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  1. Monitoring of neoadjuvant chemotherapy through time domain diffuse optics: breast tissue composition changes and collagen discriminative potential

    Article • Biomedical Optics Express, July 2024, Optical Society of America (OSA)

    Prof. Paola Taroni

  2. In vivo test-driven upgrade of a time domain multi-wavelength optical mammograph

    Article • Biomedical Optics Express, January 2021, Optical Society of America (OSA)

    Prof. Paola Taroni, Antonio Pifferi

  3. Time-domain diffuse optics with 8.6  mm2 fast-gated SiPM for extreme light harvesting

    Article • Optics Letters, January 2021, Optical Society of America (OSA)

    Prof. Paola Taroni

  4. Large-Area, Fast-Gated Digital SiPM With Integrated TDC for Portable and Wearable Time-Domain NIRS

    Article • IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits, November 2020, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Prof. Paola Taroni, Antonio Pifferi

  5. Non-invasive investigation of adipose tissue by time domain diffuse optical spectroscopy

    Article • Biomedical Optics Express, April 2020, Optical Society of America (OSA)

    Prof. Paola Taroni, Antonio Pifferi

  6. Broadband Time Domain Diffuse Optical Reflectance Spectroscopy: A Review of Systems, Methods, and Applications

    Article • Applied Sciences, December 2019, MDPI AG

    Antonio Pifferi, Prof. Paola Taroni

  7. Biosensor surface functionalization by a simple photochemical immobilization of antibodies: experimental characterization by mass spectrometry and surface enhanced Raman spectroscopy

    Article • The Analyst, January 2019, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Prof. Paola Taroni

  8. Fluorescence lifetime imaging of intracellular magnesium content in live cells

    Article • The Analyst, January 2019, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Prof. Paola Taroni

  9. Liquid phantoms for near-infrared and diffuse correlation spectroscopies with tunable optical and dynamic properties

    Article • Biomedical Optics Express, April 2018, Optical Society of America (OSA)

    Prof. Paola Taroni

  10. High throughput detection chain for time domain optical mammography

    Article • Biomedical Optics Express, January 2018, Optical Society of America (OSA)

    Prof. Paola Taroni

  11. Broadband diffuse optical characterization of elastin for biomedical applications

    Article • Biophysical Chemistry, October 2017, Elsevier

    Prof. Paola Taroni

  12. Frequency offset Raman spectroscopy (FORS) for depth probing of diffusive media

    Article • Optics Express, February 2017, Optical Society of America (OSA)

    Prof. Paola Taroni

  13. Diffuse optical characterization of collagen absorption from 500 to 1700 nm

    Article • Journal of Biomedical Optics, January 2017, SPIE

    Prof. Paola Taroni

  14. Non-invasive optical estimate of tissue composition to differentiate malignant from benign breast lesions: A pilot study

    Article • Scientific Reports, January 2017, Nature

    PhD Francesca Ieva, Prof. Paola Taroni

  15. In Vivo, Non-Invasive Characterization of Human Bone by Hybrid Broadband (600-1200 nm) Diffuse Optical and Correlation Spectroscopies

    Article • PLOS One, December 2016, PLOS

    Prof. Paola Taroni

  16. Review on the use of diffuse optics for breast imaging and spectroscopy

    Article • Journal of Biomedical Optics, July 2016, SPIE

    Prof. Paola Taroni

  17. Broadband (600–1350 nm) Time-Resolved Diffuse Optical Spectrometer for Clinical Use

    Article • IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics, May 2016, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Prof. Paola Taroni

  18. Optical discrimination between malignant and benign breast lesions

    Article • July 2015, SPIE

    PhD Francesca Ieva, Prof. Paola Taroni

  19. Broadband time-resolved diffuse optical spectrometer for clinical diagnostics: characterization and in-vivo measurements in the 600-1350 nm spectral range

    Article • July 2015, SPIE

    Prof. Paola Taroni

  20. Collagen content as a risk factor in breast cancer? A pilot clinical study

    Article • July 2015, SPIE

    Prof. Paola Taroni

  21. Optical study on the dependence of breast tissue composition and structure on subject anamnesis

    Article • July 2015, SPIE

    Prof. Paola Taroni

  22. Time-resolved diffused optical characterization of key tissue constituents of human bony prominence locations

    Article • July 2015, SPIE

    Prof. Paola Taroni

  23. Time domain diffuse optical spectroscopy: In vivo quantification of collagen in breast tissue

    Article • June 2015, SPIE

    PhD Francesca Ieva, Prof. Paola Taroni

  24. Breast Tissue Composition and Its Dependence on Demographic Risk Factors for Breast Cancer: Non-Invasive Assessment by Time Domain Diffuse Optical Spectroscopy

    Article • PLOS One, June 2015, PLOS

    Prof. Paola Taroni

  25. Breast Monitoring by Time-Resolved Diffuse Optical Imaging

    Article • January 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof. Paola Taroni

  26. The study of polyplex formation and stability by time-resolved fluorescence spectroscopy of SYBR Green I-stained DNA

    Article • Photochemical & Photobiological Sciences, December 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Cosimo D'Andrea, Prof. Paola Taroni

  27. Estimate of tissue composition in malignant and benign breast lesions by time-domain optical mammography

    Article • Biomedical Optics Express, September 2014, Optical Society of America (OSA)

    Prof. Paola Taroni

  28. Optical mammography: Characterization of malignant and benign breast lesions by a perturbative model

    Article • May 2014, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Prof. Paola Taroni

  29. Optical identification of subjects at high risk for developing breast cancer

    Article • Journal of Biomedical Optics, June 2013, SPIE

    PhD Francesca Ieva, Prof. Paola Taroni

  30. Optical identification of subjects at high risk for developing breast cancer

    Article • June 2013, SPIE

    PhD Francesca Ieva, Prof. Paola Taroni

  31. Comparison of organic phantom recipes and characterization by time-resolved diffuse optical spectroscopy

    Article • June 2013, SPIE

    Prof. Paola Taroni

  32. Time-resolved optical spectroscopy of the chest: is it possible to probe the lung?

    Article • June 2013, SPIE

    Prof. Paola Taroni

  33. Comparison of four Monte Carlo methods for photon migration in biological tissues

    Article • June 2013, SPIE

    Prof. Paola Taroni

  34. In-vivo optical spectroscopy in the time-domain beyond 1100 nm

    Article • June 2013, SPIE

    Prof. Paola Taroni

  35. Optical spectroscopy in the time-domain beyond 1.1 μm: A tool for the characterization of diffusive media

    Article • May 2013, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Antonio Pifferi, Prof. Paola Taroni

  36. Recipes to make organic phantoms for diffusive optical spectroscopy

    Article • Applied Optics, April 2013, Optical Society of America (OSA)

    Antonio Pifferi, Prof. Paola Taroni

  37. Note: Comparison between a prism-based and an acousto-optic tunable filter-based spectrometer for diffusive media

    Article • Review of Scientific Instruments, January 2013, American Institute of Physics

    Antonio Pifferi, Prof. Paola Taroni

  38. Diffuse optical imaging and spectroscopy of the breast: A brief outline of history and perspectives

    Article • Photochemical & Photobiological Sciences, December 2012, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof. Paola Taroni

  39. Absorption spectroscopy of powdered materials using time-resolved diffuse optical methods

    Article • Applied Optics, November 2012, Optical Society of America (OSA)

    Antonio Pifferi, Prof. Paola Taroni

  40. Effects of tissue heterogeneity on the optical estimate of breast density

    Article • Biomedical Optics Express, September 2012, Optical Society of America (OSA)

    Antonio Pifferi, Prof. Paola Taroni

  41. Time-Resolved Diffuse Optical Spectroscopy up to 1700 nm by Means of a Time-Gated InGaAs/InP Single-Photon Avalanche Diode

    Article • Applied Spectroscopy, August 2012, SAGE Publications

    Prof. Paola Taroni

  42. Review: Time-domain broadband near infrared spectroscopy of the female breast: a focused review from basic principles to future perspectives

    Article • Journal of Near Infrared Spectroscopy, January 2012, IM Publications

    Antonio Pifferi, Prof. Paola Taroni

  43. Breast density assessment by means of time domain optical mammography at 635-1060 nm

    Article • June 2011, SPIE

    Antonio Pifferi, Prof. Paola Taroni

  44. Time-domain diffuse optical spectroscopy beyond 1100 nm: initial feasibility study

    Article • June 2011, SPIE

    Antonio Pifferi, Prof. Paola Taroni

  45. Time-resolved diffuse optical spectroscopy up to 1700 nm using a time-gated InGaAs/InP single-photon avalanche diode

    Article • June 2011, SPIE

    Antonio Pifferi, Prof. Paola Taroni

  46. Time-resolved fluorescence spectroscopic investigation of cationic polymer/DNA complex formation

    Article • June 2011, SPIE

    Prof. Paola Taroni

  47. Fullerol in human lens and retinal pigment epithelial cells: time domain fluorescence spectroscopy and imaging

    Article • Photochemical & Photobiological Sciences, June 2011, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Gianluca Valentini, Prof. Paola Taroni

  48. Time domain diffuse optical imaging and spectroscopy of breast

    Article • June 2011, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Antonio Pifferi, Prof. Paola Taroni

  49. Photonics for Life

    Article • IEEE Pulse, May 2011, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Professor Gianluca Valentini, Antonio Pifferi, Prof. Paola Taroni

  50. First in vivo spectral characterization of breast up to 1300 nm

    Article • February 2011, SPIE

    Antonio Pifferi, Prof. Paola Taroni

  51. Time-domain diffuse optical spectroscopy up to 1700 nm using an InGaAs/InP single-photon avalanche diode

    Article • February 2011, SPIE

    Antonio Pifferi, Prof. Paola Taroni

  52. Time-Resolved Diffuse Optical Spectroscopy: A Differential Absorption Approach

    Article • Applied Spectroscopy, November 2010, SAGE Publications

    Antonio Pifferi, Prof. Paola Taroni

  53. The impact of morphology on light transport in cancellous bone

    Article • Physics in Medicine and Biology, August 2010, Institute of Physics Publishing

    Antonio Pifferi, Prof. Paola Taroni

  54. Intra-subject spatial changes in the optical properties of the female breast: A preliminary two-subject study

    Article • Medical Laser Application, August 2010, Elsevier

    Antonio Pifferi, Prof. Paola Taroni

  55. Noninvasive assessment of breast cancer risk using time-resolved diffuse optical spectroscopy

    Article • Journal of Biomedical Optics, January 2010, SPIE

    Antonio Pifferi, Prof. Paola Taroni

  56. Seven-wavelength time-resolved optical mammography extending beyond 1000 nm for breast collagen quantification

    Article • Optics Express, August 2009, Optical Society of America (OSA)

    Antonio Pifferi, Prof. Paola Taroni

  57. Effects of a finite spectral bandwidth light source in time-resolved diffuse spectroscopy

    Article • July 2009, SPIE

    Prof. Paola Taroni

  58. Time-resolved diffuse optical spectroscopy: a differential absorption approach

    Article • July 2009, SPIE

    Prof. Paola Taroni

  59. Time-resolved transmittance spectroscopy of breast in vivo up to 1100 nm: test on 10 volunteers

    Article • July 2009, SPIE

    Prof. Paola Taroni

  60. Bandpass Effects in Time-Resolved Diffuse Spectroscopy

    Article • Applied Spectroscopy, January 2009, SAGE Publications

    Antonio Pifferi, Prof. Paola Taroni

  61. Diffuse optical spectroscopy of breast tissue extended to 1100 nm

    Article • Journal of Biomedical Optics, January 2009, SPIE

    Antonio Pifferi, Prof. Paola Taroni

  62. Light propagation in dry and wet softwood

    Article • Optics Express, June 2008, Optical Society of America (OSA)

    Antonio Pifferi, Prof. Paola Taroni

  63. Time-Resolved Optical Spectroscopy of Wood

    Article • Applied Spectroscopy, May 2008, SAGE Publications

    Professor Gianluca Valentini, Antonio Pifferi, Prof. Paola Taroni

  64. Optical Mammography

    Article • January 2008, Elsevier

    Prof. Paola Taroni

  65. Assessment of collagen absorption and related potential diagnostic applications

    Article • July 2007, SPIE

    Prof. Paola Taroni

  66. Determination of the optical properties of anisotropic biological media using isotropic and anisotropic diffusion models

    Article • July 2007, SPIE

    Prof. Paola Taroni

  67. Time-resolved diffuse optical spectroscopy of small tissue samples

    Article • July 2007, SPIE

    Prof. Paola Taroni

  68. Time-resolved diffuse optical spectroscopy of wood

    Article • July 2007, SPIE

    Prof. Paola Taroni

  69. Fully automated time domain spectrometer for the absorption and scattering characterization of diffusive media

    Article • Review of Scientific Instruments, May 2007, American Institute of Physics

    Antonio Pifferi, Prof. Paola Taroni

  70. In vivo time-resolved reflectance spectroscopy of the human forehead

    Article • Applied Optics, March 2007, Optical Society of America (OSA)

    Antonio Pifferi, Prof. Paola Taroni

  71. Time-resolved diffuse optical spectroscopy of small tissue samples

    Article • Optics Express, January 2007, Optical Society of America (OSA)

    Antonio Pifferi, Prof. Paola Taroni

  72. Absorption of collagen: effects on the estimate of breast composition and related diagnostic implications

    Article • Journal of Biomedical Optics, January 2007, SPIE

    Antonio Pifferi, Prof. Paola Taroni

  73. Determination of the optical properties of anisotropic biological media using an isotropic diffusion model

    Article • Journal of Biomedical Optics, January 2007, SPIE

    Antonio Pifferi, Prof. Paola Taroni

  74. Optical Characterisation of Bone Tissue for Diffusion Optical Tomography Applied to Skeletal Implants

    Article • January 2007, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Antonio Pifferi, Prof. Paola Taroni

  75. Multichannel Time-Resolved Tissue Oximeter for Functional Imaging of the Brain

    Article • IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement, February 2006, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Antonio Pifferi, Prof. Paola Taroni

  76. MEALINESS DETECTION IN APPLES USING TIME RESOLVED REFLECTANCE SPECTROSCOPY

    Article • Journal of Texture Studies, August 2005, Wiley

    Professor Gianluca Valentini, Antonio Pifferi, Prof. Paola Taroni

  77. Characterization of female breast lesions from multi-wavelength time-resolved optical mammography

    Article • Physics in Medicine and Biology, May 2005, Institute of Physics Publishing

    Antonio Pifferi, Prof. Paola Taroni

  78. Time-resolved optical mammography between 637 and 985 nm: clinical study on the detection and identification of breast lesions

    Article • Physics in Medicine and Biology, May 2005, Institute of Physics Publishing

    Antonio Pifferi, Prof. Paola Taroni

  79. Characterization of normal breast tissue heterogeneity using time-resolved near-infrared spectroscopy

    Article • Physics in Medicine and Biology, May 2005, Institute of Physics Publishing

    Prof. Paola Taroni

  80. Performance assessment of photon migration instruments: the MEDPHOT protocol

    Article • Applied Optics, April 2005, Optical Society of America (OSA)

    Antonio Pifferi, Prof. Paola Taroni

  81. Time-resolved Microspectrofluorimetry and Fluorescence Lifetime Imaging of Hypericin in Human Retinal Pigment Epithelial Cells¶

    Article • Photochemistry and Photobiology, January 2005, Wiley

    Professor Gianluca Valentini, Prof. Paola Taroni

  82. Phantom validation and in vivo application of an inversion procedure for retrieving the optical properties of diffusive layered media from time-resolved reflectance measurements

    Article • Optics Letters, September 2004, Optical Society of America (OSA)

    Antonio Pifferi, Prof. Paola Taroni

  83. Selection Models for the Internal Quality of Fruit, based on Time Domain Laser Reflectance Spectroscopy

    Article • Biosystems Engineering, July 2004, Elsevier

    Professor Gianluca Valentini, Antonio Pifferi, Prof. Paola Taroni

  84. Antitumor activity of photodynamic therapy, adoptive immunotherapy, and chemotherapy in experimental tumor

    Article • July 2004, SPIE

    Professor Gianluca Valentini, Prof. Paola Taroni

  85. Do shorter wavelengths improve contrast in optical mammography?

    Article • Physics in Medicine and Biology, March 2004, Institute of Physics Publishing

    Antonio Pifferi, Prof. Paola Taroni

  86. Mapping of calf muscle oxygenation and haemoglobin content during dynamic plantar flexion exercise by multi-channel time-resolved near-infrared spectroscopy

    Article • Physics in Medicine and Biology, February 2004, Institute of Physics Publishing

    Antonio Pifferi, Prof. Paola Taroni

  87. Bulk optical properties and tissue components in the female breast from multiwavelength time-resolved optical mammography

    Article • Journal of Biomedical Optics, January 2004, SPIE

    Antonio Pifferi, Prof. Paola Taroni

  88. Clinical trial of time-resolved scanning optical mammography at 4 wavelengths between 683 and 975 nm

    Article • Journal of Biomedical Optics, January 2004, SPIE

    Antonio Pifferi, Prof. Paola Taroni

  89. Liquid phantom for investigating light propagation through layered diffusive media

    Article • Optics Express, January 2004, Optical Society of America (OSA)

    Antonio Pifferi, Prof. Paola Taroni

  90. Optical biopsy of bone tissue: a step toward the diagnosis of bone pathologies

    Article • Journal of Biomedical Optics, January 2004, SPIE

    Antonio Pifferi, Prof. Paola Taroni

  91. Spectroscopic time-resolved diffuse reflectance and transmittance measurements of the female breast at different interfiber distances

    Article • Journal of Biomedical Optics, January 2004, SPIE

    Antonio Pifferi, Prof. Paola Taroni

  92. Breast lesion characterization by a novel nonlinear perturbation approach

    Article • October 2003, SPIE

    Prof. Paola Taroni

  93. Clinical trial on time-resolved optical mammography at four wavelengths (680-975 nm)

    Article • October 2003, SPIE

    Prof. Paola Taroni

  94. Functional muscle studies by dual-wavelength eight-channel time-resolved oximetry

    Article • October 2003, SPIE

    Prof. Paola Taroni

  95. Multidistance optical characterization of the female breast by time-resolved diffuse spectroscopy

    Article • October 2003, SPIE

    Prof. Paola Taroni

  96. Performance assessment of two time-domain-scanning optical mammographs

    Article • October 2003, SPIE

    Prof. Paola Taroni

  97. Rigorous characterization of time-resolved diffuse spectroscopy systems for measurements of absorption and scattering properties using solid phantoms

    Article • October 2003, SPIE

    Prof. Paola Taroni

  98. Investigation of the hybridization process in DNA microarrays by fluorescence lifetime imaging

    Article • October 2003, SPIE

    Prof. Paola Taroni

  99. Eight-channel time-resolved tissue oximeter for functional muscle studies

    Article • July 2003, SPIE

    Antonio Pifferi, Prof. Paola Taroni

  100. Four-wavelength time-resolved optical mammograph

    Article • July 2003, SPIE

    Antonio Pifferi, Prof. Paola Taroni

  101. Four-wavelength time-resolved optical mammography in the 680 980-nm range

    Article • Optics Letters, July 2003, Optical Society of America (OSA)

    Prof. Paola Taroni

  102. Experimental test of a perturbation model for time-resolved imaging in diffusive media

    Article • Applied Optics, June 2003, Optical Society of America (OSA)

    Prof. Paola Taroni

  103. In vivo absorption and scattering spectroscopy of biological tissues

    Article • Photochemical & Photobiological Sciences, February 2003, Springer Science + Business Media

    Antonio Pifferi, Prof. Paola Taroni

  104. Time-resolved fluorescence imaging in biology and medicine

    Article • Journal of Physics D Applied Physics, April 2002, Institute of Physics Publishing

    Professor Gianluca Valentini, Prof. Paola Taroni

  105. Clinical system for skin tumour detection by fluorescence lifetime imaging

    Article • January 2002, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Prof. Paola Taroni

  106. In vivo optical biopsy of the calcaneous: a novel diagnostic tool for osteoporosis?

    Article • January 2002, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Prof. Paola Taroni

  107. Time-resolved optical mammography at four wavelengths between 680 and 975 nm

    Article • January 2002, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Prof. Paola Taroni

  108. Reconstruction of absorber concentrations in a two-layer structure by use of multidistance time-resolved reflectance spectroscopy

    Article • Optics Letters, December 2001, Optical Society of America (OSA)

    Prof. Paola Taroni

  109. Dual-wavelength time-resolved optical mammograph for clinical studies

    Article • November 2001, SPIE

    Antonio Pifferi, Prof. Paola Taroni

  110. Portable 8-channel time-resolved optical imager for functional studies of biological tissues

    Article • November 2001, SPIE

    Antonio Pifferi, Prof. Paola Taroni

  111. Time-Resolved Reflectance Spectroscopy Applied to the Nondestructive Monitoring of the Internal Optical Properties in Apples

    Article • Applied Spectroscopy, October 2001, SAGE Publications

    Professor Gianluca Valentini, Antonio Pifferi, Prof. Paola Taroni

  112. In vivooptical characterization of human tissues from 610 to 1010 nm by time-resolved reflectance spectroscopy

    Article • Physics in Medicine and Biology, July 2001, Institute of Physics Publishing

    Antonio Pifferi, Prof. Paola Taroni

  113. Effects of photodynamic therapy on the absorption properties of disulphonated aluminum phthalocyanine in tumor-bearing mice

    Article • Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology B Biology, July 2001, Elsevier

    Professor Gianluca Valentini, Antonio Pifferi, Prof. Paola Taroni

  114. In-vivo multidistance multiwavelength time-resolved reflectance spectroscopy of layered tissues

    Article • June 2001, SPIE

    Antonio Pifferi, Prof. Paola Taroni

  115. Nondestructive quantification of chemical and physical properties of fruits by time-resolved reflectance spectroscopy in the wavelength range 650–1000 nm

    Article • Applied Optics, February 2001, Optical Society of America (OSA)

    Prof. Paola Taroni

  116. Time-resolved DNA-microarray reading by an intensified CCD for ultimate sensitivity

    Article • Optics Letters, November 2000, Optical Society of America (OSA)

    Prof. Paola Taroni

  117. Quantification by random walk of the optical parameters of nonlocalized abnormalities embedded within tissuelike phantoms

    Article • Optics Letters, July 2000, Optical Society of America (OSA)

    Prof. Paola Taroni

  118. Preliminary evaluation of two fluorescence imaging methods for the detection and the delineation of basal cell carcinomas of the skin

    Article • Lasers in Surgery and Medicine, January 2000, Wiley

    Professor Gianluca Valentini, Antonio Pifferi, Prof. Paola Taroni

  119. Fluorescence Imaging During Photodynamic Therapy of Experimental Tumors in Mice Sensitized with Disulfonated Aluminum Phthalocyanine¶

    Article • Photochemistry and Photobiology, January 2000, Wiley

    Professor Gianluca Valentini, Antonio Pifferi, Prof. Paola Taroni

  120. Effects of the Menstrual Cycle on the Red and Near-infrared Optical Properties of the Human Breast¶

    Article • Photochemistry and Photobiology, January 2000, Wiley

    Professor Gianluca Valentini, Antonio Pifferi, Prof. Paola Taroni

  121. Photophysical Studies of A2‐E, Putative Precursor of Lipofuscin, in Human Retinal Pigment Epithelial Cells

    Article • Photochemistry and Photobiology, August 1999, Wiley

    Prof. Paola Taroni

  122. <title>Compact time-resolved reflectance system for dual-wavelength multichannel assessment of tissue absorption and scattering</title>

    Article • July 1999, SPIE

    Prof. Paola Taroni

  123. <title>Nondestructive measurements of the optical properties of fruits by means of time-resolved reflectance</title>

    Article • July 1999, SPIE

    Prof. Paola Taroni

  124. <title>Quantitative imaging in time-resolved transillumination experiments using time-dependent contrast functions</title>

    Article • July 1999, SPIE

    Prof. Paola Taroni

  125. <title>Time-gated and lifetime imaging techniques for the detection of skin tumors</title>

    Article • July 1999, SPIE

    Prof. Paola Taroni

  126. Photodynamic therapy and immune response in tumor-bearing mice

    Article • June 1999, SPIE

    Prof. Paola Taroni

  127. Time-resolved reflectance spectroscopy in tissues

    Article • June 1999, SPIE

    Prof. Paola Taroni

  128. Compact tissue oximeter based on dual-wavelength multichannel time-resolved reflectance

    Article • Applied Optics, June 1999, Optical Society of America (OSA)

    Prof. Paola Taroni

  129. Steady-state and time-resolved spectroscopic studies on low-density lipoprotein-bound Zn(II)-phthalocyanine

    Article • Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology B Biology, April 1999, Elsevier

    Professor Gianluca Valentini, Antonio Pifferi, Prof. Paola Taroni

  130. Noninvasive absorption and scattering spectroscopy of bulk diffusive media: An application to the optical characterization of human breast

    Article • Applied Physics Letters, February 1999, American Institute of Physics

    Prof. Paola Taroni

  131. Spatial resolution of imaging with diffusing light: Edge spread function measurements on a realistic tissue phantom

    Article • Medical Physics, January 1999, American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM)

    Professor Gianluca Valentini, Antonio Pifferi, Prof. Paola Taroni

  132. Fluorescence lifetime imaging: an application to the detection of skin tumors

    Article • IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics, January 1999, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Professor Gianluca Valentini, Antonio Pifferi, Prof. Paola Taroni

  133. <title>Dual-wavelength multichannel system for time-resolved oximetry</title>

    Article • December 1998, SPIE

    Prof. Paola Taroni

  134. <title>In-vivo absorption and scattering spectra of human tissues by time-resolved reflectance</title>

    Article • December 1998, SPIE

    Prof. Paola Taroni

  135. Imaging with diffusing light: an experimental study of the effect of background optical properties

    Article • Applied Optics, June 1998, Optical Society of America (OSA)

    Prof. Paola Taroni

  136. Photodynamic therapy with photoactivated aluminum disulfonated phthalocyanine and cellular immune response

    Article • May 1998, SPIE

    Professor Gianluca Valentini, Prof. Paola Taroni

  137. Real-time method for fitting time-resolved reflectance and transmittance measurements with a Monte Carlo model

    Article • Applied Optics, May 1998, Optical Society of America (OSA)

    Prof. Paola Taroni

  138. Antitumor efficacy of the combination of photodynamic therapy and chemotherapy in murine tumors

    Article • Cancer Letters, March 1998, Elsevier

    Professor Gianluca Valentini, Prof. Paola Taroni

  139. Effects of the background optical properties on time-resolved transmittance imaging

    Article • January 1998, SPIE

    Professor Gianluca Valentini, Antonio Pifferi, Prof. Paola Taroni

  140. A solid tissue phantom for photon migration studies

    Article • Physics in Medicine and Biology, October 1997, Institute of Physics Publishing

    Professor Gianluca Valentini, Antonio Pifferi, Prof. Paola Taroni

  141. Tumour visualization in a murine model by time-delayed fluorescence of sulphonated aluminium phthalocyanine

    Article • Lasers in Medical Science, October 1997, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof. Paola Taroni

  142. Measurements of the edge spread function on a realistic tissue phantom

    Article • August 1997, SPIE

    Professor Gianluca Valentini, Antonio Pifferi, Prof. Paola Taroni

  143. Discrimination between scattering and absorption inhomogeneities using time-resolved transmittance imaging

    Article • August 1997, SPIE

    Professor Gianluca Valentini, Antonio Pifferi, Prof. Paola Taroni

  144. Fluorescence Lifetime Imaging of Experimental Tumors in Hematoporphyrin Derivative‐Sensitized Mice

    Article • Photochemistry and Photobiology, August 1997, Wiley

    Prof. Paola Taroni

  145. Real-time system for fluorescence lifetime imaging

    Article • June 1997, SPIE

    Professor Gianluca Valentini, Antonio Pifferi, Prof. Paola Taroni

  146. Tumor detection in HpD-sensitized mice with fluorescence lifetime imaging

    Article • May 1997, SPIE

    Professor Gianluca Valentini, Antonio Pifferi, Prof. Paola Taroni

  147. Artificial models of biological photoreceptors: effect of quenchers on the fluorescence properties of hypericin embedded in liposomes

    Article • Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology B Biology, April 1997, Elsevier

    Antonio Pifferi, Prof. Paola Taroni

  148. Study of mechanical and thermal damage in brain tissue after ablation by Erbium-YAG laser

    Article • Lasers in Medical Science, March 1997, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof. Paola Taroni

  149. Nanosecond time-resolved emission spectroscopy from silicon implanted and annealed SiO2 layers

    Article • Applied Physics Letters, January 1997, American Institute of Physics

    Prof. Paola Taroni

  150. Imaging of optical inhomogeneities in highly diffusive media: Discrimination between scattering and absorption contributions

    Article • Applied Physics Letters, December 1996, American Institute of Physics

    Prof. Paola Taroni

  151. Time-resolved imaging on a realistic tissue phantom: μs′ and μa images versus time-integrated images

    Article • Applied Optics, August 1996, Optical Society of America (OSA)

    Prof. Paola Taroni

  152. Microspectrofluorometry, fluorescence imaging and confocal microscopy of an endogenous pigment of the marine ciliate Fabrea salina

    Article • Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology B Biology, July 1996, Elsevier

    Professor Gianluca Valentini, Prof. Paola Taroni

  153. In vivo absorption spectrum of disulphonated aluminium phthalocyanine in a murine tumour model

    Article • Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology B Biology, July 1996, Elsevier

    Professor Gianluca Valentini, Antonio Pifferi, Prof. Paola Taroni

  154. Photoluminescence studies of light emission from silicon implanted and annealed SiO2 layers

    Article • Thin Solid Films, April 1996, Elsevier

    Prof. Paola Taroni

  155. Study of photoablation of rabbit corneas by Er:YAG laser

    Article • Lasers in Surgery and Medicine, January 1996, Wiley

    Professor Gianluca Valentini, Prof. Paola Taroni

  156. Experimental test of theoretical models for time-resolved reflectance

    Article • Medical Physics, January 1996, American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM)

    Professor Gianluca Valentini, Antonio Pifferi, Prof. Paola Taroni

  157. <title>Decay time images of HpD fluorescence for tumor detection in mice</title>

    Article • December 1995, SPIE

    Prof. Paola Taroni

  158. <title>Time-resolved transmittance imaging with a diffusion model</title>

    Article • December 1995, SPIE

    Prof. Paola Taroni

  159. Tumor detection in mice by measurement of fluorescence decay time matrices

    Article • Optics Letters, December 1995, Optical Society of America (OSA)

    Professor Gianluca Valentini, Prof. Paola Taroni

  160. In vivo spectroscopic study of photoreceptor pigments of Blepharisma japonicum red and blue cells

    Article • Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Bioenergetics, October 1995, Elsevier

    Professor Gianluca Valentini, Prof. Paola Taroni

  161. δ-Aminolevulinic acid induced fluorescence in tumour-bearing mice

    Article • Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology B Biology, September 1995, Elsevier

    Professor Gianluca Valentini, Prof. Paola Taroni

  162. Study of porphyrin fluorescence in tissue samples of tumour-bearing mice

    Article • Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology B Biology, August 1995, Elsevier

    Professor Gianluca Valentini, Prof. Paola Taroni

  163. Efficacy of photodynamic therapy against doxorubicin-resistant murine tumors

    Article • Cancer Letters, July 1995, Elsevier

    Professor Gianluca Valentini, Prof. Paola Taroni

  164. SPECTROSCOPIC AND PHOTOACOUSTIC STUDIES OF HYPERICIN EMBEDDED IN LIPOSOMES AS A PHOTORECEPTOR MODEL*

    Article • Photochemistry and Photobiology, July 1995, Wiley

    Antonio Pifferi, Prof. Paola Taroni

  165. Improving the effectiveness of a tumor detection system by the use of image enhancement procedures

    Article • Bioimaging, June 1995, Wiley

    Prof. Paola Taroni

  166. An integrated instrumentation for light‐scattering and time‐resolved fluorescence measurements

    Article • Review of Scientific Instruments, March 1995, American Institute of Physics

    Antonio Pifferi, Prof. Paola Taroni

  167. ABSORPTION SPECTRUM OF HEMATOPORPHYRIN DERIVATIVE in vivo IN A MURINE TUMOR MODEL

    Article • Photochemistry and Photobiology, December 1994, Wiley

    Prof. Paola Taroni

  168. <title>Intraoperative photodynamic therapy on spontaneous canine nasal tumors</title>

    Article • September 1994, SPIE

    Prof. Paola Taroni

  169. <title>Immunopharmacology studies on photosensitizers used in photodynamic therapy</title>

    Article • March 1994, SPIE

    Prof. Paola Taroni

  170. <title>Solid state lasers for ocular surgery: preclinical study</title>

    Article • February 1994, SPIE

    Prof. Paola Taroni

  171. <title>Ablation of brain by erbium laser: study of dynamic behavior and tissue damage</title>

    Article • February 1994, SPIE

    Prof. Paola Taroni

  172. <title>Time-gated fluorescence imaging of different organs in tumor-bearing mice after porphyrin administration</title>

    Article • January 1994, SPIE

    Prof. Paola Taroni

  173. Time-resolved reflectance: a systematic study for application to the optical characterization of tissues

    Article • IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics, January 1994, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Professor Gianluca Valentini, Antonio Pifferi, Prof. Paola Taroni

  174. Time-gated fluorescence imaging of Blepharisma red and blue cells

    Article • Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Bioenergetics, July 1993, Elsevier

    Professor Gianluca Valentini, Prof. Paola Taroni

  175. Antitumor therapeutic efficacy of photoactivated phthalocyanines ZnS 4 PC and AlS 2 PC in tumor-bearing mice

    Article • March 1993, SPIE

    Prof. Paola Taroni

  176. TIME‐GATED FLUORESCENCE IMAGING FOR THE DIAGNOSIS OF TUMORS IN A MURINE MODEL

    Article • Photochemistry and Photobiology, March 1993, Wiley

    Prof. Paola Taroni

  177. Time-gated imaging system for tumor diagnosis

    Article • Optical Engineering, January 1993, SPIE

    Prof. Paola Taroni

  178. Steady state and time-resolved spectroscopic studies on zinc(II) phthalocyanine in liposomes

    Article • Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology B Biology, December 1992, Elsevier

    Professor Gianluca Valentini, Prof. Paola Taroni

  179. Characterization of ultraviolet laser-induced autofluorescence of ceroid deposits and other structures in atherosclerotic plaques as a potential diagnostic for laser angiosurgery

    Article • American Heart Journal, January 1992, Elsevier

    Prof. Paola Taroni

  180. Use of time-gated fluorescence imaging for diagnosis in biomedicine

    Article • Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology B Biology, January 1992, Elsevier

    Professor Gianluca Valentini, Prof. Paola Taroni

  181. Time-gated fluorescence spectroscopy of porphyrin derivatives and aluminium phthalocyanine incorporated in vivo in a murine ascitic tumour model

    Article • Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology B Biology, December 1991, Elsevier

    Prof. Paola Taroni

  182. Time-gated fluorescence spectroscopy and imaging of porphyrins and phthalocyanines

    Article • November 1991, SPIE

    Prof. Paola Taroni

  183. Characterization of the fluorescent morphological structures in human arterial wall using ultraviolet-excited microspectrofluorimetry

    Article • Atherosclerosis, May 1991, Elsevier

    Prof. Paola Taroni

  184. Comparative study of the therapeutic effect of photoactivated hematoporphyrin derivative and aluminum disulfonated phthalocyanines on tumor bearing mice

    Article • Cancer Letters, September 1990, Elsevier

    Prof. Paola Taroni

  185. TIME‐GATED FLUORESCENCE OF BLEPHARISMIN, THE PHOTORECEPTOR PIGMENT FOR PHOTOMOVEMENT OF Blepharisma

    Article • Photochemistry and Photobiology, September 1990, Wiley

    Prof. Paola Taroni

  186. Time-gated fluorescence spectroscopy of porphyrin derivatives incorporated into cells

    Article • Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology B Biology, June 1990, Elsevier

    Prof. Paola Taroni

  187. Laser induced fluorescence spectroscopy of normal and atherosclerotic human aorta using 306–310 nm excitation

    Article • Lasers in Surgery and Medicine, January 1990, Wiley

    Prof. Paola Taroni

  188. Time-resolved fluorescence spectroscopy with programmable gating

    Article • Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology B Biology, February 1989, Elsevier

    Prof. Paola Taroni

  189. Ultraviolet laser induced fluorescence of human aorta

    Article • Spectrochimica Acta Part A Molecular Spectroscopy, January 1989, Elsevier

    Prof. Paola Taroni

  190. A system for time-resolved laser fluorescence spectroscopy with multiple picosecond gating

    Article • Review of Scientific Instruments, October 1988, American Institute of Physics

    Prof. Paola Taroni

  191. Multi-channel time-resolved tissue oximeter for functional imaging of the brain

    Article • Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Antonio Pifferi, Prof. Paola Taroni