Description: We study cerebral well-being using non-invasive, transcranial, diffuse optical technologies that we develop. We apply them in adults, children and newborns who have suffered from conditions such as ischemic stroke, and traumatic brain injury. Our goal is to push near-infrared diffuse optical spectroscopy (NIRS-DOS) and diffuse-correlation-spectroscopy (DCS) to the clinics to monitor brain blood oxygenation and micro-vascular blood flow non-invasively, in real-time, continuously and at the patient’s bed-side. We specifically target stroke, traumatic brain injury, sleep disorders and general anesthesiology.This multi-faceted project is carried out in collaboration with neurologists from Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Hospital Vall d’Hebron and Hospital Clinic Barcelona in departments of neurology, neurosurgery, anesthesiology and sleep disorders.
ICFO optical neuro-monitor
Our “diffuse correlation spectroscopy” technology has recently been commercialized by an ICFO spin-off company “HemoPhotonics” See more
Ischemic stroke and optics
One of our research interests is the management of patients who have
suffered ischemic stroke. We m
onitor cerebral blood flow at the
bed-side and hope that in the future we will provide valuable
information to the clinicians towards reducing the brain damage these
patients suffer. This movie illustrates the origin of the stroke as
well as the growth of the damaged tissue volume.”
Project Status: ongoing
