Pocket PC based wireless continuous wave near infrared spectroscopy system for functional imaging of human brain

Author

Yurtsever, G. ; Bozkurt, A. ; Kepics, F. ; Pourrezaei, K. ; Devaraj, A.

Author_Institution

Sch. of Biomed. Eng., Drexel Univ., Philadelphia, PA, USA

Volume

4

fYear

2003

fDate

17-21 Sept. 2003

Firstpage

3435

Abstract

Near infrared spectroscopy is a novel method to monitor the hemodynamic activity of the brain. Various techniques and devices have been developed to utilize this method in various fields such as neuroscience, neuropsychology, education and training. However, current devices do not enable complete freedom of motion; therefore limit the fields where this technology can be deployed. In this paper, a prototype wireless continuous wave near infrared imager is described. The aim of this design is to produce a miniaturized, wearable, affordable, negligibly intrusive system that can monitor hemodynamic response during cognitive activity.

Keywords

biomedical MRI; biomedical education; biomedical optical imaging; brain; cognition; haemodynamics; infrared imaging; infrared spectroscopy; neurophysiology; notebook computers; patient monitoring; psychology; training; Pocket PC based wireless continuous wave; cognitive activity; deployed; education; functional imaging; hemodynamic activity; human brain; intrusive system; near infrared spectroscopy system; neuropsychology; neuroscience; training; Biomedical monitoring; Biomedical optical imaging; Brain; Electromagnetic wave absorption; Hemodynamics; Humans; Infrared spectra; Light scattering; Optical imaging; Optical scattering;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 2003. Proceedings of the 25th Annual International Conference of the IEEE

ISSN

1094-687X

Print_ISBN

0-7803-7789-3

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IEMBS.2003.1280884

Filename

1280884