Open AccessAPPLICATION OF FUNCTIONAL NEAR-INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY IN NEUROLOGICAL DISEASES: EPILEPSY, STROKE AND PARKINSON
Author(s) -
Xinhua Hu,
Gang Xiao,
Kexin Zhu,
Shuyi Hu,
Jiu Chen,
Yun Yu
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of mechanics in medicine and biology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.236
H-Index - 30
eISSN - 1793-6810
pISSN - 0219-5194
DOI - 10.1142/s0219519420400230
Subject(s) - functional near infrared spectroscopy , deoxygenated hemoglobin , epilepsy , neuroscience , stroke (engine) , near infrared spectroscopy , neuroimaging , medicine , physical medicine and rehabilitation , cognition , psychology , hemoglobin , physics , thermodynamics , prefrontal cortex
The functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) technology is an optical imaging technology that applies near-infrared light to measure the oxygenated and deoxygenated hemoglobin concentration alteration in cortical brain structures. It has the ability to directly measure changes in the blood oxygen level of the high temporal resolution associated with neural activation. Thus, it has been utilized in different neurological diseases, such as epilepsy, stroke, and Parkinson. The work of this paper will focus on the application of the fNIRS in the three neurological diseases and the principle of fNIRS. Moreover, the difficulties and challenges that the technology is currently experiencing have been discussed.