Title :
Laser Doppler imaging of blood perfusion in tissue: from research to clinical applications
Author :
Gush, R.J. ; Huang, X. ; Lu, L. ; Hao, F. ; Boggett, D.M.
Author_Institution :
Moor Instrum. Ltd., Axminster, UK
Abstract :
A new commercially available laser Doppler imager, the moorLDI, based on the `flying´ beam instrument developed by Essex and Byrne in 1990, is described. It has a range of 20 to 100 cm to scan areas of between 5×5 and 50×50 cm2 at 256×256 maximum resolution. The optical arrangement enables use in normal ambient lighting at a maximum speed of 4 msec/pixel. The high resolution enables `photo´ images with anatomical detail to be produced simultaneously. It is suitable for clinical and research applications. Examples of pilot studies of some clinical applications are described
Keywords :
laser applications in medicine; anatomical detail; clinical applications; commercially available laser Doppler imager; flying beam instrument; medical instrumentation; moorLDI; normal ambient lighting; optical arrangement; photo images; pilot studies; research applications; tissue blood perfusion;
Conference_Titel :
Biomedical Applications of Photonics (Digest No. 1997/124), IEE Colloquium on
Conference_Location :
London
DOI :
10.1049/ic:19970686
