A method for imaging functional states of tissue associated with provocation dependent tissue-vascular responses is described. In its preferred embodiment the method combines dynamic near infrared optical tomographic imaging with feature extraction methods to produce a composite image whose particulars can serve to differentiate healthy tissue from diseased, monitor tissue response to therapy or measure tissue responses to pharmaceutical agents. When combined with simultaneous multisite optical measurements, the described method can be used to differentiate local and system-wide responses.
METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR TEMPORAL SPECTRAL IMAGING