ArticleJournal of biomedical optics2024
Exploring the impact and influence of melanin on frequency-domain near-infrared spectroscopy measurements.
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- Noncontact diffuse optical imaging of blood flow and oxygenation distributions in reconstructive rat skin flaps.Biomedical optics express · 2025Article
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Abstract
Significance: Near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) is a non-invasive optical method that measures changes in hemoglobin concentration and oxygenation. The measured light intensity is susceptible to reduced signal quality due to the presence of melanin. Aim: We quantify the influence of melanin concentration on NIRS measurements taken with a frequency-domain near-infrared spectroscopy system using 690 and 830 nm. Approach: Using a forehead NIRS probe, we measured 35 healthy participants and investigated the correlation between melanin concentration indices, which were determined using a colorimeter, and several key metrics from the NIRS signal. These metrics include signal-to-noise ratio (SNR), two measurements of oxygen saturation (arterial oxygen saturation, Results: We found a significant negative correlation between the melanin index and the SNR estimated in oxy-hemoglobin signals ( Conclusions: We found that estimated SNR and
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