# Diffuse Optical Tomography **Entity class:** Concept or analytic term **Type:** Neural-imaging method **Collection:** [[collections/Neurotech|Neurotech]] **Primary source:** [[articles/2026 Annual Report on Brain-Computer Interfaces|2026 Annual Report on Brain-Computer Interfaces]] ## Definition Diffuse Optical Tomography is an optical method for reconstructing neural activity from light propagation through tissue. ## Relationships [[wiki/Diffuse Optical Tomography|Diffuse optical tomography]] is related to [[wiki/MOANA|MOANA]] as its neural read pathway. <!-- BEGIN HUMANIZED RELATIONSHIPS 2026-09-11 --> This entry is routed through [[collections/Neurotech|Neurotech]]. Its source context is developed in [[articles/2026 Annual Report on Brain-Computer Interfaces|2026 Annual Report on Brain-Computer Interfaces]], [[articles/Technologies for Consciousness Mapping and Transfer|Technologies for Consciousness Mapping and Transfer]], [[articles/The Next Interface Layer|The Next Interface Layer]], and [[articles/The Architecture of Continuity and Emerging Neuroinformatics Standards|The Architecture of Continuity and Emerging Neuroinformatics Standards]]. Status-qualified source edges are preserved in the terminal Research Edges section. ### Additional Documented Relationships - [[wiki/MOANA|MOANA]] uses **Diffuse Optical Tomography**. <!-- END HUMANIZED RELATIONSHIPS 2026-09-11 --> ## Source route [[articles/2026 Annual Report on Brain-Computer Interfaces|2026 Annual Report on Brain-Computer Interfaces]] · [[collections/Neurotech|Neurotech]] ## Research Edges <!-- BEGIN NEUROTECH RELATIONSHIP GRAPH 2026-09-10 --> #### Master relationship graph patch — 2026-09-10 **Collection:** [[collections/Neurotech|Neurotech]] **Relationship source:** [[research/Neurotechnology Ecosystem Relationship Graph - 2026-09-10|Neurotechnology Ecosystem Relationship Graph — 2026-09-10]] **Related source articles:** [[articles/The Architecture of Continuity and Emerging Neuroinformatics Standards|The Architecture of Continuity and Emerging Neuroinformatics Standards]] · [[articles/2026 Annual Report on Brain-Computer Interfaces|2026 Annual Report on Brain-Computer Interfaces]] · [[articles/The Organic-Synthetic Brain Atlas|The Organic-Synthetic Brain Atlas]] #### Incoming typed edges - **Edge 135 — [[wiki/MOANA|MOANA]] `uses` → this entry** — **VERIFIED**; evidence `DARPA_N3`, `RICE_MOANA`. <!-- END NEUROTECH RELATIONSHIP GRAPH 2026-09-10 -->