A LASER DOPPLER SCANNER FOR IMAGING BLOOD-FLOW IN SKIN

被引:217
作者
ESSEX, TJH
BYRNE, PO
机构
[1] Northern Regional Medical Physics Department, Newcastle General Hospital, Newcastle upon Tyne
来源
JOURNAL OF BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING | 1991年 / 13卷 / 03期
关键词
BLOOD FLOW; IMAGING; LASER DOPPLER SCANNER; SKIN;
D O I
10.1016/0141-5425(91)90125-Q
中图分类号
R318 [生物医学工程];
学科分类号
0831 [生物医学工程];
摘要
This paper describes a novel medical instrument that produces an image of blood flow in the capillaries under the skin surface. A laser beam is used to detect blood cell motion from the Doppler broadening of the laser light scattered from the skin. The image is generated by scanning the laser beam in a raster. The design of a practical clinical instrument is outlined and some preliminary results are presented.
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页码:189 / 194
页数:6
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