Development and optical characterization of a multilayered head phantom for optical brain monitoring
Karina Awad-Pérez, Maria Roldan, Panicos A. Kyriacou · 2026
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Description
Karina Awad-Pérez, Maria Roldan, and Panicos Kyriacou build, in 2026, a layered artificial head for testing optical brain monitors. Light shone on the forehead must pass skin, scalp, and skull before sensing the brain, and skin tone can distort the reading. Existing test heads are too simple to capture those effects.
Their phantom stacks a silicone brain with vessels, a printed skull, a perfused scalp, and swappable skin layers of different pigmentation, all fed by a benchtop circulation system. Layer optics fell within human ranges. With pale skin fitted, the setup produced clean pulse signals at several wavelengths and detector spacings, readying it for bias studies.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Karina Awad-Pérez, Maria Roldan, Panicos A. Kyriacou |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 43 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |