NIRS device specification overview

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Written By Artinis Medical Systems
 

At Artinis, our goal is to make optical imaging easy. We offer the full spectrum of NIRS devices, and all our devices can be mixed and matched to create your optimal setup. To aid you in finding the right device(s) for your research we have drafted this comparative table below with the most important specifications for each device.

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Meet the devices

Brite family

Brite MKIII

Brite Frontal

Brite Lite

Brite Lite Frontal

 

PortaLite mini

BabyBrite

OctaMon mini

 

PortaLite MKII

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PortaMon

OctaMon M

 
Case studies
Beyond the Brain: Unveiling the Mind-Muscle Connection with Simultaneous NIRS
Beyond the Brain: Unveiling the Mind-Muscle Connection with Simultaneous NIRS

NIRS can be applied on any tissue enabling to measure brain and muscle oxygenation simultaneously. Read this blogpost to learn more about application areas employing NIRS on muscle and brain at the same time, recently published literature and solutions Artinis offers to make this possible.

Moving in Sync: How Brains Connect During Collaborative Ping Pong - A fNIRS Study
Moving in Sync: How Brains Connect During Collaborative Ping Pong - A fNIRS Study

fNIRS is a suitable tool to be used in out-of-the-lab experiments that involve movement, as it is portable and relatively insensitive to motion artifacts. In this mini-study we internally tested the usage of fNIRS during a collaborative hyperscanning experiment that involves movement with our Brite Frontal.

Publication overview 2023: Using our Artinis NIRS devices to measure in the muscle
Publication overview 2023: Using our Artinis NIRS devices to measure in the muscle

We are proud that in 2023, an increasing number of publications using our NIRS devices to measure muscle oxygenation was found. In this blogpost, we list application areas with papers released last year utilizing our devices. We also highlight and summarize interesting publications per application category.

Publication overview 2023: Using our (f)NIRS devices to measure in the brain
Publication overview 2023: Using our (f)NIRS devices to measure in the brain

We are proud that in 2023 an increasing number of publications using our (f)NIRS devices to measure brain activity could be found. In this blogpost, we list application areas with papers released last year utilizing our devices. We also highlight and summarize interesting publications per application category.

How Artinis fNIRS systems are ideal for monitoring the brain of sensitive participants
How Artinis fNIRS systems are ideal for monitoring the brain of sensitive participants

Functional Near-Infrared Spectroscopy is a neuroimaging modality measuring brain activity, that offers various advantages, such as easy usability and non-invasiveness. Thus, it can perfectly be applied to sensitive subjects, such as infants, toddlers, and the elderly. Read in this blog post, what makes fNIRS a suitable technology to measure neural activity in sensitive subjects, and how it is currently used in this population.

Multimodal fNIRS-EEG measurements — Integration on the head
Multimodal fNIRS-EEG measurements — Integration on the head

When simultaneously measuring fNIRS and EEG, placement of both devices should ideally ensure proper coverage of the desired measurement location, minimize interference and take into account (technical) characteristics and basic of both techniques. Read this blog post to learn more about relevance of these points and further recommendations for integrating fNIRS and EEG on one head.  

Publication Overview with our NIRS devices in 2022 – Muscle
Publication Overview with our NIRS devices in 2022 – Muscle

We are proud that several papers using our NIRS devices to measure muscle oxygenation from different body parts and in various application fields were published in 2022. Read this blog post to get an overview of application areas NIRS can be used in, and which devices can be applied. Also, find highlighted publications per category that were performed with our devices in 2022.

Publication Overview with our NIRS devices in 2022 – Brain
Publication Overview with our NIRS devices in 2022 – Brain

We are proud that several papers using our (f)NIRS devices to measure brain activation from different cortical areas and in various application fields were published in 2022. Read this blogpost to get an overview of application areas (f)NIRS can be used in, and which devices can be applied. Also, find highlighted publications per category that were performed with our devices in 2022.

The use of Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU) to detect motion artifacts
The use of Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU) to detect motion artifacts

Due to its portability, NIRS and fNIRS devices are often used to measure brain and muscle activity during studies that involve movement. To detect motion artifacts that might occur during these experiments, some of our devices, for instance, Brite and PortaLite MKII, incorporate an inertial measurement unit (IMU). Read this blog post, to learn more about the technology behind IMU and how it is used to detect motion artifacts.

Measuring brain activity during playing a competitive checker game – a fNIRS hyperscanning mini study
Measuring brain activity during playing a competitive checker game – a fNIRS hyperscanning mini study

In hyperscanning, brain activity and connectivity of multiple subjects are measured simultaneously during social interaction, for instance in competitive situations. fNIRS is often used as neuroimaging technology for hyperscanning in cognitive studies due to its portability and relative insensitivity to movement artifacts. In an internal mini-study, we tested the use of Brite Frontal to perform hyperscanning while participants played a competitive game of checker.

Using fNIRS to measure brain activity on the field during penalty kicks – a video interview with Max Slutter
Using fNIRS to measure brain activity on the field during penalty kicks – a video interview with Max Slutter

fNIRS is increasingly used in on-the-field studies. One of the first to perform such a study by measuring brain activity with fNIRS in football players during penalty kicks were Max Slutter and colleagues. Watch our new video interview with Max Slutter to learn more about performing research with fNIRS on the field, and the advantages, but also challenges this might bring with it.

Tissue Saturation Index (TSI) - Absolute oxygenation measure in local tissues
Tissue Saturation Index (TSI) - Absolute oxygenation measure in local tissues

Tissue Saturation Index (TSI) is an absolute measure for the local tissue oxygenation in tissue beneath the sensor. To obtain TSI, a technique called Spatial Resolved Spectroscopy (SRS) is used. TSI can be measured in both brain and muscle. Some of our devices provide the possibility to acquire absolute TSI, next to relative concentration changes in oxy- and deoxygenated hemoglobin. Learn more about the TSI and how to correctly use it in this blogpost.

Combining Virtual Reality and wearable fNIRS
Combining Virtual Reality and wearable fNIRS

The application of Virtual Reality (VR) is becoming increasingly important in clinical and psychological research, for instance in exposure therapy or neurorehabilitation. fNIRS can be used to monitor brain activity during application of VR. We tested simultaneous use of VR and fNIRS with our new device, the Brite Frontal. Read in this blogpost, how this went and which advantages using fNIRS during VR application can demonstrate.

Measuring brain and muscle oxygenation simultaneously using only one device
Measuring brain and muscle oxygenation simultaneously using only one device

Interest and importance of simultaneously measuring brain and muscle oxygenation is increasing in various research fields. Our new device, the PortaLite MKII assessment of oxygenation of different tissues and locations by using only one device. Read more about the PortaLite MKII, application possibilities, and features in this blog post.

The PROHEALTH Project – Investigating orthostatic hypotension in elderly by performing continuous NIRS measurements in a home-based setting
The PROHEALTH Project – Investigating orthostatic hypotension in elderly by performing continuous NIRS measurements in a home-based setting

Orthostatic hypotension is a form of low blood pressure that is characterized by drops in blood pressure when standing up from a lying or sitting position and frequently occurs in elderly subjects. The PROHEALTH project aims to implement home-based and continuous Near-Infrared-Spectroscopy (NIRS) measurements to detect orthostatic hypotension using the PortaLite (MKII). Read this blog post more about the PROHEALTH project and which targets are followed to reach the goal.

Differences between haemodynamics of planned and spontaneous speech in people who stutter (PWS)
Differences between haemodynamics of planned and spontaneous speech in people who stutter (PWS)

We have received a new update from Liam Barrett, one of the Win a Brite winners, whose research focus is on using biofeedback and fNIRS to promote fluency in people who stutter. In this blog post, he shares his findings on the hemodynamics differences in planned & spontaneous speech between fluent speakers and stuttering people.

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