Noninvasive Diagnostics Of Peripheral Venous Disorders Via Optical Fibers

Vladimir J. Blazek; Thomas Muehl; Hans J. Schmitt

doi:10.1117/12.950731

14 January 1986 Noninvasive Diagnostics Of Peripheral Venous Disorders Via Optical Fibers

Vladimir J. Blazek, Thomas Muehl, Hans J. Schmitt

Proceedings Volume 0576, Optical Fibers in Medicine and Biology I; (1986) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.950731
Event: 29th Annual Technical Symposium, 1985, San Diego, United States

Abstract

Based on prior spectroscopical measurements of human skin, we developed a fiber optical measuring system for the diagnostics of peripheral venous disorders specially of the lower extremities. The method is based on the evaluation of the radiation beamed into the skin via a fiber optical sensor and scattered back from the tissue. The received light mainly comprises information about blood content and the surface area of the vesels and we can extract a signal which is nearly proportional to the changes of the blood pressure. The system allows painless diagnostics and a evaluation of peripheral venous disorders, even in an early stage.

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Vladimir J. Blazek, Thomas Muehl, and Hans J. Schmitt "Noninvasive Diagnostics Of Peripheral Venous Disorders Via Optical Fibers", Proc. SPIE 0576, Optical Fibers in Medicine and Biology I, (14 January 1986); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.950731

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