaries," OSA Trends in Optics and Photonics on Biomedical Optical Spectroscopy and Diagnostics, E. Sevick Muraca and D. Benaron, eds. (Optical Society of America, Washington, DC 1996), Vol. 3, pp. 92 97.
• J. B. Fishkin, P. T. C. So, A. E. Cerussi, S. Fantini, M. A. Franceschini, and E. Gratton, "Frequency-Domain Method for Determining Spectral Properties in Multiply Scattering Media: Methemoglobin Absorption Spectrum in a Tissue-Like Phantom," Appl. Opt. 34, 1143-1155 (1995)
• S. Fantini, M. A. Franceschini-Fantini, J. S. Maier, S. A. Walker, B. Barbieri, and E. Gratton, "Frequency-Domain Multichannel Optical Detector for Non-Invasive Tissue Spectroscopy and Oximetry," Opt. Eng. 34, 32-42 (1995).
• J. S. Maier, S. A. Walker, S. Fantini, M. A. Franceschini and E. Gratton, "Possible Correlation between Blood Glucose Concentration and Reduced Scattering Coefficient of Tissues in the Near-Infrared," Opt. Lett. 19, 2062-2064 (1994).
• S. Fantini, M. A. Franceschini, and E. Gratton, "Semi-Infinite-Geometry Boundary Problem for Light Migration in Highly Scattering Media: a Frequency-Domain Study in the Diffusion Approximation," J. Opt. Soc. Am. B 11, 2128-2138 (1994).
• S. Fantini, M. A. Franceschini, J. B. Fishkin, B. Barbieri, E. Gratton, "Quantitative Determination of the Absorption Spectra of Chromophores in Strongly Scattering Media: a Light-Emitting-Diode Based Technique," Appl. Opt. 33, 5204-5213 (1994).