Department of Physics

Vladislav Toronov

Ph.D.
Assistant Professor

	KHS-333A 350 Victoria Street Toronto, Ontario M5B 2K3 Tel: (416) 979-5000 ext. 4114 Fax: (416) 979-5343 E-Mail: toronov@ryerson.ca

Areas of Specialization

Optical and Magnetic Resonance Biomedical Imaging

Current Projects

• Fast functional MRI of the human brain
• Fully mobile system for functional near infrared spectroscopy of tissue

Funding

Ryerson Startup Fund

List of Selected Publications/Presentation

1. V. Toronov, X. Zhang, and A.G. Webb, "A spatial and temporal comparison of hemodynamic signals measured using optical and functional magnetic resonance imaging during activation in the human primary visual cortex", Neuroimage, 34, 1136-48 (2006)
2. X. Zhang, V. Toronov, and A. G. Webb, "An integrated measurement system for simultaneous functional magnetic resonance imaging and diffuse optical tomography in human brain mapping", Rev. Sci. Inst. 77, 114301 (2006)
3. Jacob M., Bresler Y., Toronov V., Zhang X, and Webb A., "A level-set algorithm for the reconstruction of functional activation in near-infrared spectroscopic imaging", J. Biomed. Opt. 11, 064029 (2006).
4. X. Zhang, V. Toronov, and A. G. Webb, "Simultaneous integrated diffuse optical tomography and functional magnetic resonance imaging of the human brain", Optics Express 13, 5518 (2005)
5. Choi J. H., Wolf M., Toronov V., Wolf U., Polzonetti C., Hueber D., Safonova L.P., Gupta R., Michalos A., Mantulin W., Gratton E, "Noninvasive determination of the optical properties of adult brain: near-infrared spectroscopy approach", J. Biomed. Opt. 9, 221 (2004)
6. Toronov, V., Webb, A., Walker, S., Gupta, R., Choi, J. H., Gratton, E., and Hueber, D., "The Roles of Changes in Deoxyhemoglobin Concentration and Blood Volume in the fMRI BOLD Signal", Neuroimage, 19, 1521-1531 (2003).
7. Wolf M., Wolf U., Choi J.H., Toronov V., Paunescu L.A, Michalos A., Gratton E., "Fast cerebral functional signal in the 100ms range detected in the visual cortex by frequency-domain near-infrared spectroscopy", Psychophysiology, 40, 521-528 (2003).

Curriculum Vitae

http://www.ryerson.ca/physics/people/faculty/CVs/toronovCV_OCGS.doc

Research Team

Salah Sharieh
Olivia Pucci