Prof. Yukio Yamada Profile

Prof. Yukio Yamada

Professor Emeritus

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Publications (59)

SPIE Journal Paper | 2 September 2024 Open Access

Depth detection limit of a fluorescent object in tissue-like medium with background emission in continuous-wave measurements: a phantom study

Goro Nishimura, Takahiro Suzuki, Yukio Yamada, Haruki Niwa, Takuji Koike

JBO, Vol. 29, Issue 09, 097001, (September 2024) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.10.1117/1.JBO.29.9.097001

KEYWORDS: Fluorescence, Fluorescence intensity, Target detection, Sensors, Photon counting, Biomedical applications, Tissues, Solids, Neck, Fluorophores

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Proceedings Article | 7 March 2023 Presentation + Paper

Determination of the absorption and reduced scattering coefficients by CW spatially resolved spectroscopy with long source-detector distances at high and low internal reflection

Yukio Yamada, Hiroshi Kawaguchi, Toru Yamada

Proceedings Volume 12376, 1237602 (2023) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2649917

KEYWORDS: Internal reflection, Diffuse reflectance spectroscopy, Reflectivity, Numerical simulations, Scattering, Optical properties, Absorption, Photon transport

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SPIE Journal Paper | 13 July 2016 Open Access

Overview of diffuse optical tomography and its clinical applications

Yoko Hoshi, Yukio Yamada

JBO, Vol. 21, Issue 09, 091312, (July 2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.10.1117/1.JBO.21.9.091312

KEYWORDS: Tissue optics, Near infrared spectroscopy, Image restoration, Diffuse optical tomography, Optical properties, Light scattering, Photons, Scattering, Light, Data modeling

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Proceedings Article | 9 December 2015 Paper

A coupling model of the radiative transport equation for calculating photon migration in biological tissue

Hiroyuki Fujii, Shinpei Okawa, Yukio Yamada, Yoko Hoshi, Masao Watanabe

Proceedings Volume 9792, 979214 (2015) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2203638

KEYWORDS: Biomedical optics, Tissue optics, Optical imaging, Computed tomography, Algorithm development, Diffuse optical tomography, Numerical analysis, Diffusion, Scattering, Optical properties, Tissues, Picosecond phenomena, Optical computing

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SPIE Journal Paper | 10 April 2015 Open Access

Near-infrared noninvasive blood glucose prediction without using multivariate analyses: introduction of imaginary spectra due to scattering change in the skin

Katsuhiko Maruo, Yukio Yamada

JBO, Vol. 20, Issue 04, 047003, (April 2015) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.10.1117/1.JBO.20.4.047003

KEYWORDS: Glucose, Blood, Skin, Absorption, Scattering, Absorbance, Near infrared, Proteins, Tissues, Calibration

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Proceedings Article | 10 March 2015 Paper

Numerical modeling of photon migration in the cerebral cortex of the living rat using the radiative transport equation

Hiroyuki Fujii, Shinpei Okawa, Ken Nadamoto, Eiji Okada, Yukio Yamada, Yoko Hoshi, Masao Watanabe

Proceedings Volume 9333, 933313 (2015) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2079265

KEYWORDS: Cerebral cortex, Tissues, Optical properties, Scattering, Monte Carlo methods, Picosecond phenomena, Biomedical optics, Light scattering, Numerical modeling, Numerical analysis

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SPIE Journal Paper | 1 November 2011 Open Access

Reduction of image artifacts induced by change in the optode coupling in time-resolved diffuse optical tomography

Ryo Fukuzawa, Shinpei Okawa, Shoko Matsuhashi, Yukio Yamada, Takashi Kusaka, Yukari Tanikawa, Yoko Hoshi, Feng Gao

JBO, Vol. 16, Issue 11, 116022, (November 2011) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.10.1117/1.3653236

KEYWORDS: Calibration, Reconstruction algorithms, Image restoration, Optical properties, Absorption, In vivo imaging, Numerical simulations, Optical testing, Diffuse optical tomography, Inverse problems

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Proceedings Article | 15 June 2011 Paper

Development of image reconstruction algorithms for fluorescence diffuse optical tomography using total light approach

S. Okawa, H. Yamamoto, Y. Miwa, Y. Yamada

Proceedings Volume 8088, 80880X (2011) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.889958

KEYWORDS: Reconstruction algorithms, Luminescence, Optical properties, Algorithm development, Diffuse optical tomography, Image restoration, Absorption, In vivo imaging, Tissues, 3D image reconstruction

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Proceedings Article | 17 February 2011 Paper

Time-domain fluorescence diffuse optical tomography for living animals by total-light algorithm

Goro Nishimura, Kamlesh Awasthi, Kitsakorn Locharoenrat, Shinpei Okawa, Yukio Yamada

Proceedings Volume 7896, 78962Q (2011) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.874275

KEYWORDS: Luminescence, Absorption, Tissues, Detection and tracking algorithms, Diffuse optical tomography, Optical fibers, In vivo imaging, Contamination, Reconstruction algorithms, Quantum efficiency

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Proceedings Article | 10 July 2009 Paper

3D light source reconstruction with spatial filter for fluorescence/bioluminescence diffuse optical tomography

Shinpei Okawa, Yukio Yamada

Proceedings Volume 7369, 736916 (2009) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.831656

KEYWORDS: Spatial filters, Optical properties, Denoising, Light sources, Signal to noise ratio, Diffuse optical tomography, 3D metrology, Diffusion, 3D modeling, Reconstruction algorithms

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Proceedings Article | 10 July 2009 Paper

Simultaneously reconstructing fluorescent yield and lifetime from time-resolved transmittances of a small-animal-sized phantom

Feng Gao, Limin Zhang, Patrick Poulet, Jiao Li, Huijuan Zhao, Yukio Yamada

Proceedings Volume 7369, 73691H (2009) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.831670

KEYWORDS: Luminescence, Signal detection, Diffusion, Reconstruction algorithms, Image restoration, Atrial fibrillation, Optical filters, Picosecond phenomena, Optical properties, Feature extraction

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Proceedings Article | 20 February 2008 Paper

A self-normalized full time-resolved scheme for fluorescence diffuse optical tomography

Feng Gao, Limin Zhang, Huiyuan He, Huijuan Zhao, Jingying Jiang, Yukari Tanikawa, Andhi Marjono, Yukio Yamada

Proceedings Volume 6850, 68500N (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.756396

KEYWORDS: Picosecond phenomena, Luminescence, Imaging systems, Image restoration, Diffuse optical tomography, Sensors, Diffusion, Algorithm development, Data modeling, Chemical elements

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Proceedings Article | 12 February 2008 Paper

Imaging hemodynamic changes in preterm infant brains with two-dimensional diffuse optical tomography

Feng Gao, Yiwen Ma, Fang Yang, Huijuan Zhao, Jingying Jiang, Takashi Kusaka, Yukio Yamada

Proceedings Volume 6848, 68481C (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.756333

KEYWORDS: Brain, Hemodynamics, Neuroimaging, Image restoration, Reconstruction algorithms, Diffuse optical tomography, Diffuse optical imaging, Near infrared, Sensors, Optical fibers

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SPIE Journal Paper | 1 November 2007 Open Access

Time-resolved diffuse optical tomography and its application to in vitro and in vivo imaging

Huijuan Zhao, Feng Gao, Yukari Tanikawa, Yukio Yamada

JBO, Vol. 12, Issue 06, 062107, (November 2007) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.10.1117/1.2815724

KEYWORDS: Reconstruction algorithms, Absorption, Optical properties, Diffuse optical tomography, Scattering, Bone, Imaging systems, Tissue optics, Tissues, Algorithm development

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Proceedings Article | 13 February 2007 Paper

Fluorescence diffuse optical tomography by full time-resolved scheme

Feng Gao, Miao Hui, Huijuan Zhao, Yukari Tanikawa, Yukio Yamada

Proceedings Volume 6434, 64342G (2007) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.694203

KEYWORDS: Luminescence, Diffuse optical tomography, Picosecond phenomena, Diffusion, Signal to noise ratio, Reconstruction algorithms, Tomography, Tissue optics, Molecular imaging, Near infrared

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Proceedings Article | 13 February 2007 Paper

Full time-resolved scheme data in time-domain fluorescence diffuse optical tomography

Andhi Marjono, Akira Yano, Shinpei Okawa, Feng Gao, Yukio Yamada

Proceedings Volume 6434, 64340U (2007) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.698952

KEYWORDS: Luminescence, Tissue optics, Diffuse optical tomography, Absorption, Diffusion, Optical properties, Picosecond phenomena, Near infrared, Tissues, Light sources

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Proceedings Article | 13 February 2007 Paper

A linear GPST-based scheme for time-domain fluorescence molecular tomography

Feng Gao, Huijuan Zhao, Yukari Tanikawa, Yukio Yamada

Proceedings Volume 6434, 64342F (2007) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.694199

KEYWORDS: Reconstruction algorithms, Luminescence, Signal to noise ratio, Detection and tracking algorithms, Diffusion, Image restoration, Atrial fibrillation, Fluorescence tomography, Tomography, Finite element methods

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Proceedings Article | 27 October 2006 Paper

Influences of target size and contrast on near infrared diffuse optical tomography: a comparison between featured-data and full time-resolved schemes

Feng Gao, Huijuan Zhao, Yukari Tanikawa, Kazuhiro Homma, Yukio Yamada

Proceedings Volume 6047, 604716 (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.710877

KEYWORDS: Reconstruction algorithms, Image quality, Absorption, Detection and tracking algorithms, Image restoration, Bone, Near infrared, Blood vessels, Optical properties, Scattering

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Proceedings Article | 21 July 2006 Paper

Theoretical and experimental study on near infrared time-resolved optical diffuse tomography

Huijuan Zhao, Feng Gao, Yukari Tanikawa, Yukio Yamada

Proceedings Volume 6163, 61630G (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.696958

KEYWORDS: Absorption, Reconstruction algorithms, Optical properties, Near infrared, Tissue optics, Scattering, Image restoration, Head, Tomography, Optical tomography

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SPIE Journal Paper | 1 November 2005 Open Access

Extraction of depth-dependent signals from time-resolved reflectance in layered turbid media

Chie Sato, Miho Shimada, Yoko Hoshi, Yukio Yamada

JBO, Vol. 10, Issue 06, 064008, (November 2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.10.1117/1.2136312

KEYWORDS: Reflectivity, Monte Carlo methods, Photons, Scattering, Optical properties, Head, Picosecond phenomena, Error analysis, Absorption, Diffusion

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Proceedings Article | 22 June 2005 Paper

Photon migration in biological tissues and diffuse optical imaging

Yukio Yamada

Proceedings Volume 5771, (2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.634653

KEYWORDS: Tissues, Absorption, Scattering, Light scattering, Diffuse optical imaging, Tomography, Brain, Optical properties, Near infrared, Optical imaging

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Proceedings Article | 28 April 2005 Paper

Influence from relative size and absorption contrast of inhomogeneity on NIR diffuse optical image reconstruction

Huijuan Zhao, Feng Gao, Yukari Tanikawa, Kazuhiro Homma, Yukio Yamada

Proceedings Volume 5693, (2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.586097

KEYWORDS: Reconstruction algorithms, Absorption, Optical fibers, Bone, Image quality, Image restoration, Near infrared, Detection and tracking algorithms, Blood vessels, Scattering

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Proceedings Article | 28 April 2005 Paper

Data optimization for enhancing robustness of time-resolved reflectance diffuse optical tomography to optode position uncertainty

Feng Gao, Huijuan Zhao, Yukari Tanikawa, Yukio Yamada

Proceedings Volume 5693, (2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.585694

KEYWORDS: Absorption, Reconstruction algorithms, Algorithm development, Image restoration, Optical properties, Tissue optics, Finite element methods, Diffuse optical tomography, Brain, Photons

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Proceedings Article | 1 July 2004 Paper

Simple algorithm to estimate the absorption coefficients of two-layered scattering media from the spatially- and time-resolved reflectance

Miho Shimada, Yukio Yamada, Yoko Hoshi

Proceedings Volume 5321, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.529754

KEYWORDS: Reflectivity, Absorption, Scattering, Head, Brain, Monte Carlo methods, Diffusion, Refractive index, In vivo imaging, Optical properties

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Proceedings Article | 15 October 2003 Paper

Spectroscopic blood component measurement by using reduced ranges of absorption spectra

Hidenobu Arimoto, Yukio Yamada

Proceedings Volume 5138, (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.499996

KEYWORDS: Glucose, Absorption, Absorbance, Blood, Monte Carlo methods, Skin, Scattering, Tissue optics, Spectroscopy, Tissues

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Proceedings Article | 15 October 2003 Paper

Ability of NIR diffuse optical tomography in providing both anatomical and functional images

Huijuan Zhao, Feng Gao, Yukari Tanikawa, Kazuhiro Homma, Yukio Yamada

Proceedings Volume 5138, (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.500249

KEYWORDS: Absorption, Near infrared, Bone, Scattering, Blood, Veins, Arteries, Tissue optics, Reconstruction algorithms, Tissues

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Proceedings Article | 15 October 2003 Paper

Image reconstruction for tomographic mapping of cerebral hemodynamics using time-domain detection: simulation and phantom studies

Feng Gao, Huijuan Zhao, Yukari Tanikawa, Yukio Yamada

Proceedings Volume 5138, (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.499891

KEYWORDS: Reconstruction algorithms, Optical properties, Hemodynamics, Brain, Skull, Absorption, Image restoration, Tomography, Scattering, Detection and tracking algorithms

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Proceedings Article | 8 October 2003 Paper

Optical property measurement of thin superficial tissue by using time-resolved spectroscopy

Kenji Tanaka, Yukari Tanikawa, Ryuichiro Araki, Yukio Yamada, Eiji Okada

Proceedings Volume 5141, (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.500443

KEYWORDS: Optical properties, Optical testing, Tissue optics, Scattering, Reflectivity, Monte Carlo methods, Diffusion, Tissues, Sensors, Biological research

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Proceedings Article | 29 July 2003 Paper

Reflectance-type image reconstruction algorithm for time-resolved optical tomography of cerebral hemodynamics

Feng Gao, Yukari Tanikawa, Huijuan Zhao, Yukio Yamada

Proceedings Volume 4955, (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.476540

KEYWORDS: Reconstruction algorithms, Optical properties, Hemodynamics, Brain, Detection and tracking algorithms, Skull, Absorption, Scattering, Image restoration, Algorithm development

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Proceedings Article | 29 July 2003 Paper

NIR time domain diffuse optical tomography experiments on human forearm

Huijuan Zhao, Feng Gao, Yukari Tanikawa, Kazuhiro Homma, Yukio Yamada

Proceedings Volume 4955, (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.476557

KEYWORDS: Near infrared, Optical properties, Bone, Absorption, Tissue optics, Optical fibers, Blood, Tissues, Scattering, Magnetic resonance imaging

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Proceedings Article | 29 July 2003 Paper

Optical fiber arrangement of optical topography for spatial resolution improvement

Tsuyoshi Yamamoto, Eiji Okada, Fumio Kawaguchi, Atsushi Maki, Yukio Yamada, Hideaki Koizumi

Proceedings Volume 4955, (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.478126

KEYWORDS: Optical fibers, Spatial resolution, Brain activation, Absorption, Blood, Absorbance, Brain, Near infrared spectroscopy, Optical arrays, Optical properties

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Proceedings Article | 23 July 2003 Paper

Instrumental requirements for blood glucose sensing based on diffuse reflectance NIR spectroscopy

Hidenobu Arimoto, Tomohiro Ota, Masatoshi Tarumi, Yukio Yamada

Proceedings Volume 4965, (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.478381

KEYWORDS: Glucose, Absorbance, Monte Carlo methods, Absorption, Blood, Scattering, Diffuse reflectance spectroscopy, Tissue optics, Near infrared, Spectrophotometry

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SPIE Journal Paper | 1 January 2003 Open Access

Treatment of nevus using medical tattooing

Jutaro Hata, Miho Shimada, Yukio Yamada, Akiko Uchida, Masahide Itoh, Yoshio Nakayama, Toyohiko Yatagai

JBO, Vol. 8, Issue 01, (January 2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.10.1117/1.1528596

KEYWORDS: Skin, Absorbance, Tissue optics, Light scattering, Scattering, Absorption, Tissues, Blood, Biomedical optics, Therapeutics

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Proceedings Article | 23 May 2002 Paper

Monte Carlo simulation of NIR spectrum changes induced by variations of glucose concentration

Masatoshi Tarumi, Mitsunori Shimada, Tomoya Murakami, Mamoru Tamura, Miho Shimada, Yukio Yamada

Proceedings Volume 4624, (2002) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.468324

KEYWORDS: Glucose, Absorbance, Scattering, Absorption, Monte Carlo methods, Water, Temperature metrology, Refractive index, Blood, Optical properties

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