Title :
The impact of ablated cortex on the validity and interpretation of the fNIRS signal
Author :
Merzagora, Anna Caterina ; Ruocco, Anthony C. ; Chute, Douglas ; Izzetoglu, Meltem ; Onaral, Banu ; Schultheis, Maria T.
Author_Institution :
School of Biomedical Engineering, Science and Health Systems, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA 19104 USA
Abstract :
Functional near infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) is a safe and portable brain imaging modality that monitors changes in the hemodynamic activity at the cortical level. Although still in its emerging stage, fNIRS has recently gained increasing acknowledgements of its strengths and suitability for many clinical applications.
Keywords :
Biological tissues; Biomedical engineering; Biomedical measurements; Biomedical optical imaging; Brain; Cerebral cortex; Infrared spectra; Light sources; Optical imaging; Psychology; Algorithms; Brain; Cerebral Cortex; Hemodynamics; Humans; Language; Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Male; Memory; Middle Aged; Models, Statistical; Neuropsychological Tests; Prefrontal Cortex; Spectroscopy, Near-Infrared; Time Factors;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 2008. EMBS 2008. 30th Annual International Conference of the IEEE
Conference_Location :
Vancouver, BC
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1814-5
Electronic_ISBN :
1557-170X
DOI :
10.1109/IEMBS.2008.4650093
