title: Monte carlo based simulation for evaluating optode fiber placement in prefrontal cortex imaging of motor skills during surgical training.
abstract: This study investigates the sensitivity of fiber placement positioning for the purpose of prefrontal cortex imaging using functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS). Results indicate that our proposed optode placement has higher scaled-absorption sensitivity than the traditional International 10-20 system for optode placement based on Monte Carlo simulations.
authors.affiliation: Center for Modeling, Simulation and Imaging in Medicine (CeMSIM), Rensselaer, Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY.
authors.forename: Arun
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Nemani
authors.affiliation: Center for Modeling, Simulation and Imaging in Medicine (CeMSIM), Rensselaer, Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY.
authors.forename: Xavier
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Intes
authors.affiliation: Center for Modeling, Simulation and Imaging in Medicine (CeMSIM), Rensselaer, Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY.
authors.forename: Suvranu
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: De
mesh_terms: D001931:Brain Mapping / Q000295:instrumentation*; D003198:Computer Simulation; D004867:Equipment Design; D019544:Equipment Failure Analysis; D005336:Fiber Optic Technology / Q000295:instrumentation*; D006801:Humans; D008959:Models, Neurological; D015233:Models, Statistical; D009010:Monte Carlo Method; D009048:Motor Skills / Q000502:physiology*; D017397:Prefrontal Cortex / Q000502:physiology*; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D019265:Spectroscopy, Near-Infrared / Q000295:instrumentation*