Title :
Investigation of Photoacoustic imaging for monitoring of Wound Healing under a Layer of Blood with Different Coagulation
Author :
Song, Chul-Gyu ; Kim, Keo-Sik ; Kim, Min-Ho ; Ryu, Sang-Hun
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electron. Eng., Chonbuk Nat. Univ., Jeonju, South Korea
Abstract :
We have investigated Photoacoustic (PA) imaging for monitoring of wound healing under a blood layer with different degree of coagulation. We embedded simulated blood vessel structure in tissue phantoms made with gelatin. A thin layer of blood with different degree of coagulation was also embedded on top of the vessel structure. Using 532 nm pulse laser, we obtained PA images of the phantoms and analyzed the image quality depending on the degree of blood coagulation. Due to the high optical absorption of blood layer, PA image of simulated blood vessel under blood layer was limited but according to optical scattering, possibility of PA imaging to monitor wound healing was confirmed.
Keywords :
biomedical optical imaging; biomedical ultrasonics; blood; blood vessels; coagulation; laser applications in medicine; patient monitoring; phantoms; photoacoustic effect; wounds; blood; blood vessel structure; coagulation; gelatin; photoacoustic imaging; tissue phantoms; wavelength 532 nm; wound healing; Biomedical monitoring; Biomedical optical imaging; Monitoring; Optical imaging; Optical pulses; Optical scattering;
Conference_Titel :
Awareness Science and Technology (iCAST), 2011 3rd International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Dalian
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-0887-9
DOI :
10.1109/ICAwST.2011.6163166
