title: Near-infrared photons: a non-invasive probe for studying bone blood flow regulation in humans.
abstract: The study of bone blood flow regulation in humans has always represented a difficult task for the clinician and the researcher. Classical measurement techniques imply the presence of ionizing radiation or contrast agents, or they are slow or cannot be repeated too often in time. In the present review, we would like to give a perspective on how the optical approach might overcome some of these problems and give unique solutions to the study of bone blood flow regulation. We hope that the present contribution will encourage the scientific community to put a greater attention on this approach.
authors.affiliation: Département de Neurosciences Fondamentales, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland. tiziano.binzoni@unige.ch.|Département de l'Imagerie et des Sciences de l'Information Médicale, University Hospital, Geneva, Switzerland. tiziano.binzoni@unige.ch.
authors.forename: Tiziano
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Binzoni
authors.affiliation: Istituto di Fotonica e Nanotecnologie, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Milano, Italy. lorenzo.spinelli@polimi.it.
authors.forename: Lorenzo
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Spinelli
mesh_terms: D001842:Bone and Bones / Q000098:blood supply*; D006801:Humans; D055100:Optical Fibers; D061848:Optical Imaging; D012039:Regional Blood Flow / Q000502:physiology*; D019265:Spectroscopy, Near-Infrared