Dynamic tissue phantoms and their use in assessment of a noninvasive optical plethysmography imaging device

Jeffrey E. Thatcher, Kevin D. Plant, Darlene R. King, Kenneth L. Block, Wensheng Fan, J. Michael Dimaio

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Abstract

Non-contact photoplethysmography (PPG) has been studied as a method to provide low-cost and non-invasive medical imaging for a variety of near-surface pathologies and two dimensional blood oxygenation measurements. Dynamic tissue phantoms were developed to evaluate this technology in a laboratory setting. The purpose of these phantoms was to generate a tissue model with tunable parameters including: blood vessel volume change; pulse wave frequency; and optical scattering and absorption parameters. A non-contact PPG imaging system was evaluated on this model and compared against laser Doppler imaging (LDI) and a traditional pulse oximeter. Results indicate non-contact PPG accurately identifies pulse frequency and appears to identify signals from optically dense phantoms with significantly higher detection thresholds than LDI.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationSmart Biomedical and Physiological Sensor Technology XI
EditorsBrian M. Cullum, Eric S. McLamore
PublisherSPIE
ISBN (Electronic)9781628410440
DOIs
StatePublished - 2014
EventSmart Biomedical and Physiological Sensor Technology XI - Baltimore, United States
Duration: May 7 2014May 9 2014

Publication series

NameProceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume9107
ISSN (Print)0277-786X
ISSN (Electronic)1996-756X

Other

OtherSmart Biomedical and Physiological Sensor Technology XI
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityBaltimore
Period5/7/145/9/14

Keywords

  • Blood flow
  • Infrared
  • Laser Doppler
  • Medical imaging
  • Non-invasive
  • Photoplethysmography
  • Pulse
  • Tissue phantom

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
  • Condensed Matter Physics
  • Computer Science Applications
  • Applied Mathematics
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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