FUNCTIONAL NEAR-INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY BRAIN RESEARCH IN CLINICAL SETTINGS
Teemu Myllylä
Research Unit of Medical Imaging, Physics and Technology,
Faculty of Medicine
&
Optoelectronics and Measurement Techniques Research Unit,
Faculty of Information Technology and Electrical Engineering,
University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland
Abstract
Functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) has been utilised for over a quarter of a century as a non-invasive tool for monitoring blood circulation related parameters, and particularly oxygenation changes in the cerebral cortex that are linked to brain function. Though clinical usage of fNIRS technology are still quite limited in hospitals, they may emerge in near future due to fNIRS’ capability to detect several parameters related to brain health and a possibility to easily combine it with other clinical technologies. At present, we have several new clinical applications of fNIRS in development, jointly with Oulu University Hospital, Finland. In this presentation, I will introduce usage of fNIRS in clinical radiotherapy, premature infant monitoring and in development of stroke and dementia diagnostics.
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Teemu Myllylä
Research Unit of Medical Imaging, Physics and Technology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oulu; Optoelectronics and Measurement Techniques Research Unit, Faculty of Information Technology and Electrical Engineering, University of Oulu
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