Jove
Visualize
Contact Us
JoVE
x logofacebook logolinkedin logoyoutube logo
ABOUT JoVE
OverviewLeadershipBlogJoVE Help Center
AUTHORS
Publishing ProcessEditorial BoardScope & PoliciesPeer ReviewFAQSubmit
LIBRARIANS
TestimonialsSubscriptionsAccessResourcesLibrary Advisory BoardFAQ
RESEARCH
JoVE JournalMethods CollectionsJoVE Encyclopedia of ExperimentsArchive
EDUCATION
JoVE CoreJoVE BusinessJoVE Science EducationJoVE Lab ManualFaculty Resource CenterFaculty Site
Terms & Conditions of Use
Privacy Policy
Policies

Related Experiment Video

Updated: May 9, 2026

Quantitative Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Skeletal Muscle Disease
09:30

Quantitative Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Skeletal Muscle Disease

Published on: December 18, 2016

Pulse-modulation imaging-review and performance analysis.

D G Chen, D Matolin, A Bermak

    IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Circuits and Systems
    |July 16, 2013
    PubMed
    Summary
    This summary is machine-generated.

    Related Concept Videos

    You might also read

    Related Articles

    Articles linked to this work by shared authors, journal, and citation graph.

    Sort by
    Same author

    Personalized medicine: The future, or wishful thinking?

    Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology : JEADV·2026
    Same author

    The loss of keratin 77 in murine skin is functionally compensated by keratin 1.

    Biochimica et biophysica acta. Molecular cell research·2024
    Same author

    Photonic neuromorphic accelerators for event-based imaging flow cytometry.

    Scientific reports·2024
    Same author

    Automated classification of hidradenitis suppurativa disease severity by convolutional neural network analyses using calibrated clinical images.

    Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology : JEADV·2023
    Same author

    New onset of systemic lupus erythematosus following COVID-19 mRNA vaccination.

    Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology : JEADV·2023
    Same author

    Melanoma is not just one disease, but many.

    Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology : JEADV·2023
    Same journal

    Multiplexed Crossbar GFET Array With BioADC for Multi-Modal Aptamer-Based Sensing.

    IEEE transactions on biomedical circuits and systems·2026
    Same journal

    A VPG-Based Adaptive Windowing PPG Sensor IC for Low-Power Wearable Monitoring.

    IEEE transactions on biomedical circuits and systems·2026
    Same journal

    A Chopper Amplifier with Feedforward SAR ADC Assisted DC Servo Loop Achieving ±1V DC Offset Cancellation in 2.1s for Neural Signal Recordings.

    IEEE transactions on biomedical circuits and systems·2026
    Same journal

    ANP-R: A 22nm 0.88pJ/SOP Asynchronous SNN-based Processor with Coarse-Grained Reconfigurable Architecture Enabling Multisensory On-chip Incremental Learning for Edge AI.

    IEEE transactions on biomedical circuits and systems·2026
    Same journal

    A High-Efficiency Neural Processing SoC for Adaptive Closed-Loop Neuromodulation.

    IEEE transactions on biomedical circuits and systems·2026
    Same journal

    DustNet: A Wireless Network of Ultrasonic Neural Implants.

    IEEE transactions on biomedical circuits and systems·2026
    See all related articles

    Pulse-modulation (PM) imaging encodes image data using pulse timing, not charge. This approach enhances dynamic range and signal-to-noise ratio for advanced machine vision and biomedical applications.

    Area of Science:

    • Optoelectronics and Imaging Technology
    • Biomedical Engineering
    • Computer Vision

    Background:

    • Conventional image sensors rely on charge, voltage, or current for image data, limiting dynamic range and integration time.
    • Pulse-modulation (PM) imaging encodes visual information using the timing of pulses or pulse edges.
    • This pixel-level phototransduction optimization bypasses fixed integration times, offering significant advantages.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To review and classify common pulse-modulation (PM) image sensor architectures.
    • To propose analytical models and a universal figure of merit for assessing PM imagers.
    • To survey the applications of PM imaging in emerging fields.

    Main Methods:

    • Review and classification of PM image sensor architectures.

    More Related Videos

    Multispectral Optoacoustic Tomography for Functional Imaging in Vascular Research
    06:40

    Multispectral Optoacoustic Tomography for Functional Imaging in Vascular Research

    Published on: June 8, 2022

    Related Experiment Videos

    Last Updated: May 9, 2026

    Quantitative Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Skeletal Muscle Disease
    09:30

    Quantitative Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Skeletal Muscle Disease

    Published on: December 18, 2016

    Multispectral Optoacoustic Tomography for Functional Imaging in Vascular Research
    06:40

    Multispectral Optoacoustic Tomography for Functional Imaging in Vascular Research

    Published on: June 8, 2022

  • Development of analytical models for performance assessment.
  • Proposal of a figure of merit: image quality and dynamic range to energy complexity factor.

    • Main Results:

    • PM imaging offers exceptionally high dynamic range (DR) and improved signal-to-noise ratio (SNR).
    • PM imaging provides immunity to supply-voltage scaling and supports pixel-parallel analog-to-digital conversion.
    • Demonstrated effectiveness in low-power, high-performance machine vision and biomedical applications.

    Conclusions:

    • PM imaging enables high temporal resolution and asynchronous event-based readout.
    • Emerging applications include sensor networks, wireless endoscopy, retinal prostheses, and polarization imaging.
    • Design innovations in PM imaging are expected to drive broader impacts beyond image sensors.