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In vivo time-resolved reflectance spectroscopy of the human forehead

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We present an in vivo broadband spectroscopic characterization of the human forehead. Absorption and scattering properties are measured on five healthy volunteers at five different interfiber distances, using time-resolved diffuse spectroscopy and interpreting data with a model of the diffusion equation for a homogeneous semi-infinite medium. A wavelength-tunable mode-locked laser and time-correlated single-photon counting detection are employed, enabling fully spectroscopic measurements in the range of 700–1000 nm. The results show a large variation in the absorption and scattering properties of the head depending on the subject, whereas intrasubject variations, assessed at different interfiber distances, appear less relevant, particularly for what concerns the absorption coefficient. The high intersubject variability observed indicates that a unique set of optical properties for modeling the human head cannot be used correctly. To better interpret the results of the analysis of in vivo measurements, we performed a set of four-layer model Monte Carlo simulations based on different data sets for the optical properties of the human head, partially derived from the literature. The analysis indicated that, when simulated time-resolved curves are fitted with a homogeneous model for the photon migration, the retrieved absorption and reduced scattering coefficients are much closer to superficial layer values (i.e., scalp and skull) than to deeper layer ones (white and gray matter). In particular, for the shorter interfiber distances, the recovered values can be assumed as a good estimate of the optical properties of the first layer.

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