Simultaneous assessment of pulsating and total blood in inflammatory skin lesions using functional diffuse reflectance spectroscopy in the visible range

InSeok Seo; Paulo R. Bargo; Nikiforos Kollias

doi:10.1117/1.3524191

1 November 2010 Simultaneous assessment of pulsating and total blood in inflammatory skin lesions using functional diffuse reflectance spectroscopy in the visible range

InSeok Seo, Paulo R. Bargo, Nikiforos Kollias

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Journal of Biomedical Optics, Vol. 15, Issue 6, 060507 (November 2010). https://doi.org/10.1117/1.3524191

Abstract

We present a simple and cost-effective optical technique for the simultaneous assessment of pulsating and total blood noninvasively in an inflammatory skin lesion. Acquisitions of diffuse reflectance spectra in the visible range at 6 Hz are used to trace the oscillating components of reflectance. Measurements on erythematous lesions from a UV insult show slow changing signal at about 0.1 Hz and heart-driven regular oscillations at about 1 Hz simultaneously. The results demonstrate the potential of the technique in monitoring both pulsating and steady components of the blood in inflammatory lesions of the skin.

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InSeok Seo, Paulo R. Bargo, and Nikiforos Kollias "Simultaneous assessment of pulsating and total blood in inflammatory skin lesions using functional diffuse reflectance spectroscopy in the visible range," Journal of Biomedical Optics 15(6), 060507 (1 November 2010). https://doi.org/10.1117/1.3524191

Published: 1 November 2010

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