NIRS device specification overview

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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Brite Brite Frontal Brite Lite Brite Lite Frontal BabyBrite Brite Ultra MediBrite PortaLite PortaLite mini Time Domain NIRS PortaMon
Measuring area Brain Brain Brain Brain Brain Brain Brain Brain & Muscle Brain & Muscle Brain & Muscle Muscle
Sample rate Up to 75 Hz Up to 75 Hz Up to 150 Hz Up to 150 Hz Up to 75 Hz Up to 75 Hz 25 to 75 Hz Up to 100 Hz Up to 100 Hz Up to 50 Hz Up to 100 Hz
Measuring time Up to 3 hours Up to 3 hours Up to 3 hours Up to 3 hours Up to 3 hours Up to 3 hours per device Up to 2 hours Up to 30 hours Up to 30 hours Up to 5+ hours Up to 6 hours
Number of channels 27 channels, up to 54 in dual mode 24 channels (Fixed template) Up to 10 channels 8 channels 27 channels 27 channels per device Up to 27 channels 6 relative, 1 absolute channels 3 relative, 1 absolute channels 1 channel with solid state detector 3 relative, 1 absolute channels
Measuring distance 20 - 55 mm 30 mm 20 - 55 mm 30 mm 20 - 55 mm 20 - 55 mm 20 - 55 mm 29, 35 and 41 mm 15, 20 and 25 mm 20, 25 and 30 mm 30, 35 and 40 mm. 10, 15 and 20 mm for SSC
Short Separation Channels (SSC) available Yes No Yes No No Yes Yes Yes (built-in) No Not applicable Yes (built-in)
Inertial Measurement Units (IMUs) available Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No Yes
Suitable for Infants to adults Adults Children to adults Children to adults Infants to children Infants to adults Infants to adults Children to adults Infants to adults Infants to adults Children to adults
Simultaneous use 2 units 2 units 2 units 2 units 2 units 30 units 1 unit 2 units (preliminary results) 2 units (preliminary results) 1 unit 4+ units
Data collection & storage Bluetooth, Wifi and 100 h on-board storage Bluetooth, Wifi and 100 h on-board storage Bluetooth, Wifi and 100 h on-board storage Bluetooth, Wifi and 100 h on-board storage Bluetooth, Wifi and 100 h on-board storage Wifi and 200 h on-board storage per device Bluetooth, Wifi and 200 h on-board storage Bluetooth and 250 h on-board storage Bluetooth and 250 h on-board storage Not applicable Bluetooth and 100 h on-board storage
Total weight 300 g 305 g 210 g 245 g 250 g 300 g per device 188 g (device only) 236 g 188 g 3 kg 30 g