Abstract
We present a multiwavelength, multichannel, time-domain near-infrared spectroscopy system named MAESTROS. This instrument can measure absorption and scattering coefficients and can quantify the concentrations of oxy- and deoxy-haemoglobin ([HbO2], [HHb]), and oxidation state of cytochrome-c-oxidase ([oxCCO]). This system is composed of a supercontinuum laser source coupled with two acousto-optic tuneable filters. The light is collected by four photomultipliers tubes, connected to a router to redirect the signal to a single time-correlated single-photon counting card. The interface between the system and the tissue is based on optical fibres. This arrangement allows us to resolve up to 16 wavelengths, within the range of 650–900 nm, at a sampling rate compatible with the physiology (from 0.5 to 2 Hz). In this paper, we describe the system and assess its performance based on two specifically designed protocols for photon migration instruments, the basic instrument protocol and nEUROPt protocols, and on a well characterized liquid phantom based on Intralipid and water. Then, the ability to resolve [HbO2 ], [HHb], and [oxCCO] is demonstrated on a homogeneous liquid phantom, based on blood for [HbO2], [HHb], and yeast for [oxCCO]. In the future, the system could be used to monitor brain tissue physiology.
Highlights
N EAR-INFRARED spectroscopy (NIRS) is a common tool to monitor oxygenation levels in the brain [1], [2]
The basic principal of NIRS is to measure the change in attenuation of the light between an injection and a collection point separated by few centimetres [3]
We have evaluated the contrast at 800 nm for detector 4, for a target localized from 6 mm to 30 mm, in steps of 2 mm
Summary
N EAR-INFRARED spectroscopy (NIRS) is a common tool to monitor oxygenation levels in the brain [1], [2]. The basic principal of NIRS is to measure the change in attenuation of the light between an injection and a collection point separated by few centimetres [3]. The attenuation of the light is due to the different optical properties of absorption and scattering of the constituents of tissue [4]. In the typical optical range used in Manuscript received February 28, 2018; revised April 30, 2018; accepted April 30, 2018. Date of publication May 9, 2018; date of current version June 8, 2018.
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