2011-02-01
Non-contact spectroscopic determination of large blood volume fractions in turbid media
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Biomedical Optics Express , Volume 2 - Issue 2 p. 396- 407
We report on a non-contact method to quantitatively determine blood volume fractions in turbid media by reflectance spectroscopy in the VIS/NIR spectral wavelength range. This method will be used for spectral analysis of tissue with large absorption coefficients and assist in age determination of bruises and bloodstains. First, a phantom set was constructed to determine the effective photon path length as a function of μa and μs′ on phantoms with an albedo range: 0.02-0.99. Based on these measurements, an empirical model of the path length was established for phantoms with an albedo > 0.1. Next, this model was validated on whole blood mimicking phantoms, to determine the blood volume fractions ρ = 0.12-0.84 within the phantoms (r = 0.993; error < 10%). Finally, the model was proved applicable on cotton fabric phantoms.
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| doi.org/10.1364/BOE.2.000396, hdl.handle.net/1765/67932 | |
| Biomedical Optics Express | |
| Organisation | Department of Radiation Oncology |
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Bremmer, R., Kanick, S., Laan, N., Amelink, A., van Leeuwen, T., & Aalders, M. J. A. M. (2011). Non-contact spectroscopic determination of large blood volume fractions in turbid media. Biomedical Optics Express, 2(2), 396–407. doi:10.1364/BOE.2.000396 |
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