Portable optical tissue flow oximeter based on diffuse correlation spectroscopy

Yu Shang, Youquan Zhao, Ran Cheng, Lixin Dong, Daniel Irwin, Guoqiang Yu

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Abstract

A portable diffuse correlation spectroscopy (DCS) flowmeter has been extended to measure both tissue blood flow and oxygenation (namely, DCS flow oximeter). For validation purposes, calf muscle blood oxygenation during cuff inflation and deflation was measured concurrently using the DCS flow oximeter and a commercial tissue oximeter. The oxygenation traces from the two measurements exhibited similar dynamic responses, and data were highly correlated (rmean> 0.9, P<10-5, n = 10). The portable, inexpensive, and easy-to-use DCS flow oximeter holds promise for bedside monitoring of tissue blood flow and oxygenation in clinics.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)3556-3558
Number of pages3
JournalOptics Letters
Volume34
Issue number22
DOIs
StatePublished - 2009

Funding

FundersFunder number
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)R21HL083225

    ASJC Scopus subject areas

    • Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics

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