Andrea Farina

TL;DR: The optical characterization of tyrosine, thyroglobulin and iodine using a time domain broadband diffuse optical spectrometer in the 550–1350 nm range is presented and a brief comparison with other known tissue constituents is presented, which reveals key spectral regions for the quantification of the thyroid absorbers in an in vivo scenario.

TL;DR: This study shows how these tools could lead on one hand to compact and wearable time-domain devices for point-of-care diagnostics down to the consumer level and on the other hand to powerful systems with exceptional depth penetration and sensitivity.

TL;DR: In this paper, a multi-center study has been set up to accurately characterize the optical properties of diffusive liquid phantoms based on Intralipid and India ink at near-infrared wavelengths.

TL;DR: The "Basic Instrumental Performance" protocol for direct measurement of relevant characteristics is presented and the relevance of the responsivity measure is demonstrated by simulations of diffuse reflectance as a function of source-detector separation and optical properties.

TL;DR: This work demonstrates the first building block made of a source-detector pair directly embedded into the probe based on a pulsed Vertical-Cavity Surface-Emitting Laser, a Silicon Photomultiplier to maximize light harvesting, and a Single-Photon Avalanche Diode to demonstrate the time-gating capability on the basic SiPM element.