Title :
Laser Doppler perfusion imaging
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Biomed. Eng., Linkoping Univ., Sweden
fDate :
31 Oct-3 Nov 1996
Abstract :
The operating principles of Laser Doppler Perfusion Imaging (LDPI) for visualization of the tissue blood perfusion are explained. Using this emerging technology skin perfusion has been investigated in healthy volunteers and in patients with various conditions that affect skin blood flow. LDPI is anticipated to be particularly useful in evaluation of peripheral circulation in diabetics, as an objective tool in irritancy patch testing, assessment of burnt skin and visualization of spot-wise hyperperfusion in breast skin in association with carcinoma
Keywords :
Doppler measurement; biomedical imaging; blood flow measurement; flow visualisation; haemorheology; laser applications in medicine; skin; 2D images; breast skin; burnt skin; carcinoma; diabetics; irritancy patch testing; laser Doppler perfusion imaging; noninvasive technology; operating principles; peripheral circulation; skin blood flow; skin perfusion; spot-wise hyperperfusion; tissue blood perfusion; visualization; Application software; Biomedical imaging; Blood flow; Cells (biology); Diabetes; Diseases; Laser beams; Leg; Skin; Visualization;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 1996. Bridging Disciplines for Biomedicine. Proceedings of the 18th Annual International Conference of the IEEE
Conference_Location :
Amsterdam
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3811-1
DOI :
10.1109/IEMBS.1996.656913
