Development of a Vascular Optical Tomographic Imaging System for the Diagnosis and Monitoring of Peripheral Arterial Disease
Author | : Michael Khalil |
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Total Pages | : |
Release | : 2014 |
ISBN-10 | : OCLC:888357366 |
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Rating | : 4/5 (66 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: Second, instead of using individual silicon photodiodes as detectors, a highly sensitive CCD camera is use to detect transmitted light intensity. The system has two wavelengths of light (660 and 860 nm), which can be illuminated at up to 20 different positions along the surface of the foot. The system is built for dynamic imaging and is capable of imaging at a multispectral-volumetric frame rate speeds of 1 Hz. This set-up allows us to create three-dimensional images of large portions of the foot. This imaging system was tested on phantom studies and healthy volunteers and was shown to be able to image blood flow dynamics within a three-dimensional volume of the foot.