Zhang L, Bounds A, Girkin J. Monte Carlo simulations and phantom modeling for spatial frequency domain imaging of surgical wound monitoring.
JOURNAL OF BIOMEDICAL OPTICS 2023;
28:126003. [PMID:
38098981 PMCID:
PMC10720737 DOI:
10.1117/1.jbo.28.12.126003]
[Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2023] [Revised: 11/30/2023] [Accepted: 11/30/2023] [Indexed: 12/17/2023]
Abstract
Significance
Postoperative surgical wound infection is a serious problem around the globe, including in countries with advanced healthcare systems, and a method for early detection of infection is urgently required.
Aim
We explore spatial frequency domain imaging (SFDI) for distinguishing changes in surgical wound healing based on the tissue scattering properties and surgical wound width measurements.
Approach
A comprehensive numerical method is developed by applying a three-dimensional Monte Carlo simulation to a vertical heterogeneous wound model. The Monte Carlo simulation results are validated using resin phantom imaging experiments.
Results
We report on the SFDI lateral resolution with varying reduced scattering value and wound width and discuss the partial volume effect at the sharp vertical boundaries present in a surgical incision. The detection sensitivity of this method is dependent on spatial frequency, wound reduced scattering coefficient, and wound width.
Conclusions
We provide guidelines for future SFDI instrument design and explanation for the expected error in SFDI measurements.
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