Title :
Visualization of microvessels and capillary bed associated with brain activation
Author :
Kikuchi, Takashi ; Kusano, Markus ; Takuwa, Hiroyuki ; Kawaguchi, Hitoshi ; Masamoto, Kazuto ; Kanno, Issei ; Ito, H. ; Okada, Etienne
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electron. & Electr. Eng., Keio Univ., Yokohama, Japan
fDate :
June 30 2013-July 4 2013
Abstract :
Blood flow in the exposed brain of mice caused by whisker stimulations was measured by laser speckle flowgraphy. The microvessels and capillary bed associated with the brain activation were visualized.
Keywords :
blood flow measurement; blood vessels; brain; capillarity; flow visualisation; laser applications in medicine; measurement by laser beam; neurophysiology; speckle; blood flow; brain activation; capillary bed; laser speckle flowgraphy; mice; microvessel visualization; whisker stimulations; Blood flow; Fluid flow measurement; Laser transitions; Measurement by laser beam; Mice; Speckle; Visualization;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Pacific Rim (CLEO-PR), 2013 Conference on
Conference_Location :
Kyoto
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOPR.2013.6600267
