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  • 2018 - OSA Fellows David Boas Boston Univ., USA For pioneering advances in biomedical optics, including developments in functional NIR spectroscopy, innovations in laser speckle-contrast imaging, and two-photon imaging of oxygen partial pressure using a novel molecular indicator.
  • 2017 - Fellow of the Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE)
  • 2017 - SPIE Fellow

Overview

David A. Boas is affiliated with Boston University in the United States. Their research spans a range of areas within medicine and engineering, with a particular focus on biomedical optics and imaging techniques. The scientist has contributed extensively to fields such as radiology, nuclear medicine and imaging, biomedical engineering, biophysics, cognitive neuroscience, and neurology.

The main subjects of their research include optical imaging and spectroscopy techniques, photoacoustic and ultrasonic imaging, advanced fluorescence microscopy techniques, and optical coherence tomography applications. Additional topics cover non-invasive vital sign monitoring, thermoregulation and physiological responses, as well as cell image analysis techniques.

David A. Boas has published papers in notable venues such as:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Neurophotonics
  • Biomedical Optics Express
  • Biophotonics Congress: Biomedical Optics 2020 (Translational, Microscopy, OCT, OTS, BRAIN)
  • Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow & Metabolism

Recent publications from this scientist include:

  • Best practices for fNIRS publications, 2021, Neurophotonics
  • Optical imaging and spectroscopy for the study of the human brain: status report, 2022, Neurophotonics
  • Dynamic light scattering imaging, 2020, Science Advances
  • Dynamic capillary stalls in reperfused ischemic penumbra contribute to injury: A hyperacute role for neutrophils in persistent traffic jams, 2020, Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow & Metabolism
  • Using the General Linear Model to Improve Performance in fNIRS Single Trial Analysis and Classification: A Perspective, 2020, Frontiers in Human Neuroscience

Frequent collaborators of David A. Boas include Sreekanth Kura, Meryem A. Yücel, Kıvılcım Kılıç, Sava Sakadžić, and Xiaojun Cheng.

The scientist has been recognized by their professional community through several awards. They were named an OSA Fellow in 2018 for advances in biomedical optics including functional near-infrared spectroscopy, laser speckle-contrast imaging, and two-photon imaging of oxygen partial pressure. In 2017, they became a SPIE Fellow and also a Fellow of the Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE).

Best Publications

  • HomER: a review of time-series analysis methods for near-infrared spectroscopy of the brain.

    Theodore J. Huppert;Solomon G. Diamond;Maria A. Franceschini;David A. Boas

  • A quantitative comparison of simultaneous BOLD fMRI and NIRS recordings during functional brain activation.

    Gary Strangman;Gary Strangman;Joseph P. Culver;John H. Thompson;David A. Boas

  • Intrinsic brain activity triggers trigeminal meningeal afferents in a migraine model

    Hayrunnisa Bolay;Uwe Reuter;Andrew K Dunn;Zhihong Huang

  • Laser speckle contrast imaging in biomedical optics

    David A. Boas;Andrew K. Dunn

  • Non-invasive neuroimaging using near-infrared light

    Gary Strangman;Gary Strangman;David A Boas;Jeffrey P Sutton

  • Monte Carlo simulation of photon migration in 3D turbid media accelerated by graphics processing units.

    Qianqian Fang;David A. Boas

  • Dynamic Imaging of Cerebral Blood Flow Using Laser Speckle

    Andrew K. Dunn;Hayrunnisa Bolay;Michael A. Moskowitz;David A. Boas

  • Imaging the body with diffuse optical tomography

    D.A. Boas;D.H. Brooks;E.L. Miller;C.A. DiMarzio

  • A temporal comparison of BOLD, ASL, and NIRS hemodynamic responses to motor stimuli in adult humans

    Theodore J. Huppert;Richard D. Hoge;Solomon Gilbert Diamond;Maria Angela Franceschini

  • Diffuse optical imaging of brain activation: approaches to optimizing image sensitivity, resolution, and accuracy.

    David A. Boas;Anders M. Dale;Maria Angela Franceschini

  • Tetrahedral mesh generation from volumetric binary and grayscale images

    Qianqian Fang;David A. Boas

  • Three dimensional Monte Carlo code for photon migration through complex heterogeneous media including the adult human head

    David A. Boas;J. P. Culver;J. J. Stott;A. K. Dunn

  • Spatially varying dynamical properties of turbid media probed with diffusing temporal light correlation

    D. A. Boas;A. G. Yodh

  • Factors affecting the accuracy of near-infrared spectroscopy concentration calculations for focal changes in oxygenation parameters.

    Gary Strangman;Maria Angela Franceschini;Maria Angela Franceschini;David A. Boas

  • Experimental images of heterogeneous turbid media by frequency-domain diffusing-photon tomography.

    M. A. O’Leary;D. A. Boas;B. Chance;A. G. Yodh

  • Motion artifacts in functional near-infrared spectroscopy: a comparison of motion correction techniques applied to real cognitive data.

    Sabrina Brigadoi;Lisa Ceccherini;Simone Cutini;Fabio Scarpa

  • Twenty years of functional near-infrared spectroscopy: introduction for the special issue.

    David A. Boas;Clare E. Elwell;Marco Ferrari;Gentaro Taga

  • The Accuracy of Near Infrared Spectroscopy and Imaging during Focal Changes in Cerebral Hemodynamics

    David A. Boas;Tom Gaudette;Gary Strangman;Xuefeng Cheng

  • Two-photon high-resolution measurement of partial pressure of oxygen in cerebral vasculature and tissue

    Sava Sakadžić;Emmanuel Roussakis;Mohammad A Yaseen;Emiri T Mandeville

  • Pericyte degeneration leads to neurovascular uncoupling and limits oxygen supply to brain

    Kassandra Kisler;Amy R Nelson;Sanket V Rege;Anita Ramanathan

  • Coupling of total hemoglobin concentration, oxygenation, and neural activity in rat somatosensory cortex.

    Anna Devor;Andrew K. Dunn;Mark L. Andermann;Istvan Ulbert;Istvan Ulbert

Frequent Co-Authors

Anna Devor
Anna Devor Boston University
Anders M. Dale
Anders M. Dale J. Craig Venter Institute
Arjun G. Yodh
Arjun G. Yodh University of Pennsylvania
Theodore J. Huppert
Theodore J. Huppert University of Pittsburgh
Cenk Ayata
Cenk Ayata Harvard University
Eric L. Miller
Eric L. Miller Tufts University
Sergei A. Vinogradov
Sergei A. Vinogradov University of Pennsylvania
Britton Chance
Britton Chance University of Pennsylvania
Bruce Fischl
Bruce Fischl Harvard University
Daniel B. Kopans
Daniel B. Kopans Harvard University

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