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Clinical applications of near-infrared diffuse correlation spectroscopy and tomography for tissue blood flow monitoring and imaging.
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Physiological Measurement . Apr2017, Vol. 38 Issue 4, p1-1. 1p. - Publication Year :
- 2017
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Abstract
- Objective. Blood flow is one such available observable promoting a wealth of physiological insight both individually and in combination with other metrics. Approach. Near-infrared diffuse correlation spectroscopy (DCS) and, to a lesser extent, diffuse correlation tomography (DCT), have increasingly received interest over the past decade as noninvasive methods for tissue blood flow measurements and imaging. DCS/DCT offers several attractive features for tissue blood flow measurements/imaging such as noninvasiveness, portability, high temporal resolution, and relatively large penetration depth (up to several centimeters). Main results. This review first introduces the basic principle and instrumentation of DCS/DCT, followed by presenting clinical application examples of DCS/DCT for the diagnosis and therapeutic monitoring of diseases in a variety of organs/tissues including brain, skeletal muscle, and tumor. Significance. Clinical study results demonstrate technical versatility of DCS/DCT in providing important information for disease diagnosis and intervention monitoring. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 09673334
- Volume :
- 38
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Physiological Measurement
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 122016366
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6579/aa60b7