Tsytsarev V, Bernardelli C, Maslov KI. Living Brain Optical Imaging: Technology, Methods and Applications.
ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2012;
1:180-192. [PMID:
28251038 DOI:
10.1166/jnsne.2012.1020]
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Abstract
Within the last few decades, optical imaging methods have yielded revolutionary results when applied to all parts of the central nervous system. The purpose of this review is to analyze research possibilities and limitations of several novel imaging techniques and show some of the most interesting achievements obtained by these methods. Here we covered intrinsic optical imaging, voltage-sensitive dye, photoacoustic, optical coherence tomography, near-infrared spectroscopy and some other techniques. All of them are mainly applicable for experimental neuroscience but some of them also suitable for the clinical studies.
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