Brain cognitive study using diffuse optical probes.

• Main Author: Ng, See Khee.
• Other Authors: Lee Kijoon
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: 2012
• Subjects: DRNTU::Science::Medicine::Optical instruments
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/50175
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS), a non-invasive technique, uses near-infrared light to measure hemodynamic changes and oxygenation in tissues (e.g. brain) [1]. Measurements obtained are capable of estimating changes in cerebral metabolic rate of oxygen (CMRO2) [2] during normal brain function [3]....