NIRS

The Near Infrared Spectroscopy group is part of the Biomedical Optics Research Laboratory in the Department of Medical Physics and Bioengineering at University College London.

The group consists of postdoctoral researchers and PhD students with expertise in physics, engineering and mathematics. We are supported by a number of UKRI and charitable grants and industrial sponsorship. The work of our group is focused on the development and application of a wide range of near infrared spectroscopy instrumentation including single and multi channel differential, spatially resolved and phase resolved systems. These systems are designed to measure tissue oxygenation, haemodynamics and metabolism in a number of different organs although our current focus is predominantly on the brain and muscle. We have long standing collaborations with a range of clinical and life science groups, as well as Hamamatsu Photonics and Hitachi Medical. 

Instrumentation Development

• Hybrid System
• Blood Flow Monitor System
• Portable Wireless System
• Dynamic Phantom using Liquid Crystal Display

Mathematical Modelling

• Light Transport
• Physiological Model

Functional Activation Studies

• Adult Functional Activation Studies

• Infant Functional Activation Studies

  • Functional Activation Studies in Infants
  • Infant Probe Development
  • Motion Sensor

• Trainee Surgeons
• Numerical Studies on Twins

• Software Development

  • Functional Optical Signal Analysis (fOSA)

Clinical Studies

• Adult Brain

  • Healthy Adults
  • Patient Studies
• Impaired Autoregulation in Preterm Infants
• NIRS & Optical Tomography Studies on the Paediatric Cardiothoracic Intensive Care Unit

Muscle Applications

• Olympic Atheletes
• Spinal Cord Injured Patients

Publications

Publications by our researchers are available at our searchable UCL Research Publication Service

Posters

Please click here to see a selection of posters.