Prof. Marco Ferrari Profile

Prof. Marco Ferrari

at Univ degli Studi dell'Aquila

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Publications (27)

SPIE Journal Paper | 19 January 2018 Open Access

Are ventrolateral and dorsolateral prefrontal cortices involved in the computerized Corsi block-tapping test execution? An fNIRS study

Stefania Lancia, Vincenza Cofini, Marika Carrieri, Marco Ferrari, Valentina Quaresima

NPh, Vol. 5, Issue 01, 011019, (January 2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.10.1117/1.NPh.5.1.011019

KEYWORDS: Functional magnetic resonance imaging, Hemodynamics, Neuroimaging, Neurophotonics, Statistical analysis, Data storage, Sensors, Data processing, Head, Prefrontal cortex

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SPIE Journal Paper | 23 September 2016 Open Access

Special Section Guest Editorial:Clinical near-infrared spectroscopy and imaging of the brain

Joseph Culver, Yoko Hoshi, Heidrun Wabnitz, Marco Ferrari

NPh, Vol. 3, Issue 03, 031401, (September 2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.10.1117/1.NPh.3.3.031401

KEYWORDS: Near infrared spectroscopy, Imaging spectroscopy, Brain, Neuroimaging, Electroencephalography, Tissues, Oximetry, Neurophotonics, Medicine, Biomedical optics

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SPIE Journal Paper | 22 September 2016 Open Access

Special Section Guest Editorial:Clinical near-infrared spectroscopy and imaging

Joseph Culver, Yoko Hoshi, Heidrun Wabnitz, Marco Ferrari

JBO, Vol. 21, Issue 09, 091301, (September 2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.10.1117/1.JBO.21.9.091301

KEYWORDS: Near infrared spectroscopy, Imaging spectroscopy, Oximetry, Tissues, Brain, Breast, Biomedical optics, Medicine, Spectroscopy, Pathophysiology

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Proceedings Article | 25 March 2013 Paper

Investigation of verbal and visual working memory by multi-channel time-resolved functional near-infrared spectroscopy

D. Contini, M. Caffini, R. Re, L. Zucchelli, L. Spinelli, S. Basso Moro, S. Bisconti, M. Ferrari, V. Quaresima, S. Cutini, A. Torricelli

Proceedings Volume 8578, 85782Z (2013) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2003777

KEYWORDS: Visualization, Near infrared spectroscopy, Prefrontal cortex, Heart, Information operations, Oximeters, Lithium, Hemodynamics, Neuroimaging, Barium

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SPIE Journal Paper | 1 November 2007 Open Access

Progress of near-infrared spectroscopy and topography for brain and muscle clinical applications

Martin Wolf, Marco Ferrari, Valentina Quaresima

JBO, Vol. 12, Issue 06, 062104, (November 2007) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.10.1117/1.2804899

KEYWORDS: Continuous wave operation, Near infrared, Near infrared spectroscopy, Brain, Tissue optics, Tissues, Phase modulation, Spectroscopy, Light scattering, Spectroscopes

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SPIE Journal Paper | 1 November 2007 Open Access

Pioneers in Biomedical Optics: Special Section Honoring Professor Frans F. Jöbsis of Duke University

David Delpy, Marco Ferrari, Claude Piantadosi, Mamoru Tamura

JBO, Vol. 12, Issue 06, 062101, (November 2007) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.10.1117/1.2817970

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SPIE Journal Paper | 1 January 2005 Open Access

Bilateral prefrontal cortex oxygenation responses to a verbal fluency task: a multichannel time-resolved near-infrared topography study

Valentina Quaresima, Marco Ferrari, Alessandro Torricelli, Lorenzo Spinelli, Antonio Pifferi, Rinaldo Cubeddu

JBO, Vol. 10, Issue 01, 011012, (January 2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.10.1117/1.1851512

KEYWORDS: Continuous wave operation, Prefrontal cortex, Near infrared spectroscopy, Functional magnetic resonance imaging, Brain, Oxygen, Positron emission tomography, Signal detection, Tissues, Cortical activation

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SPIE Journal Paper | 1 March 2004 Open Access

Spatial distribution of vastus lateralis blood flow and oxyhemoglobin saturation measured at the end of isometric quadriceps contraction by multichannel near-infrared spectroscopy

Valentina Quaresima, Marco Ferrari, Maria Franceschini, Matthew Hoimes, Sergio Fantini

JBO, Vol. 9, Issue 02, (March 2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.10.1117/1.1646417

KEYWORDS: Near infrared spectroscopy, Tissue optics, Blood circulation, Oxygen, Optical fibers, Tissues, Sensors, Photometry, Blood, Oximeters

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Proceedings Article | 15 October 2003 Paper

Functional muscle studies by dual-wavelength eight-channel time-resolved oximetry

Rinaldo Cubeddu, Giovanni Biscotti, Antonio Pifferi, Paola Taroni, Alessandro Torricelli, Marco Ferrari, Valentina Quaresima

Proceedings Volume 5138, (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.502086

KEYWORDS: Magnesium, Absorption, Tissue optics, Oximetry, Oxygen, Tissues, In vivo imaging, Scattering, Optical properties, Biomedical optics

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Proceedings Article | 29 July 2003 Paper

Eight-channel time-resolved tissue oximeter for functional muscle studies

Rinaldo Cubeddu, Giovanni Biscotti, Antonio Pifferi, Paola Taroni, Alessandro Torricelli, Marco Ferrari, Valentina Quaresima

Proceedings Volume 4955, (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.478132

KEYWORDS: Absorption, Tissues, Reflectivity, Tissue optics, Photomultipliers, Oximeters, Oximetry, Semiconductor lasers, Multimode fibers, Scattering

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Proceedings Article | 29 June 2001 Paper

Real-time noninvasive optical imaging of exercising muscle and brain upon cognitive stimuli

Valentina Quaresima, Marco van der Sluijs, Jan Menssen, Lucia Grillotti, Marco Ferrari, Willy Colier

Proceedings Volume 4250, (2001) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.434514

KEYWORDS: Brain, Neuroimaging, Tissue optics, Near infrared, Blood circulation, Optical imaging, Oxygen, Near infrared spectroscopy, Spectroscopy, Mode conditioning cables

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SPIE Journal Paper | 1 April 2000 Open Access

Noninvasive measurement of cerebral hemoglobin oxygen saturation using two near infrared spectroscopy approaches

Valentina Quaresima, Simona Sacco, Rocco Totaro, Marco Ferrari

JBO, Vol. 5, Issue 02, (April 2000) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.10.1117/1.429987

KEYWORDS: Near infrared spectroscopy, Oxygen, Oximeters, Tissues, Blood, In vitro testing, Cerebral cortex, Tissue optics, Reliability, Sensors

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Proceedings Article | 1 January 1998 Paper

Difference in leg muscle oxygenation during treadmill exercise by a new near-infrared frequency-domain oximeter

Valentina Quaresima, Maria-Angela Franceschini, Sergio Fantini, Enrico Gratton, Marco Ferrari

Proceedings Volume 3194, (1998) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.301042

KEYWORDS: Oximeters, Near infrared, Thermal modeling

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Proceedings Article | 1 January 1998 Paper

Quantitation methods for determining the intrinsic composition of breast tissue in vivo using near-infrared transillumination

Steven Matcher, Valentina Quaresima, Marco Ferrari

Proceedings Volume 3194, (1998) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.301054

KEYWORDS: Breast, Tissues, In vivo imaging, Diffusion, Photons, Imaging systems, Solids

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Proceedings Article | 18 August 1997 Paper

Detailed evidence of cerebral hemoglobin oxygenation changes in response to motor cortical activation revealed by a continuous-wave spectrophotometer with 10-Hz temporal resolution

Willy Colier, Valentina Quaresima, Giovanna Baratelli, Paolo Cavallari, Marco van der Sluijs, Marco Ferrari

Proceedings Volume 2979, (1997) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.280269

KEYWORDS: Near infrared spectroscopy, Temporal resolution, Heart, Cortical activation, Spectrophotometry, Electronic filtering, Physiology, Resolution enhancement technologies, Absorbance, Continuous wave operation

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SPIE Journal Paper | 2 April 1997 Open Access

Comparison of two methods of measuring forearm oxygen consumption (VO₂) by near infrared spectroscopy

Roberto De Blasi, Nicole Almenrader, Patrizia Aurisicchio, Marco Ferrari

JBO, Vol. 2, Issue 02, (April 1997) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.10.1117/12.269893

KEYWORDS: Near infrared spectroscopy, Ischemia, Oxygen, Molybdenum, Tissue optics, Blood circulation, Blood, Tissues, Time resolved spectroscopy, Spectroscopy

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SPIE Journal Paper | 1 October 1996 Open Access

Guest Editorial: Special Section on Near Infrared Spectroscopy and Imaging of Tissues

Marco Ferrari, David Delpy, David Benaron

JBO, Vol. 1, Issue 04, (October 1996) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.10.1117/12.256755

KEYWORDS: Near infrared spectroscopy, Tissues, Imaging spectroscopy, Brain, Breast, Head, Prototyping, Spectroscopy, Scattering, Natural surfaces

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SPIE Journal Paper | 2 January 1996 Open Access

Optical properties of brain tissue

Adriana Taddeucci, Fabrizio Martelli, Marco Barilli, Marco Ferrari, Giovanni Zaccanti

JBO, Vol. 1, Issue 01, (January 1996) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.10.1117/12.227816

KEYWORDS: Scattering, Brain, Mass attenuation coefficient, Tissue optics, Light scattering, Tissues, Multiple scattering, Optical spheres, Optical properties, Scatter measurement

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Proceedings Article | 30 May 1995 Paper

Cerebral and muscle oxygen saturation measurement by a frequency-domain near-infrared spectroscopic technique

Marco Ferrari, Roberto De Blasi, Sergio Fantini, Maria-Angela Franceschini, Beniamino Barbieri, Valentina Quaresima, Enrico Gratton

Proceedings Volume 2389, (1995) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.209950

KEYWORDS: Absorption, Scattering, Near infrared spectroscopy, Oxygen, Ischemia, Brain, Spectroscopes, Blood, Light emitting diodes, Spectroscopy

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Proceedings Article | 12 April 1995 Paper

Quadriceps oxygenation changes during walking and running on a treadmill

Valentina Quaresima, Assunta Pizzi, Roberto De Blasi, Adriano Ferrari, Marco de Angelis, Marco Ferrari

Proceedings Volume 2387, (1995) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.206829

KEYWORDS: Oxygen, Tissues, Near infrared spectroscopy, Tissue optics, Blood, Near infrared, Blood circulation, Time resolved spectroscopy, Spectroscopes, Photonics

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Proceedings Article | 12 April 1995 Paper

Can we get more tissue biochemistry information from in-vivo near-infrared spectra?

Jeffrey Hall, Valentina Quaresima, Marco Ferrari

Proceedings Volume 2387, (1995) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.206826

KEYWORDS: Absorption, Near infrared, Blood, Tissues, Brain, Breast, Proteins, In vivo imaging, Biochemistry, Spectroscopy

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Proceedings Article | 15 January 1994 Paper

Near infrared muscle functional monitoring

Marco Ferrari, Roberto De Blasi, Adriano Ferrari, Assunta Pizzi, Valentina Quaresima

Proceedings Volume 2081, (1994) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.166820

KEYWORDS: Near infrared spectroscopy, Blood, Near infrared, Tissue optics, Biopsy, Time resolved spectroscopy, Absorption, Fiber optics, Chromophores, Signal attenuation

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Proceedings Article | 14 September 1993 Paper

Variability of human brain and muscle optical pathlength in different experimental conditions

Marco Ferrari, Qingnong Wei, Roberto De Blasi, Valentina Quaresima, Giovanni Zaccanti

Proceedings Volume 1888, (1993) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.154666

KEYWORDS: Brain, Ischemia, Hypoxia, Optical fibers, Breast, Near infrared spectroscopy, Tissues, Tissue optics, Time metrology, Photons

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Proceedings Article | 14 September 1993 Paper

Photon migration in a cylindrical phantom: numerical and experimental studies

Ryuichiro Araki, Marco Barilli, Giovanni Zaccanti, Piero Bruscaglioni, Marco Ferrari

Proceedings Volume 1888, (1993) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.154630

KEYWORDS: Picosecond phenomena, Black bodies, Monte Carlo methods, Scattering, Laser scattering, Photon transport, Fluctuations and noise, Image enhancement, Receivers, Light scattering

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Proceedings Article | 14 September 1993 Paper

Imaging of biological tissues by means of a time-gated confocal scanning: experimental and numerical results

Giovanni Zaccanti, Piero Bruscaglioni, F. Martinelli, Massimo Gurioli, Renzo Salimbeni, Marco Ferrari

Proceedings Volume 1888, (1993) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.154675

KEYWORDS: Scattering, Point spread functions, Tissues, Monte Carlo methods, Receivers, Confocal microscopy, Picosecond phenomena, Diffusers, Imaging systems, Laser scattering

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Proceedings Article | 5 August 1993 Paper

Quantitative measurement of skeletal muscle oxygenation by combined near infrared time resolved and unresolved spectroscopy

Marco Ferrari

Proceedings Volume 10311, 103110Z (1993) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2283780

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Proceedings Article | 1 May 1991 Paper

Near-infrared time-resolved spectroscopy and fast scanning spectrophotometry in ischemic human forearm

Marco Ferrari, Roberto De Blasi, Piero Bruscaglioni, Marco Barilli, Luca Carraresi, Massimo Gurioli, Enrico Quaglia, Giovanni Zaccanti

Proceedings Volume 1431, (1991) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.44198

KEYWORDS: Scattering, Time resolved spectroscopy, Tissues, Ischemia, Monte Carlo methods, Absorption, Light scattering, Near infrared, Spectroscopy, Imaging spectroscopy

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