Abstract
Non-invasive depth-resolved measurement of hemoglobin oxygen saturation (SaO2) levels in discrete blood vessels may have implications for diagnosis and treatment of various pathologies. We introduce a novel Dual-Wavelength Photo thermal (DWP) Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) for non-invasive depth-resolved measurement of SaO2 levels in a blood vessel phantom. DWP OCT SaO2 is linearly correlated with blood-gas SaO2 measurements. We demonstrate 6.3% precision in SaO2 levels measured a phantom blood vessel using DWP-OCT with 800 and 765 nm excitation wavelengths. Sources of uncertainty in SaO2 levels measured with DWP-OCT are identified and characterized.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 491-504 |
Number of pages | 14 |
Journal | Biomedical Optics Express |
Volume | 2 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Mar 1 2011 |
Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Biotechnology
- Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics