Deep Brain Imaging Technique Opens 'Golden Window'

First Posted: Nov 12, 2015 11:25 AM EST

Researchers have created a new deep brain imaging technique, known as the "Golden Window," according to a study at The City College of New York. This study is one of the first to examine brain imaging, according to Lingyan Shi, a biomedical engineer at the college's Institute for Ultrafast Spectroscopy and Lasers and lead author of the study.

The researchers were able to prove theoretically and experimentally that deep brain imaging is possible by using light at a wavelength of 1600-1880nm (nanometers), which is what they referred to as the "Golden Window" imaging, according to a news release. This is a breakthrough in regards to noninvasive brain imaging.

Near-infrared radiation (NIR) has been used in the past for brain imaging wavelengths that were 650-950 nm deep, which is called "optical window 1."

Shi's new technique covers three new optical windows in NIR, and the windows have the potentials for deeper brain imaging. The researchers' new study paves the way for next generation microscopy imaging technique, where the "Golden Window" could be used for deeper brain imaging at high resolutions.

The findings of this study were published in the Journal of Biophotonics.

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