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Kobayashi Frisk L, Verma M, Bešlija F, Lin CHP, Patil N, Chetia S, Trobaugh JW, Culver JP, Durduran T. Comprehensive workflow and its validation for simulating diffuse speckle statistics for optical blood flow measurements. BIOMEDICAL OPTICS EXPRESS 2024; 15:875-899. [PMID: 38404339 PMCID: PMC10890893 DOI: 10.1364/boe.502421] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2023] [Revised: 12/19/2023] [Accepted: 12/20/2023] [Indexed: 02/27/2024]
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Diffuse optical methods including speckle contrast optical spectroscopy and tomography (SCOS and SCOT), use speckle contrast (κ) to measure deep blood flow. In order to design practical systems, parameters such as signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) and the effects of limited sampling of statistical quantities, should be considered. To that end, we have developed a method for simulating speckle contrast signals including effects of detector noise. The method was validated experimentally, and the simulations were used to study the effects of physical and experimental parameters on the accuracy and precision of κ. These results revealed that systematic detector effects resulted in decreased accuracy and precision of κ in the regime of low detected signals. The method can provide guidelines for the design and usage of SCOS and/or SCOT instruments.
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- Lisa Kobayashi Frisk
- ICFO-Institut de Ciències Fotòniques, The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology, Castelldefels (Barcelona), Spain
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- ICFO-Institut de Ciències Fotòniques, The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology, Castelldefels (Barcelona), Spain
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- ICFO-Institut de Ciències Fotòniques, The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology, Castelldefels (Barcelona), Spain
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- Department of Physics, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri 63110, USA
- Department of Radiology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri 63110, USA
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- ICFO-Institut de Ciències Fotòniques, The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology, Castelldefels (Barcelona), Spain
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- ICFO-Institut de Ciències Fotòniques, The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology, Castelldefels (Barcelona), Spain
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- Department of Electrical and Systems Engineering, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri 63110, USA
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- Department of Physics, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri 63110, USA
- Department of Radiology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri 63110, USA
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- ICFO-Institut de Ciències Fotòniques, The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology, Castelldefels (Barcelona), Spain
- Institució Catalana de Recerca i Estudis Avançats (ICREA), Barcelona, Spain
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Park JY, Choi G, Lee K. Pressure stimulus study on acupuncture points with multi-channel multimode-fiber diffuse speckle contrast analysis (MMF-DSCA). BIOMEDICAL OPTICS EXPRESS 2023; 14:5602-5614. [PMID: 38021125 PMCID: PMC10659788 DOI: 10.1364/boe.502447] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2023] [Revised: 09/26/2023] [Accepted: 10/01/2023] [Indexed: 12/01/2023]
Abstract
A multi-channel multimode-fiber deep tissue flowmetry system has been constructed based on diffuse speckle contrast analysis (DSCA) for simultaneous blood flow measurements at different locations on the human body. This system has been utilized in an acupuncture study within the field of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), primarily focusing on acupuncture points along the large intestine meridian. Deep tissue blood flow was monitored at four different acupuncture points (LI1, LI5, LI10, and ST25) with a sampling rate of 60 Hz while applying pressure stimulus on LI4 (hegu or hapgok). Although the blood flow index (BFI) and blood volume (BV) did not exhibit significant changes after the pressure stimulus, an increase in the amplitude and complexity of low-frequency oscillations (LFOs) in microcirculation was observed.
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- Jae Yoon Park
- Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology (DGIST), Daegu, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology (DGIST), Daegu, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology (DGIST), Daegu, Republic of Korea
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Frisk LK, Verma M, Bešlija F, Lin CHP, Patil N, Chetia S, Trobaugh J, Culver JP, Durduran T. A comprehensive workflow and its validation for simulating diffuse speckle statistics for optical blood flow measurements. BIORXIV : THE PREPRINT SERVER FOR BIOLOGY 2023:2023.08.03.551830. [PMID: 37577491 PMCID: PMC10418286 DOI: 10.1101/2023.08.03.551830] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/15/2023]
Abstract
Diffuse optical methods including speckle contrast optical spectroscopy and tomography (SCOS and SCOT), use speckle contrast (κ ) to measure deep blood flow. In order to design practical systems, parameters such as signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) and the effects of limited sampling of statistical quantities, should be considered. To that end, we have developed a method for simulating speckle contrast signals including effects of detector noise. The method was validated experimentally, and the simulations were used to study the effects of physical and experimental parameters on the accuracy and precision of κ . These results revealed that systematic detector effects resulted in decreased accuracy and precision of κ in the regime of low detected signals. The method can provide guidelines for the design and usage of SCOS and/or SCOT instruments.
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- Lisa Kobayashi Frisk
- ICFO-Institut de Ciències Fotòniques, The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology, Castelldefels (Barcelona), Spain
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- ICFO-Institut de Ciències Fotòniques, The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology, Castelldefels (Barcelona), Spain
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- ICFO-Institut de Ciències Fotòniques, The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology, Castelldefels (Barcelona), Spain
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- Department of Physics, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri 63110, USA
- Department of Radiology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri 63110, USA
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- ICFO-Institut de Ciències Fotòniques, The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology, Castelldefels (Barcelona), Spain
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- ICFO-Institut de Ciències Fotòniques, The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology, Castelldefels (Barcelona), Spain
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- Department of Electrical and Systems Engineering, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri 63110, USA
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- Department of Physics, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri 63110, USA
- Department of Radiology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri 63110, USA
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- ICFO-Institut de Ciències Fotòniques, The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology, Castelldefels (Barcelona), Spain
- Institució Catalana de Recerca i Estudis Avançats (ICREA), Barcelona, Spain
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Lapitan D, Rogatkin D. Optical incoherent technique for noninvasive assessment of blood flow in tissues: Theoretical model and experimental study. JOURNAL OF BIOPHOTONICS 2021; 14:e202000459. [PMID: 33512074 DOI: 10.1002/jbio.202000459] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2020] [Revised: 01/25/2021] [Accepted: 01/27/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Laser noninvasive methods for assessment of a tissue blood flow (BF), for example, the Laser Doppler Flowmetry (LDF), are well-known today. However, in such methods, low-frequency fluctuations (LFFs) in the registered optical signal caused by blood volume changes inside a tissue have not been studied in details until now. The aim of this study is to investigate the LFFs formation and to justify the LFFs-based diagnostic technique for cutaneous BF assessment. LFFs are theoretically described and experimentally shown in the input LDF signal inside the frequency range 0 to 10 Hz. They are substantiated as the basis of the new diagnostic method, in which BF is defined as the magnitude of blood volume changes in a tissue per unit time. The hand-made prototype of the promising diagnostic tool with light emitted diodes is used to validate the technique in experiments in vivo on 16 healthy volunteers in comparison with the LDF method. Experimental results show a good similarity of the recorded BF for both coherent and incoherent method. The proposed technique makes it possible the creation of inexpensive diagnostic equipment for assessment of cutaneous BF without using lasers and coherent light, completely and functionally comparable to LDF devices.
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- Denis Lapitan
- Laboratory of Medical and Physics Research, Moscow Regional Research and Clinical Institute ("MONIKI") named after M.F. Vladimirsky, Moscow, Russian Federation
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- Laboratory of Medical and Physics Research, Moscow Regional Research and Clinical Institute ("MONIKI") named after M.F. Vladimirsky, Moscow, Russian Federation
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Bi R, Du Y, Singh G, Ho CJH, Zhang S, Attia ABE, Li X, Olivo M. Fast pulsatile blood flow measurement in deep tissue through a multimode detection fiber. JOURNAL OF BIOMEDICAL OPTICS 2020; 25:1-10. [PMID: 32406214 PMCID: PMC7219964 DOI: 10.1117/1.jbo.25.5.055003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2020] [Accepted: 04/27/2020] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
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SIGNIFICANCE Noninvasive in vivo fast pulsatile blood flow measurement in deep tissue is important because the blood flow waveform is correlated with physiological parameters, such as blood pressure and elasticity of blood vessels. Compromised blood flow may cause diseases, such as stroke, foot ulcer, and myocardial ischemia. There is great clinical demand for a portable and cost-effective device for noninvasive pulsatile blood flow measurement. AIM A diffuse-optics-based method, diffuse speckle pulsatile flowmetry (DSPF), was developed for fast measurement (∼300 Hz) of deep tissue blood flow noninvasively. To validate its performance, both a phantom experiment and in vivo demonstration were conducted. APPROACH Over the past two decades, single-mode fibers have been used as detection fibers in most diffuse-optics-based deep tissue blood flow measurement modalities. We used a multimode (MM) detection fiber with a core size of 200 μm for diffused speckle pattern detection. A background intensity correction algorithm was implemented for speckle contrast calculation. The MM detection fiber helped to achieve a level of deep tissue blood flow measurement similar to that of conventional modalities, such as diffuse correlation spectroscopy and diffuse speckle contrast analysis, but it increases the measurement rate of blood flow to 300 Hz. RESULTS The design and implementation of the DSPF system were introduced. The theory of the background intensity correction for the diffused speckle pattern detected by the MM fiber was explained. A flow phantom was built for validation of the performance of the DSPF system. An in vivo cuff-induced occlusion experiment was performed to demonstrate the capability of the proposed DSPF system. CONCLUSIONS An MM detection fiber can help to achieve fast (∼300 Hz) pulsatile blood flow measurement in the proposed DSPF method. The cost-effective device and the fiber-based flexible probe increase the usability of the DSPF system significantly.
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- Renzhe Bi
- Singapore Bioimaging Consortium, Singapore
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- Singapore Bioimaging Consortium, Singapore
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- Singapore Bioimaging Consortium, Singapore
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- Singapore Bioimaging Consortium, Singapore
- Address all correspondence to Malini Olivo, E-mail:
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Traktirskaya OA, Popova EV, Lashch NY, Adasheva TV, Boyko AN. [Comorbid pathology of the cardiovascular system in young patients with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis]. Zh Nevrol Psikhiatr Im S S Korsakova 2020; 119:72-80. [PMID: 31934991 DOI: 10.17116/jnevro20191191072] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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AIM To study the state of the cardiovascular system and peripheral microcirculation in young patients with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (MS). MATERIAL AND METHODS The study included 45 MS patients (17 men and 28 women, age 28 [24; 32] years, disease duration 5.5 [2; 7] years). The control group included healthy controls (age 30 [25; 33] years). Neurological and cardiologic examinations included 24-hour Holter ECG monitoring and 24-hour blood pressure monitoring with determination of the daily arterial vascular stiffness, echocardiography, laser doppler flowmetry followed by an occlusive test to assess the state of microvasculation, levels of serum vascular cellular adhesion molecule-1 (VCAM-1). RESULTS In MS group, the results of 24-hour blood pressure monitoring showed that the variability of systolic blood pressure and diastolic blood pressure during daytime hours was reduced compared to the control group (p<0.026 and p<0.002, respectively). The indicators of daily arterial stiffness in MS group were significantly increased (p<0.001). According to the results of Holter ECG monitoring, no heart rhythm disorder was detected in both groups, except an increase in the number of supraventricular extrasystoles in MS patients compared to the control group (p<0.005). There were no between group differences in echocardiography indicators. The level of VCAM-1 was significantly increased in MS group compared to controls (p<0.001). CONCLUSION Young MS patients are at risk of cardiovascular diseases associated with the variability of blood pressure and indexes of daily arterial vascular stiffness.
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- O A Traktirskaya
- Moscow State University of Medicine and Dentistry named after A.I. Evdokimov, Moscow, Russia
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- Pirogov Russian National Research Medical University, Moscow, Russia; Interdistrict Division of Multiple Sclerosis, the 24th City Hospital of Moscow, Moscow, Russia
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- Pirogov Russian National Research Medical University, Moscow, Russia
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- Moscow State University of Medicine and Dentistry named after A.I. Evdokimov, Moscow, Russia
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- Pirogov Russian National Research Medical University, Moscow, Russia; Department of Neuroimmunology of the Federal Center of Cerebrovascular Pathology and Stroke, Moscow, Russia
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Lee K. Diffuse Speckle Contrast Analysis (DSCA) for Deep Tissue Blood Flow Monitoring. ADVANCED BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING 2020. [DOI: 10.14326/abe.9.21] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022] Open
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- Kijoon Lee
- College of Transdisciplinary Studies, Daegu-Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology (DGIST)
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Tucker WJ, Rosenberry R, Trojacek D, Sanchez B, Bentley RF, Haykowsky MJ, Tian F, Nelson MD. Near-infrared diffuse correlation spectroscopy tracks changes in oxygen delivery and utilization during exercise with and without isolated arterial compression. Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol 2019; 318:R81-R88. [PMID: 31746636 DOI: 10.1152/ajpregu.00212.2019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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Near-infrared diffuse correlation spectroscopy (NIR-DCS) is an emerging technology for simultaneous measurement of skeletal muscle microvascular oxygen delivery and utilization during exercise. The extent to which NIR-DCS can track acute changes in oxygen delivery and utilization has not yet been fully established. To address this knowledge gap, 14 healthy men performed rhythmic handgrip exercise at 30% maximal voluntary contraction, with and without isolated brachial artery compression, designed to acutely reduce convective oxygen delivery to the exercising muscle. Radial artery blood flow (Duplex Ultrasound) and NIR-DCS derived variables [blood flow index (BFI), tissue oxygen saturation (StO2), and metabolic rate of oxygen (MRO2)] were simultaneously measured. During exercise, both radial artery blood flow (+51.6 ± 20.3 mL/min) and DCS-derived BFI (+155.0 ± 82.2%) increased significantly (P < 0.001), whereas StO2 decreased -7.9 ± 6.2% (P = 0.002) from rest. Brachial artery compression during exercise caused a significant reduction in both radial artery blood flow (-32.0 ± 19.5 mL/min, P = 0.001) and DCS-derived BFI (-57.3 ± 51.1%, P = 0.01) and a further reduction of StO2 (-5.6 ± 3.8%, P = 0.001) compared with exercise without compression. MRO2 was not significantly reduced during arterial compression (P = 0.83) due to compensatory reductions in StO2, driven by increases in deoxyhemoglobin/myoglobin (+7.1 ± 6.1 μM, P = 0.01; an index of oxygen extraction). Together, these proof-of-concept data help to further validate NIR-DCS as an effective tool to assess the determinants of skeletal muscle oxygen consumption at the level of the microvasculature during exercise.
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- Wesley J Tucker
- Department of Kinesiology, University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, Texas.,College of Nursing, University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, Texas.,Department of Nutrition & Food Sciences, Texas Woman's University, Houston, Texas
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- Department of Kinesiology, University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, Texas
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- Department of Kinesiology, University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, Texas
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- Department of Kinesiology, University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, Texas
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- Faculty of Kinesiology and Physical Education, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- College of Nursing, University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, Texas
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- Department of Bioengineering, University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, Texas
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- Department of Kinesiology, University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, Texas.,Department of Bioengineering, University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, Texas
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Dragojević T, Vidal Rosas EE, Hollmann JL, Culver JP, Justicia C, Durduran T. High-density speckle contrast optical tomography of cerebral blood flow response to functional stimuli in the rodent brain. NEUROPHOTONICS 2019; 6:045001. [PMID: 31620545 PMCID: PMC6782685 DOI: 10.1117/1.nph.6.4.045001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/08/2019] [Accepted: 09/12/2019] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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Noninvasive, three-dimensional, and longitudinal imaging of cerebral blood flow (CBF) in small animal models and ultimately in humans has implications for fundamental research and clinical applications. It enables the study of phenomena such as brain development and learning and the effects of pathologies, with a clear vision for translation to humans. Speckle contrast optical tomography (SCOT) is an emerging optical method that aims to achieve this goal by directly measuring three-dimensional blood flow maps in deep tissue with a relatively inexpensive and simple system. High-density SCOT is developed to follow CBF changes in response to somatosensory cortex stimulation. Measurements are carried out through the intact skull on the rat brain. SCOT is able to follow individual trials in each brain hemisphere, where signal averaging resulted in comparable, cortical images to those of functional magnetic resonance images in spatial extent, location, and depth. Sham stimuli are utilized to demonstrate that the observed response is indeed due to local changes in the brain induced by forepaw stimulation. In developing and demonstrating the method, algorithms and analysis methods are developed. The results pave the way for longitudinal, nondestructive imaging in preclinical rodent models that can readily be translated to the human brain.
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- Tanja Dragojević
- Institut de Ciències Fotòniques, The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology, Barcelona, Spain
- Address all correspondence to Tanja Dragojević, E-mail:
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- Institut de Ciències Fotòniques, The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology, Barcelona, Spain
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- Institut de Ciències Fotòniques, The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology, Barcelona, Spain
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- Washington University, School of Medicine, Department of Radiology, St. Louis, Missouri, United States
- Washington University, Department of Physics, St. Louis, Missouri, United States
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- Institut d’Investigacions Biomèdiques de Barcelona, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Department of Brain Ischemia and Neurodegeneration, Barcelona, Spain
- Institut d’Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer, Àrea de Neurociències, Barcelona, Spain
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- Institut de Ciències Fotòniques, The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology, Barcelona, Spain
- Institució Catalana de Recerca i Estudis Avançats, Barcelona, Spain
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Huang C, Mazdeyasna S, Chen L, Abu Jawdeh EG, Bada HS, Saatman KE, Chen L, Yu G. Noninvasive noncontact speckle contrast diffuse correlation tomography of cerebral blood flow in rats. Neuroimage 2019; 198:160-169. [DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2019.05.047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/23/2019] [Revised: 05/16/2019] [Accepted: 05/17/2019] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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Carr J. Near-infrared diffuse correlation spectroscopy: the future of non-invasive assessment of skeletal muscle oxygenation? J Physiol 2019; 597:3795-3797. [PMID: 31177548 DOI: 10.1113/jp278276] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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- Jay Carr
- Centre for Heart, Lung and Vascular Health, School of Health and Exercise Sciences, University of British Columbia, Okanagan, Kelowna, Canada
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Tucker WJ, Rosenberry R, Trojacek D, Chamseddine HH, Arena-Marshall CA, Zhu Y, Wang J, Kellawan JM, Haykowsky MJ, Tian F, Nelson MD. Studies into the determinants of skeletal muscle oxygen consumption: novel insight from near-infrared diffuse correlation spectroscopy. J Physiol 2019; 597:2887-2901. [PMID: 30982990 DOI: 10.1113/jp277580] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2018] [Accepted: 04/10/2019] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
Abstract
KEY POINTS Diffuse correlation spectroscopy (DCS) is emerging as a powerful tool to assess skeletal muscle perfusion. Near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) is an established technique for characterizing the transport and utilization of oxygen through the microcirculation. Here we compared a combined NIRS-DCS system with conventional measures of oxygen delivery and utilization during handgrip exercise. The data show good concurrent validity between convective oxygen delivery and DCS-derived blood flow index, as well as between oxygen extraction at the conduit and microvascular level. We then manipulated forearm arterial perfusion pressure by adjusting the position of the exercising arm relative to the position of the heart. The data show that microvascular perfusion can be uncoupled from convective oxygen delivery, and that tissue saturation seemingly compensates to maintain skeletal muscle oxygen consumption. Taken together, these data support a novel role for NIRS-DCS in understanding the determinants of muscle oxygen consumption at the microvascular level. ABSTRACT Diffuse correlation spectroscopy (DCS) is emerging as a powerful tool to assess skeletal muscle perfusion. Combining DCS with near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) introduces exciting possibilities for understanding the determinants of muscle oxygen consumption; however, no investigation has directly compared NIRS-DCS to conventional measures of oxygen delivery and utilization in an exercising limb. To address this knowledge gap, nine healthy males performed rhythmic handgrip exercise with simultaneous measurements by NIRS-DCS, Doppler blood flow and venous oxygen content. The two approaches showed good concurrent validity, with directionally similar responses between: (a) Doppler-derived forearm blood flow and DCS-derived blood flow index (BFI), and (b) venous oxygen saturation and NIRS-derived tissue saturation. To explore the utility of combined NIRS-DCS across the physiological spectrum, we manipulated forearm arterial perfusion pressure by altering the arm position above or below the level of the heart. As expected, Doppler-derived skeletal muscle blood flow increased with exercise in both arm positions, but with markedly different magnitudes (below: +424.3 ± 41.4 ml/min, above: +306 ± 12.0 ml/min, P = 0.002). In contrast, DCS-derived microvascular BFI increased to a similar extent with exercise, regardless of arm position (P = 0.65). Importantly, however, the time to reach BFI steady state was markedly slower with the arm above the heart, supporting the experimental design. Notably, we observed faster tissue desaturation at the onset of exercise with the arm above the heart, resulting in similar muscle oxygen consumption profiles throughout exercise. Taken together, these data support a novel role for NIRS-DCS in understanding the determinants of skeletal muscle oxygen utilization non-invasively and throughout exercise.
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- Wesley J Tucker
- Department of Kinesiology, University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX, USA.,College of Nursing, University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX, USA
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- Department of Kinesiology, University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX, USA
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- Department of Kinesiology, University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX, USA
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- Department of Kinesiology, University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX, USA
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- Department of Bioengineering, University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX, USA
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- College of Nursing, University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX, USA
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- Department of Health and Exercise Science, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK, USA
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- College of Nursing, University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX, USA
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- Department of Bioengineering, University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX, USA
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- Department of Kinesiology, University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX, USA.,Department of Bioengineering, University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX, USA
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Liu J, Wang H, Wang P, Jin Z, Li W, Zhang H, Shen Z, Xiong D. Establishing the quantitative relationship between diffuse speckle contrast analysis signals with absolute blood flow. BIOMEDICAL OPTICS EXPRESS 2018; 9:4792-4806. [PMID: 30319903 PMCID: PMC6179414 DOI: 10.1364/boe.9.004792] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2018] [Revised: 08/15/2018] [Accepted: 09/06/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
Abstract
Diffuse speckle contrast analysis (DSCA) measures blood flow in deep tissues by taking advantage of the sensitivity of the speckle contrast signal to red blood cells (RBCs) motions. However, there has yet to be presented a clearly defined relationship between the absolute blood flow BFabs and the measured speckle contrast signal. Here, we derive an expression of linear approximation function for speckle contrast, taking into account both shear-induced diffusive and correlated advective RBCs motions in the vessels. We provide a linear relationship between the slope k slope of this linear function and BFabs. The feasibility of this relationship is validated by Monte Carlo simulations of heterogeneous tissue with varying vessel radii. Furthermore, based on this quantitative relationship, we can determine the relative contributions of diffusive RBCs motion on the reduction of speckle contrast, considering different vascular morphology and flow profiles.
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- Jialin Liu
- Suzhou Institute of Biomedical Engineering and Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, No. 88 Keling Street, Suzhou 215163, China
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- Suzhou Institute of Biomedical Engineering and Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, No. 88 Keling Street, Suzhou 215163, China
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- Suzhou Institute of Biomedical Engineering and Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, No. 88 Keling Street, Suzhou 215163, China
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- Suzhou Institute of Biomedical Engineering and Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, No. 88 Keling Street, Suzhou 215163, China
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- Suzhou Institute of Biomedical Engineering and Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, No. 88 Keling Street, Suzhou 215163, China
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- School of Science, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, No. 200 Xiaolingwei Street, Nanjing 210094, China
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- School of Science, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, No. 200 Xiaolingwei Street, Nanjing 210094, China
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- Suzhou Institute of Biomedical Engineering and Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, No. 88 Keling Street, Suzhou 215163, China
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Ono Y, Esaki K, Takahashi Y, Nakabayashi M, Ichinose M, Lee K. Muscular blood flow responses as an early predictor of the severity of diabetic neuropathy at a later stage in streptozotocin-induced type I diabetic rats: a diffuse correlation spectroscopy study. BIOMEDICAL OPTICS EXPRESS 2018; 9:4539-4551. [PMID: 30615744 PMCID: PMC6157794 DOI: 10.1364/boe.9.004539] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/04/2018] [Revised: 08/10/2018] [Accepted: 08/16/2018] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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We propose a novel application of diffuse correlation spectroscopy to evaluate microvascular malfunctions of muscle tissue affected by hyperglycemia and determine their correlation with the severity of diabetic neuropathy at a later stage. Microvascular responses of the thigh muscle and the mechanical pain threshold of the hind paw of streptozotocin-induced type I diabetic rats were continuously monitored once per week for 70 days. Significantly decreased baseline blood flow and reactive hyperemia responses were observed as early as 1 week after hyperglycemia induction. The reactive hyperemia response at 2 weeks of hyperglycemia was highly correlated with the mechanical pain threshold at 8 weeks, at which time a decreased pain threshold was statistically confirmed in hyperglycemic rats relative to controls.
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- Yumie Ono
- Department of Electronics and Bioinformatics, School of Science and Technology, Meiji University, 1-1-1 Higashi-Mita, Tama-ku, Kawasaki, Kanagawa 2148571, Japan
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- Electrical Engineering Program, Graduate School of Science and Technology, Meiji University, 1-1-1 Higashi-Mita, Tama-ku, Kawasaki, Kanagawa 2148571, Japan
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- Electrical Engineering Program, Graduate School of Science and Technology, Meiji University, 1-1-1 Higashi-Mita, Tama-ku, Kawasaki, Kanagawa 2148571, Japan
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- Department of Electronics and Bioinformatics, School of Science and Technology, Meiji University, 1-1-1 Higashi-Mita, Tama-ku, Kawasaki, Kanagawa 2148571, Japan
- Electrical Engineering Program, Graduate School of Science and Technology, Meiji University, 1-1-1 Higashi-Mita, Tama-ku, Kawasaki, Kanagawa 2148571, Japan
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- Human Integrative Physiology Laboratory, School of Business Administration, Meiji University, 1-1 Surugadai, Kanda, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 1018301, Japan
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- College of Transdisciplinary Studies, Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology, 333 Techno Jungang-daero, Hyeonpung-myeon, Dalseong-gun, Daegu, South Korea
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Bangalore-Yogananda CG, Rosenberry R, Soni S, Liu H, Nelson MD, Tian F. Concurrent measurement of skeletal muscle blood flow during exercise with diffuse correlation spectroscopy and Doppler ultrasound. BIOMEDICAL OPTICS EXPRESS 2018; 9:131-141. [PMID: 29359092 PMCID: PMC5772569 DOI: 10.1364/boe.9.000131] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/12/2017] [Revised: 11/26/2017] [Accepted: 12/05/2017] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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Noninvasive, direct measurement of local muscle blood flow in humans remains limited. Diffuse correlation spectroscopy (DCS) is an emerging technique to measure regional blood flow at the microvascular level. In order to better understand the strengths and limitations of this novel technique, we performed a validation study by comparing muscle blood flow changes measured with DCS and Doppler ultrasound during exercise. Nine subjects were measured (all males, 27.4 ± 2.9 years of age) for a rhythmic handgrip exercise at 20% and 50% of individual maximum voluntary contraction (MVC), followed by a post-exercise recovery. The results from DCS and Doppler ultrasound were highly correlated (R = 0.99 ± 0.02). DCS was more reliable and less susceptible to motion artifact.
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- Chandan-Ganesh Bangalore-Yogananda
- Department of Bioengineering, The University of Texas at Arlington, 500 UTA Blvd., Arlington, TX 76010, USA
- Two authors contributed equally
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- Department of Kinesiology, The University of Texas at Arlington, 411 S. Nedderman Dr., Arlington, TX 76010, USA
- Two authors contributed equally
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- Department of Bioengineering, The University of Texas at Arlington, 500 UTA Blvd., Arlington, TX 76010, USA
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- Department of Bioengineering, The University of Texas at Arlington, 500 UTA Blvd., Arlington, TX 76010, USA
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- Department of Bioengineering, The University of Texas at Arlington, 500 UTA Blvd., Arlington, TX 76010, USA
- Department of Kinesiology, The University of Texas at Arlington, 411 S. Nedderman Dr., Arlington, TX 76010, USA
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- Department of Bioengineering, The University of Texas at Arlington, 500 UTA Blvd., Arlington, TX 76010, USA
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Binzoni T, Martelli F. Study on the mathematical relationship existing between single-photon laser-Doppler flowmetry and diffuse correlation spectroscopy with static background. JOURNAL OF THE OPTICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA. A, OPTICS, IMAGE SCIENCE, AND VISION 2017; 34:2096-2101. [PMID: 29240082 DOI: 10.1364/josaa.34.002096] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2017] [Accepted: 10/10/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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In the present contribution, the theoretical relationship existing between the blood flow index measured by diffuse correlation spectroscopy and single-photon laser-Doppler flowmetry (SP-LDF) is investigated. A specific mathematical description that accounts for the properties of single-photon detectors for SP-LDP was developed. Static background has also been considered and, to the best of our knowledge, this has never been included before in SP-LDF analytical theories. The comparisons were realized for two SP-LDF implementations: for "classical" and "fast" algorithms. "Classical" SP-LDF is not sensitive to small changes on the number of detected speckles and coherence length of the laser, usually described by a unique parameter "beta." This is a strong point when assessing blood flow index, e.g., in humans, where "beta" is particularly difficult to be determined in real time. The proposed theory may be utilized, e.g., to investigate other SP-LDF setups and optical/physiological parameter ranges or, generally, to optimize real SP-LDF instrumentation.
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Lee SY, Pakela JM, Helton MC, Vishwanath K, Chung YG, Kolodziejski NJ, Stapels CJ, McAdams DR, Fernandez DE, Christian JF, O’Reilly J, Farkas D, Ward BB, Feinberg SE, Mycek MA. Compact dual-mode diffuse optical system for blood perfusion monitoring in a porcine model of microvascular tissue flaps. JOURNAL OF BIOMEDICAL OPTICS 2017; 22:1-14. [PMID: 29243415 PMCID: PMC5729962 DOI: 10.1117/1.jbo.22.12.121609] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2017] [Accepted: 11/06/2017] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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In reconstructive surgery, the ability to detect blood flow interruptions to grafted tissue represents a critical step in preventing postsurgical complications. We have developed and pilot tested a compact, fiber-based device that combines two complimentary modalities-diffuse correlation spectroscopy (DCS) and diffuse reflectance spectroscopy-to quantitatively monitor blood perfusion. We present a proof-of-concept study on an in vivo porcine model (n=8). With a controllable arterial blood flow supply, occlusion studies (n=4) were performed on surgically isolated free flaps while the device simultaneously monitored blood flow through the supplying artery as well as flap perfusion from three orientations: the distal side of the flap and two transdermal channels. Further studies featuring long-term monitoring, arterial failure simulations, and venous failure simulations were performed on flaps that had undergone an anastomosis procedure (n=4). Additionally, benchtop verification of the DCS system was performed on liquid flow phantoms. Data revealed relationships between diffuse optical measures and state of occlusion as well as the ability to detect arterial and venous compromise. The compact construction of the device, along with its noninvasive and quantitative nature, would make this technology suitable for clinical translation.
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- Seung Yup Lee
- University of Michigan, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
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- University of Michigan, Applied Physics Program, Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
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- University of Michigan, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
- University of Michigan, Applied Physics Program, Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
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- University of Michigan, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
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- Radiation Monitoring Devices Inc., Watertown, Massachusetts, United States
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- Radiation Monitoring Devices Inc., Watertown, Massachusetts, United States
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- Radiation Monitoring Devices Inc., Watertown, Massachusetts, United States
- Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts, United States
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- Radiation Monitoring Devices Inc., Watertown, Massachusetts, United States
- Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts, United States
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- University of Michigan, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
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- University of Michigan, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
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- University of Michigan, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
- University of Michigan, Applied Physics Program, Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
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Liu J, Zhang H, Lu J, Ni X, Shen Z. Simultaneously extracting multiple parameters via multi-distance and multi-exposure diffuse speckle contrast analysis. BIOMEDICAL OPTICS EXPRESS 2017; 8:4537-4550. [PMID: 29082083 PMCID: PMC5654798 DOI: 10.1364/boe.8.004537] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2017] [Revised: 09/03/2017] [Accepted: 09/14/2017] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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Recent advancements in diffuse speckle contrast analysis (DSCA) have opened the path for noninvasive acquisition of deep tissue microvasculature blood flow. In fact, in addition to blood flow index αDB , the variations of tissue optical absorption μa , reduced scattering coefficients [Formula: see text], as well as coherence factor β can modulate temporal fluctuations of speckle patterns. In this study, we use multi-distance and multi-exposure DSCA (MDME-DSCA) to simultaneously extract multiple parameters such as μa , [Formula: see text], αDB , and β. The validity of MDME-DSCA has been validated by the simulated data and phantoms experiments. Moreover, as a comparison, the results also show that it is impractical to simultaneously obtain multiple parameters by multi-exposure DSCA (ME-DSCA).
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Liu J, Zhang H, Lu J, Ni X, Shen Z. Quantitative model of diffuse speckle contrast analysis for flow measurement. JOURNAL OF BIOMEDICAL OPTICS 2017; 22:76016. [PMID: 28742921 DOI: 10.1117/1.jbo.22.7.076016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2017] [Accepted: 06/30/2017] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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Diffuse speckle contrast analysis (DSCA) is a noninvasive optical technique capable of monitoring deep tissue blood flow. However, a detailed study of the speckle contrast model for DSCA has yet to be presented. We deduced the theoretical relationship between speckle contrast and exposure time and further simplified it to a linear approximation model. The feasibility of this linear model was validated by the liquid phantoms which demonstrated that the slope of this linear approximation was able to rapidly determine the Brownian diffusion coefficient of the turbid media at multiple distances using multiexposure speckle imaging. Furthermore, we have theoretically quantified the influence of optical property on the measurements of the Brownian diffusion coefficient which was a consequence of the fact that the slope of this linear approximation was demonstrated to be equal to the inverse of correlation time of the speckle.
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- Jialin Liu
- Nanjing University of Science and Technology, School of Science, Nanjing, China
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- Nanjing University of Science and Technology, School of Science, Nanjing, China
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- Nanjing University of Science and Technology, School of Science, Nanjing, China
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- Nanjing University of Science and Technology, School of Science, Nanjing, China
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- Nanjing University of Science and Technology, School of Science, Nanjing, China
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Sorelli M, Stoyneva Z, Mizeva I, Bocchi L. Spatial heterogeneity in the time and frequency properties of skin perfusion. Physiol Meas 2017; 38:860-876. [DOI: 10.1088/1361-6579/aa5909] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Dragojević T, Varma HM, Hollmann JL, Valdes CP, Culver JP, Justicia C, Durduran T. High-density speckle contrast optical tomography (SCOT) for three dimensional tomographic imaging of the small animal brain. Neuroimage 2017; 153:283-292. [PMID: 28389382 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2017.04.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2016] [Revised: 02/27/2017] [Accepted: 04/01/2017] [Indexed: 01/19/2023] Open
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High-density speckle contrast optical tomography (SCOT) utilizing tens of thousands of source-detector pairs, was developed for in vivo imaging of blood flow in small animals. The reduction in cerebral blood flow (CBF) due to local ischemic stroke in a mouse brain was transcanially imaged and reconstructed in three dimensions. The reconstructed volume was then compared with corresponding magnetic resonance images demonstrating that the volume of reduced CBF agrees with the infarct zone at twenty-four hours.
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- Tanja Dragojević
- ICFO-Institut de Ciències Fotòniques, The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology, 08860 Castelldefels, Barcelona, Spain.
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- ICFO-Institut de Ciències Fotòniques, The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology, 08860 Castelldefels, Barcelona, Spain
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- ICFO-Institut de Ciències Fotòniques, The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology, 08860 Castelldefels, Barcelona, Spain
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- ICFO-Institut de Ciències Fotòniques, The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology, 08860 Castelldefels, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Radiology, Washington University School of Medicine,St. Louis, MO 63110, USA; Department of Physics, Washington University, St. Louis, MO 63130, USA
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- Department of Brain Ischemia and Neurodegeneration, Insitut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques de Barcelona (IIBB), Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), Barcelona, Spain; Àrea de Neurociències, Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), Barcelona, Spain
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- ICFO-Institut de Ciències Fotòniques, The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology, 08860 Castelldefels, Barcelona, Spain; Institució Catalana de Recerca i Estudis Avançats (ICREA), 08015 Barcelona, Spain
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Khalil A, Humeau-Heurtier A, Gascoin L, Abraham P, Mahé G. Aging effect on microcirculation: A multiscale entropy approach on laser speckle contrast images. Med Phys 2017; 43:4008. [PMID: 27370119 DOI: 10.1118/1.4953189] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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PURPOSE It has long been known that age plays a crucial role in the deterioration of microvessels. The assessment of such deteriorations can be achieved by monitoring microvascular blood flow. Laser speckle contrast imaging (LSCI) is a powerful optical imaging tool that provides two-dimensional information on microvascular blood flow. The technique has recently been commercialized, and hence, few works discuss the postacquisition processing of laser speckle contrast images recorded in vivo. By applying entropy-based complexity measures to LSCI time series, we present herein the first attempt to study the effect of aging on microcirculation by measuring the complexity of microvascular signals over multiple time scales. METHODS Forearm skin microvascular blood flow was studied with LSCI in 18 healthy subjects. The subjects were subdivided into two age groups: younger (20-30 years old, n = 9) and older (50-68 years old, n = 9). To estimate age-dependent changes in microvascular blood flow, we applied three entropy-based complexity algorithms to LSCI time series. RESULTS The application of entropy-based complexity algorithms to LSCI time series can differentiate younger from older groups: the data fluctuations in the younger group have a significantly higher complexity than those obtained from the older group. CONCLUSIONS The effect of aging on microcirculation can be estimated by using entropy-based complexity algorithms to LSCI time series.
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- A Khalil
- LARIS-Laboratoire Angevin de Recherche en Ingénierie des Systèmes, University of Angers, 62 Avenue Notre-Dame du Lac, Angers 49000, France
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- LARIS-Laboratoire Angevin de Recherche en Ingénierie des Systèmes, University of Angers, 62 Avenue Notre-Dame du Lac, Angers 49000, France
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- Laboratoire de Physiologie et d'Explorations Vasculaires, Hospital of Angers, University of Angers, Angers Cedex 01 49033, France
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- Laboratoire de Physiologie et d'Explorations Vasculaires, Hospital of Angers, University of Angers, UMR CNRS 6214-INSERM 1083, Angers Cedex 01 49033, France
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- Pôle Imagerie Médicale et Explorations Fonctionnelles, Hospital Pontchaillou of Rennes, University of Rennes 1, INSERM CIC 1414, Rennes Cedex 9 35033, France
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Humeau-Heurtier A, Colominas MA, Schlotthauer G, Etienne M, Martin L, Abraham P. Bidimensional unconstrained optimization approach to EMD: An algorithm revealing skin perfusion alterations in pseudoxanthoma elasticum patients. COMPUTER METHODS AND PROGRAMS IN BIOMEDICINE 2017; 140:233-239. [PMID: 28254079 DOI: 10.1016/j.cmpb.2016.12.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2016] [Revised: 12/26/2016] [Accepted: 12/28/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE Pseudoxanthoma elasticum (PXE) is an inherited and systemic metabolic disorder that affects the skin, leading among other things to a peau d'orange appearance. Unfortunately, PXE is still poorly understood and there is no existing therapy to treat the disease. Because the skin is the first organ to be affected in PXE, we propose herein a study of skin microvascular perfusion. By means of this analysis, our goal is to increase knowledge of PXE. METHODS For this purpose, microvascular data from patients suffering from PXE and from healthy control subjects were recorded using the laser speckle contrast imaging (LSCI) modality. These data were processed using the recent 2D version of the unconstrained optimization approach to empirical mode decomposition (UOA-EMD). Our work therefore corresponds to the first time this algorithm has been applied to biomedical data. RESULTS Our study shows that the 2D-UOA-EMD is able to reveal spatial patterns on local textures of LSCI data. Moreover, these spatial patterns differ between PXE patients and control subjects. Quantification measure of these spatial patterns reveals statistical significant differences between PXE and control subjects, in the neck (p=0.0004) and in the back (p=0.0052). CONCLUSIONS For the first time, alterations in microvascular perfusion in PXE patients have been revealed. Our findings open new avenues for our understanding of pathophysiologic skin changes in PXE.
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- Anne Humeau-Heurtier
- University of Angers, LARIS - Laboratoire Angevin de Recherche en Ingénierie des Systèmes, 62 avenue Notre-Dame du Lac, 49000 Angers, France.
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- Laboratorio de Señales y Dinámicas no Lineales,Facultad de Ingeniería, Univ. Nacional de Entre Ríos, Argentina; Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Argentina
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- Laboratorio de Señales y Dinámicas no Lineales,Facultad de Ingeniería, Univ. Nacional de Entre Ríos, Argentina; Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Argentina; Centro de Investigación y Transferencia de Entre Ríos (CITER), Argentina
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- University of Angers, Angers Hospital, Department of Dermatology, UMR CNRS 6214-INSERM 1083, Angers, France
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- University of Angers, Angers Hospital, Department of Dermatology, UMR CNRS 6214-INSERM 1083, Angers, France
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- University of Angers, Angers Hospital, Laboratoire de Physiologie et d'Explorations Vasculaires, UMR CNRS 6214-INSERM 1083, Angers, France
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Ansari MZ, Kang EJ, Manole MD, Dreier JP, Humeau-Heurtier A. Monitoring microvascular perfusion variations with laser speckle contrast imaging using a view-based temporal template method. Microvasc Res 2017; 111:49-59. [PMID: 28065672 DOI: 10.1016/j.mvr.2016.12.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2016] [Revised: 12/06/2016] [Accepted: 12/09/2016] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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PURPOSE Laser speckle contrast imaging (LSCI) continues to gain an increased interest in clinical and research studies to monitor microvascular perfusion. Due to its high spatial and temporal resolutions, LSCI may lead to a large amount of data. The analysis of such data, as well as the determination of the regions where the perfusion varies, can become a lengthy and tedious task. We propose here to analyze if a view-based temporal template method, the motion history image (MHI) algorithm, may be of use in detecting the perfusion variations locations. METHODS LSCI data recorded during three different kinds of perfusion variations are considered: (i) cerebral blood flow during spreading depolarization (SD) in a mouse; (ii) cerebral blood flow during SD in a rat; (iii) cerebral blood flow during cardiac arrest in a rat. Each of these recordings was processed with MHI. RESULTS We show that, for the three pathophysiological situations, MHI identifies the area in which perfusion evolves with time. The results are more easily obtained compared with a visual inspection of all of the frames constituting the recordings. MHI also has the advantage of relying on a rather simple algorithm. CONCLUSIONS MHI can be tested in clinical and research studies to aid the user in perfusion analyses.
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- Mohammad Zaheer Ansari
- Department of Physics, Cambridge Institute of Polytechnic, Baheya, Angara, Ranchi 835103, Jharkhand, India.
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- Department of Experimental Neurology, Charité University Medicine Berlin, Charitéplatz 1, 10117 Berlin, Germany; Department of Neurology, Charité University Medicine Berlin, Charitéplatz 1, 10117 Berlin, Germany; Center for Stroke Research, Charité University Medicine Berlin, Charitéplatz 1, 10117 Berlin, Germany
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- University of Pittsburgh, Safar Center for Resuscitation Research, USA
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- Department of Experimental Neurology, Charité University Medicine Berlin, Charitéplatz 1, 10117 Berlin, Germany; Department of Neurology, Charité University Medicine Berlin, Charitéplatz 1, 10117 Berlin, Germany; Center for Stroke Research, Charité University Medicine Berlin, Charitéplatz 1, 10117 Berlin, Germany
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- Univ Angers, LARIS - Laboratoire Angevin de Recherche en Ingénierie des Systèmes, Angers, France
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Ansari MZ, Humeau-Heurtier A, Offenhauser N, Dreier JP, Nirala AK. Visualization of perfusion changes with laser speckle contrast imaging using the method of motion history image. Microvasc Res 2016; 107:106-9. [DOI: 10.1016/j.mvr.2016.06.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/20/2016] [Revised: 06/15/2016] [Accepted: 06/15/2016] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Seong M, Phillips Z, Mai PM, Yeo C, Song C, Lee K, Kim JG. Simultaneous blood flow and blood oxygenation measurements using a combination of diffuse speckle contrast analysis and near-infrared spectroscopy. JOURNAL OF BIOMEDICAL OPTICS 2016; 21:27001. [PMID: 26886805 DOI: 10.1117/1.jbo.21.2.027001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2015] [Accepted: 01/21/2016] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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A combined diffuse speckle contrast analysis (DSCA)-near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) system is proposed to simultaneously measure qualitative blood flow and blood oxygenation changes in human tissue. The system employs an optical switch to alternate two laser sources at two different wavelengths and a CCD camera to capture the speckle image. Therefore, an optical density can be measured from two wavelengths for NIRS measurements and a speckle contrast can be calculated for DSCA measurements. In order to validate the system, a flow phantom test and an arm occlusion protocol for arterial and venous occlusion were performed. Shorter exposure times (<1 ms ) show a higher drop (between 50% and 66%) and recovery of 1/K²S values after occlusion (approximately 150%), but longer exposure time (3 ms) shows more consistent hemodynamic changes. For four subjects, the 1/K²S values dropped to an average of 82.1±4.0% during the occlusion period and the average recovery of 1/K²S values after occlusion was 109.1±0.8% . There was also an approximately equivalent amplitude change in oxyhemoglobin (OHb) and deoxyhemoglobin (RHb) during arterial occlusion (max RHb=0.0085±0.0024 mM/DPF, min OHb=-0.0057±0.0044 mM/DPF). The sensitivity of the system makes it a suitable modality to observe qualitative hemodynamic trends during induced physiological changes.
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- Myeongsu Seong
- Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology, Department of Medical System Engineering, 123 Cheomdangwagi-ro, Buk-gu, Gwangju 61005, Republic of Korea
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- Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology, School of Information and Communications, 123 Cheomdangwagi-ro, Buk-gu, Gwangju 61005, Republic of Korea
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- Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology, School of Information and Communications, 123 Cheomdangwagi-ro, Buk-gu, Gwangju 61005, Republic of Korea
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- Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology, Department of Robotic Engineering, 333 Techno Jungang-Daero, Hyeongpung-myeon, Dalseong-gun, Daegu 42988, Republic of Korea
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- Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology, Department of Robotic Engineering, 333 Techno Jungang-Daero, Hyeongpung-myeon, Dalseong-gun, Daegu 42988, Republic of Korea
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- Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology, School of Basic Sciences, 333 Techno Jungang-Daero, Hyeongpung-myeon, Dalseong-gun, Daegu 42988, Republic of Korea
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- Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology, Department of Medical System Engineering, 123 Cheomdangwagi-ro, Buk-gu, Gwangju 61005, Republic of KoreabGwangju Institute of Science and Technology, School of Information and Communications, 123 Cheomdangwagi-
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Vaz PG, Humeau-Heurtier A, Figueiras E, Correia C, Cardoso J. Laser Speckle Imaging to Monitor Microvascular Blood Flow: A Review. IEEE Rev Biomed Eng 2016; 9:106-20. [DOI: 10.1109/rbme.2016.2532598] [Citation(s) in RCA: 67] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Chen D, Ren J, Wang Y, Zhao H, Li B, Gu Y. Relationship between the blood perfusion values determined by laser speckle imaging and laser Doppler imaging in normal skin and port wine stains. Photodiagnosis Photodyn Ther 2015; 13:1-9. [PMID: 26592337 DOI: 10.1016/j.pdpdt.2015.11.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2015] [Revised: 11/02/2015] [Accepted: 11/18/2015] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
Abstract
OBJECTIVE Laser Doppler imaging (LDI) and laser speckle imaging (LSI) are two major optical techniques aiming at non-invasively imaging the skin blood perfusion. However, the relationship between perfusion values determined by LDI and LSI has not been fully explored. METHODS 8 healthy volunteers and 13 PWS patients were recruited. The perfusions in normal skin on the forearm of 8 healthy volunteers were simultaneously measured by both LDI and LSI during post-occlusive reactive hyperemia (PORH). Furthermore, the perfusions of port wine stains (PWS) lesions and contralateral normal skin of 10 PWS patients were also determined. In addition, the perfusions for PWS lesions from 3 PWS patients were successively monitored at 0, 10 and 20min during vascular-targeted photodynamic therapy (V-PDT). The average perfusion values determined by LSI were compared with those of LDI for each subject. RESULTS In the normal skin during PORH, power function provided better fits of perfusion values than linear function: powers for individual subjects go from 1.312 to 1.942 (R(2)=0.8967-0.9951). There was a linear relationship between perfusion values determined by LDI and LSI in PWS and contralateral normal skin (R(2)=0.7308-0.9623), and in PWS during V-PDT (R(2)=0.8037-0.9968). CONCLUSION The perfusion values determined by LDI and LSI correlate closely in normal skin and PWS over a broad range of skin perfusion. However, it still suggests that perfusion range and characteristics of the measured skin should be carefully considered if LDI and LSI measures are compared.
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Affiliation(s)
- Defu Chen
- School of Information and Electronics, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, China
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- Department of Laser Medicine, Chinese People's Liberation Army General Hospital, Beijing 100853, China
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- Department of Laser Medicine, Chinese People's Liberation Army General Hospital, Beijing 100853, China
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- Department of Laser Medicine, Chinese People's Liberation Army General Hospital, Beijing 100853, China
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- Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Science and Technology for Medicine of Ministry of Education, Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory for Photonics Technology, Fujian Normal University, Fujian 350007, China
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- Department of Laser Medicine, Chinese People's Liberation Army General Hospital, Beijing 100853, China.
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